Carson Whisenhunt
San Francisco Giants
Pitcher
Born: (2000-10-20) October 20, 2000
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Carson Lee Whisenhunt (born October 20, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Francisco Giants organization.

Amateur career

Whisenhunt attended Davie County High School in Mocksville, North Carolina where he played on their baseball team. He earned all-state honors as a senior in 2019.[1] He went unselected in the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and enrolled at East Carolina University to play college baseball.

Whisenhunt made eight relief appearances as a freshman at East Carolina in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That summer, he played in the Coastal Plain League for the High Point-Thomasville HiToms.[2] For the 2021 season, he started 13 games and went 6–2 with a 3.77 ERA, 79 strikeouts, and 22 walks over 62 innings.[3] After the season's end, he played for the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team.[4] Whisenhunt opened the 2022 season as a top prospect for the upcoming draft.[5] However, he was served a suspension by head coach Cliff Godwin to open the season.[6] It was later announced that Whisenhunt had failed a performance-enhancing drug test, and was ruled ineligible for the whole season.[7][8] Whisenhunt stated that the drug in question was a supplement "purchased at a nationwide nutrition store which resulted in a positive test."[9] Following the end of the 2022 NCAA season, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham Anglers.[10][11] Over four starts, he went 1-3 with a 7.88 ERA, 21 strikeouts, and six walks over 16 innings.[12]

Professional career

The San Francisco Giants selected Whisenhunt in the second round with the 65th overall pick of the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[13] He signed with the team for $1.87 million.[14]

Whisenhunt made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Giants and was later promoted to the San Jose Giants of the Single-A California League.[15] Over 7+2⁄3 innings between the two teams, he struck out 14 batters, walked one, and gave up no runs.[16] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Scottsdale Scorpions after the season.[17] To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to San Jose.[18] In late April, he was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds of the High-A Northwest League.[19] On June 1, Whisenhunt was promoted to the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League.[20] He was selected to represent the Giants at the 2023 All-Star Futures Game.[21] Over 16 starts between the three teams, Whisenhunt went 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 58+2⁄3 innings.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Unks, Andrew Dye, Allison Lee Isley, Walt. "Photos: 2019 High school baseball all-state". Winston-Salem Journal.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Staff, Stephen Babich | TEC. "Whisenhunt takes the field with National Collegiate Stars team". The East Carolinian.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Reflector, The Daily. "ECU's Whisenhunt on watch list". Reflector.
  4. ↑ "Whisenhunt selected for 2021 Collegiate National Team roster". June 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ Barnhardt, Mike (January 6, 2022). "Whisenhunt expected first round pick in MLB draft". Davie County Enterprise Record.
  6. ↑ "ECU to be without ace Carson Whisenhunt for at least first series". HoistTheColours.
  7. ↑ "Godwin: Whisenhunt to miss season after testing positive for banned substance". March 14, 2022.
  8. ↑ Writer, PATRICK MASON Sports. "ECU baseball: NCAA rules Whisenhunt ineligible for 2022 season". Reflector.
  9. ↑ "Carson Whisenhunt, ECU ace and top draft prospect, to miss rest of season after failed drug test". CBSSports.com.
  10. ↑ "Carson Whisenhunt - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ Pontes, Geoff. "Cape Cod League Notes: Whisenhunt's Rust and Promise Both Apparent". www.baseballamerica.com.
  12. ↑ "Reviewing all 20 of the Giants 2022 MLB Draft picks".
  13. ↑ "Giants' Carson Whisenhunt: Headed to San Francisco".
  14. ↑ "Whisenhunt signs officially with San Francisco Giants".
  15. ↑ "Carson Whisenhunt makes pro debut".
  16. ↑ 11+2⁄3 innings
  17. ↑ "The Arizona Fall League rosters are here -- and they're loaded". MLB.com.
  18. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/news/where-giants-top-prospects-are-starting-2023-season
  19. ↑ https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/news/sf-giants-prospects-promote-carson-whisenhunt#:~:text=SF%20Giants%20promote%202022%20second,promoted%20to%20High%2DA%20Eugene.
  20. ↑ https://www.si.com/mlb/giants/prospects/dominant-outing-earns-promotion-for-two-sf-giants-prospects
  21. ↑ https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2023-mlb-futures-game-rosters-orioles-jackson-holliday-red-soxs-marcelo-mayer-among-notable-names/
  22. ↑ https://www.nbcsportsbayarea.com/mlb/san-francisco-giants/carson-whisenhunt-prospect/1642957/
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