He was named Texas League Pitcher of the year in 1991 while playing for the Shreveport Captains. He was originally drafted in the tenth round by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1986.
After his playing career was completed, Carter began work as a pitching coach within the Kansas City Royals minor league system. 2015 will be Carter's 18th season in the Royals organization including 11 years at the Double-A level, with Wichita (2002–07) and Northwest Arkansas (2008–12).
He was a member of three recent Championship teams, with the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers in 2014 and 2013, and with the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2010. He is credited with assisting in the tutelage of several of the Royals current pitchers, including Danny Duffy, Yordano Ventura, Kelvin Herrera, and Greg Holland. Larry was also the recipient of the "Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year" in the 2008 season. He also was named the Royals' 2014 Dick Howser Player Development Person of the Year.
He served as the Royals' minor league pitching coordinator from 2015 through 2019. He was promoted to bullpen coach of the Royals prior to the 2020 season.[1]
Personal
Carter was born in Charleston, WV and grew up in Rand, graduating from Ravenswood High School. After earning all-state honors at Ravenswood, he played at Alderson-Broaddus College for two years and transferred to West Virginia State, where he sat out a year and then pitched the 1986 season for the State. He played one season at West Virginia State before getting drafted into pro baseball.[2] Today, he lives with his wife Jennifer, sons Matthew and Andrew, and their two weimaraners in suburban Dallas. In his spare time, he enjoys rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and West Virginia Mountaineers.
Larry Carter's High School Yearbook Photo
References
^"Royals finalize Major League coaching staff for 2020". MLB.com. December 5, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
^"World Series ring highlights Larry Carter's baseball career".
External links
Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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larry, carter, larry, gene, carter, born, 1965, american, professional, baseball, pitcher, coach, formerly, bullpen, coach, kansas, city, royals, major, league, baseball, played, francisco, giants, organization, years, made, major, league, debut, 1992, pitcher. Larry Gene Carter born May 22 1965 is an American professional baseball pitcher and coach He is formerly the bullpen coach for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball MLB He played in the San Francisco Giants organization for six years and made his major league debut in 1992 Larry CarterPitcher CoachBorn 1965 05 22 May 22 1965 age 57 Charleston West VirginiaBatted RightThrew RightMLB debutSeptember 6 1992 for the San Francisco GiantsLast MLB appearanceOctober 3 1992 for the San Francisco GiantsMLB statisticsWin loss record1 5Earned run average4 64Strikeouts21TeamsAs player San Francisco Giants 1992 As coach Kansas City Royals 2020 2022 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditHe was named Texas League Pitcher of the year in 1991 while playing for the Shreveport Captains He was originally drafted in the tenth round by the St Louis Cardinals in 1986 After his playing career was completed Carter began work as a pitching coach within the Kansas City Royals minor league system 2015 will be Carter s 18th season in the Royals organization including 11 years at the Double A level with Wichita 2002 07 and Northwest Arkansas 2008 12 He was a member of three recent Championship teams with the Triple A Omaha Storm Chasers in 2014 and 2013 and with the Double A Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2010 He is credited with assisting in the tutelage of several of the Royals current pitchers including Danny Duffy Yordano Ventura Kelvin Herrera and Greg Holland Larry was also the recipient of the Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year in the 2008 season He also was named the Royals 2014 Dick Howser Player Development Person of the Year He served as the Royals minor league pitching coordinator from 2015 through 2019 He was promoted to bullpen coach of the Royals prior to the 2020 season 1 Personal EditCarter was born in Charleston WV and grew up in Rand graduating from Ravenswood High School After earning all state honors at Ravenswood he played at Alderson Broaddus College for two years and transferred to West Virginia State where he sat out a year and then pitched the 1986 season for the State He played one season at West Virginia State before getting drafted into pro baseball 2 Today he lives with his wife Jennifer sons Matthew and Andrew and their two weimaraners in suburban Dallas In his spare time he enjoys rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers and West Virginia Mountaineers Larry Carter s High School Yearbook PhotoReferences Edit Royals finalize Major League coaching staff for 2020 MLB com December 5 2019 Retrieved December 5 2019 World Series ring highlights Larry Carter s baseball career External links EditCareer statistics and player information from Baseball Reference or Baseball Reference Minors This biographical article relating to an American baseball pitcher born in the 1960s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Larry Carter amp oldid 1129206260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
