Carmen Mlodzinski

BIOGRAPHY

Carmen Mlodzinski was born February 19, 1999, in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Mlodzinski was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates with the 31st overall pick of the draft. He signed with the Pirates on July 2, 2020, for a $2.05 million bonus. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the pandemic.

Mlodzinski made his professional debut in 2021 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the High-A East. He was placed on the injured list on July 12 with a shoulder injury, and was activated on August 14. He returned to the injured list once again on September 9, but was activated only one week later. Over 14 starts with Greensboro, Mlodzinski went 2–3 with a 3.93 ERA and 64 strikeouts over 50+1⁄3 innings. Following the end of Greensboro's season, he was promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A East, with whom he pitched two innings. He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas after the season. He was assigned to the Altoona Curve of the Double-A Eastern League for the 2022 season. In early May, he was placed on the injured list due to a shoulder injury but was activated a week later. Over 27 games (22 starts), he went 6–8 with a 4.78 ERA and 111 strikeouts over 105+1⁄3 innings.

To open the 2023 season, he was assigned to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A International League. In 19 games for Indianapolis, he registered a 3.16 ERA with 31 strikeouts and 1 save in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched. On June 16, 2023, Mlodzinski was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Rob Zastryzny was placed on the injured list.