Carson Vitale

Carson R. Vitale

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height' 6' 1", Weight 195 lb.
• School Laredo Community College, McLennan Community College, Creighton University
• High School Lambrick Park Secondary School

• Born August 25, 1988 in Victoria, BC CAN

BR Minors page

Biographical Information

Carson Vitale has been a minor league player and coach.

Vitale hit .332 with 38 runs as a freshman at Laredo Community College, then batted .296 with a school-record 20 doubles at McLennan Community College in 2008. He spent the summer with the Wisconsin Woodchucks. He transferred to Creighton University and produced at a .261/.305/.350 clip in 2009. Back with the Woodchucks that summer, he hit .202. As a senior at Creighton, he batted .271/.359/.429 and fielded .992 as their main catcher.

The Texas Rangers took Carson in the 38th round of the 2010 amateur draft. The scout was Dustin Smith. He made his pro debut that summer, appearing for the AZL Rangers (.290/.395/.420 in 28 G) and Spokane Indians (0 for 8, 6 K). He led the team with 27 games played at catcher. In 2011, he hit only .170/.308/.208 for Spokane and allowed 19 steals in 21 attempts to end his playing career.

He then became a coach and manager in the minor leagues, before being named Major League Field Coordinator for the Seattle Mariners in 2020.

• 2012 Coach AZL Angels
• 2013 Coach Orem Owlz
• 2014-2015 Manager DSL Angels
• 2018-2019 Minor league field coordinator Seattle Mariners
• 2019 Interim manager Everett AquaSox
• 2020-2024 Major league field coordinator Seattle Mariners

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	notes
2019	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	4-8	--	Seattle Mariners		replaced Jose Moreno on July 10/ replaced by Louis Boyd on July 23

Further Reading

• Daniel Kramer: "Vitale running like Forrest Gump (for charity)", mlb.com, February 11, 2021. [1]

Related Sites

• Creighton University bio