Lance Carter

Lance David Carter

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
• School Manatee Community College
• High School Manatee High School
• Debut September 15, 1999
• Final Game May 26, 2006
• Born December 18, 1974 in Bradenton, FL USA

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Biographical Information

Lance Carter was a benefactor of the "every team has to have an All-Star" rule. After brief big league tastes in 1999 and 2002, he was 7-5 with a 4.33 ERA and 26 saves in 62 games 2003, making the All-Star Game by virtue of being the best player at the right time on a Tampa Bay Devil Rays squad that finished 63-99. He was probably better in 2004 (3.47 ERA in 80 1/3 innings) but did not have any precious saves, a key determinant of All-Star worthiness at the time. He struggled in 2005 then bottomed out in 2006 with an 8.49 ERA in 10 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was later a member of the Orix Buffaloes in 2007, going 3-5, 4.48 while briefly serving as closer.

Carter was the pitching coach for the Williamsport Crosscutters in 2010-2011, at the University of South Florida in 2013-2014, and then the Lowell Spinners in 2015-2017. In his three seasons as pitching coach, the Spinners posted a strong 3.48 team ERA. Carter moved up to the Salem Red Sox for the 2018-2019 seasons. He was scheduled to be pitching coach of the Portland Sea Dogs in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 then did coach Portland in 2021-2022.

The Atlanta Braves hired Carter in 2023 to work as a pitching coach for the FCL Braves. The next year Carter served the Braves organization as their Rehab Pitching Coordinator, a role he repeated in 2025.

Notable Achievements

• AL All-Star (2003)