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Jesse Craig Carlson (born December 31, 1980) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays. Born in New Britain, Connecticut, Carlson graduated from Berlin High School, where he starred in basketball as well as baseball. Carlson was a member of the team that defeated Seymour Connecticut High School to win the state championship in 1999. After high school, Carlson was awarded Big East rookie honors while pitching for the University of Connecticut, where he lettered in baseball for three straight years (2000 to 2002). Carlson was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2002. He remained in the minor leagues for seven seasons with four different organizations before making his major league debut with the Toronto Blue Jays on April 10, 2008.




The Curious Case of the Red Sox Rotation Battle Heats Up

By: BoSox Injection

24Mar2012

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Red Sox Make More Cuts; Down to 46 in Camp

By: BoSox Injection

23Mar2012

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Red Sox Notes From Tuesdays Game, Daniel Bard Goes Five

By: BoSox Injection

20Mar2012

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Red Sox Spring Training Update (3/12-18): Ciriaco Continues to Shine

By: Sports of Boston

18Mar2012

Non-roster shortstop Pedro Ciriaco gave the Boston Red Sox some pretty good reasons to keep on the squad come opening day. After winning SoB’s inaugural “Spring Training Player of the Week,” Ciriaco followed it up by batting .538 wi...

Red Sox Wisely Release Carlos Silva

By: BoSox Injection

17Mar2012

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The 5th Starter is Becoming Clear For The Red Sox

By: BoSox Injection

12Mar2012

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Red Sox Spring Training Update (3/5-11): Offense Clicking Early

By: Sports of Boston

11Mar2012

One thing is clear a week into Spring Training: this Red Sox team can hit. In going 4-2-1 this week, the Red Sox averaged over five runs a game. Even with Jose Iglesias missing Sunday’s “B” game with a strained right groin, this cro...

“Fifth Starter”? Filling the “Lack O’ Lackey” gap? Not to worry…

By: BoSox Injection

24Feb2012

  Citizens of Red Sox Nation: stop! Stop all the ‘gnashing of hands’ and ‘wringing of teeth’  over the elusive, “Fifth Starter,” because: 1. Finding a single pitcher to equal, or better, last season’s Fifth Starter        ...

Yankees pitching upgrade should force Red Sox into action

By: BoSox Injection

14Jan2012

Despite Hal Steinbrenner saying he didn’t want to expand the budget to go after an expensive free-agent pitcher that would help their shaky starting rotation, the New York Yankees got a whole lot better on Friday. First the Evil Empire pulled o...

Vicente Padilla is of interest to Red Sox but no deal appears close

By: BoSox Injection

13Jan2012

  Another day, another stock pile pitcher is on the horizon in Boston.  The latest name that the Red Sox are interested in is Vicente Padilla, a veteran of 13 years in the big leagues with Arizona, Philly, Toronto, Texas and the Dodgers. While...

SOX SIGN 12 TO MINOR LEAGUE DEALS

By: From The Dugout - Official Blog of NHRedSoxNation.com

3Jan2012

The Red Sox announced Tuesday that they have signed  12 players to minor league contracts, including lefty reliever Rich Hill which was announced on December 30, 2011 and veteran major league pitcher Carlos Silva. All 12 have been invited to major l...

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