Matt Carson had been in the minor leagues since 2002 without breaking into the majors. The former fifth round pick by the New York Yankees had been signed over the winter by the A’s and invited to spring training. He didn’t make the big league team, but did have a good showing for their Triple A affiliate. He has 24 homers and 77 RBI for the Sacramento River Cats and even pitched six innings of relief on occasions when the bullpen was gassed. Carson’s play and the A’s horrible lack of depth led to his first call up to the majors last week. He started his first game on Friday night an managed to hit a bomb on Monday. Usually a joyous occasion, Matt Carson’s experience after hitting his first big league home run was quite unpleasant. He didn’t get the ball because some jackass reportedly wanted $10,000 for it. The A’s and Carson did not comply with his terrorist demands.
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