Carter Kieboom #31

CARTER ALSWINN KIEBOOM...Graduated from Walton High School in Marietta, Ga...Was considered one of the best prep hitters in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft...Also saw time on the mound for Walton as an ambidextrous pitcher...Signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Clemson University...Brother of Spencer Kieboom, who played for Washington in 2016 and 2018 (C/1B, 53-G)...His other brother, Trevor, is an MLB-certified agent...Father, Alswinn, came to the United States (Chicago area) from Holland at 17 to play baseball and attend college...Played baseball and kicked at Eastern Illinois (the first football game he ever attended, he kicked in) before settling in the Atlanta area...Carter's favorite player growing up was Nomar Garciaparra; attended many Braves games in the late 2000s, early 2010s.

2025

Signed by the Angels in December 2024 to a Minor League deal with a non-roster invite to Spring Training...Spent most of the season at AAA Salt Lake...Missed most of July with a right groin strain...Stole a career-high 11 bases, making starts at first, second and short...Following IL stint, hit a combined .365 (42-for-115) in Triple-A with seven XBH and 19 RBI (.904 OPS) over his final 29 games and earned a promotion to the ML roster on Sept. 16...Hit safely in 19 straight games, Aug. 13-Sept. 6 and reached in 23 straight games (8/6-9/6)...Made Angels debut Sept. 16 at MIL, his first MLB appearance since Oct. 1, 2023 with the Nats...three games/two GS at 1B for the Angels.

2024

Appeared in 91 games for Triple-A Rochester, and batted .265 (81/306) with 53 runs scored, 16 doubles, seven home runs, 42 RBI and an .751 OPS...Ended the season with a .280 (14/50) average in August, which included an 11-game hitting streak from Aug. 14-27...Hit seven home runs, his most in a season since hitting 16 with Triple-A Fresno in 2019...Missed time on the MiLB injured list from Sept. 6-26.

2023

Returned to MLB on August 22 after missing all of 2022 recovering from Tommy John Surgery...Was on the Injured List from March 30 to May 7 with a right shoulder impingement...Homered in his first at-bat at Yankee Stadium after being recalled on Aug. 22...Homered in three of his first six games (8/22 at NYY, 8/25 at MIA, 8/29 at TOR).

2022

Did not play...Suffered a right forearm strain during Spring Training...Underwent Tommy John ligament replacement surgery at the end of May.

2021

Appeared in 60 games as Washington’s third baseman in his third Major League season... Made Washington’s Opening Day roster for the second consecutive year...Enjoyed two Major League stints...Was recalled to the Nationals for good on July 24...Hit .279 with three doubles, four homers, 13 RBI, 11 walks and 13 runs scored in 25 games from July 29 to Aug. 26...Posted a .373 on-base percentage and a .453 slugging percentage during this stretch...He homered in back-to-back games for the 1st time in his career, Aug. 30-31...On Sept. 4 (Game 1), he went 3-for-5 with a double and a career-high three runs scored... Kieboom recorded first career walk-off hit on Sept. 6 vs. New York (NL), a single off Edwin Diaz in the bottom of the ninth inning.

2020

Made Washington’s Opening Day roster...Enjoyed two MLB stints...Played exclusively third base (1 GS as DH)...Reached base safely in 12 of 16 games to start the season (.383 OBP)...Recorded 11 assists on Aug. 14 at Baltimore, the most by a third baseman in Nationals history (2005-pres.) passing Ryan Zimmerman (10, many times)... According to the Elias Sports Bureau, his 11 assists tied the Major League record for a third baseman in a single game...It has happened many times (last: PIT Kevin Young, 6/25/95)...Was optioned to the Alternate Training site on Aug. 26 and returned Sept. 5...Ranked fourth on the club with 17 walks despite playing in 33 games...Hit safely in six of his last nine games of the season (7-for-27, RBI, 3 BB, 4 R)...Was placed on the Injured List on Sept. 23 after suffering a left wrist contusion on Sept. 21 vs. Philadelphia (HBP).

2019

Made his Major League debut on April 26 vs. San Diego...Clubbed a home run for his first MLB hit that night, a solo homer off Craig Stammen...Led Washington's Minor League system with 68 walks and ranked in runs (3rd, 79), RBI (4th, 79), on-base percentage (4th, .409), slugging percentage (6th, .493), batting average (6th, .303), OPS (7th, .902) and home runs (7th, 16)...Ranked sixth in the Pacific Coast League in walks (68) and seventh in on-base percentage (.409)...Hit .367/.488/.694 with nine doubles, seven homers and 31 RBI in first 27 games of the season...Was selected as a Pacific Coast League post-season All-Star and played his second straight Futures Game.

2018

Washington's Minor League Player of the Year...Hit .280 with 31 doubles, one triple, 16 homers, 69 RBI, 58 walks, nine stolen bases and 84 runs scored in 123 games between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg...Was the second-youngest player in the Eastern League in 2018...He ranked in Washington's system in runs scored (1st, 84), doubles (2nd, 31), RBI (2nd, 69), hits (3rd, 138), home runs (3rd, 16), walks (3rd, 58), slugging percentage (4th, .444) and OPS (4th, 801)...At the time of his promotion to Harrisburg on June 21, he ranked among Carolina League hitters in home runs (T3rd, 11), RBI (3rd, 46), hits (3rd, 73) and batting average (7th, .298)...Was selected to represent the Nationals in the 2018 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game...After joining the Senators, he hit .362 (25-for-69) with five doubles, two homers, seven RBI, six walks and 12 runs scored in his first 17 games in the Eastern League...He finished the season rated as the No. 34 prospect in all of baseball according to MLBPipeline.com and the No. 45 prospect according to Baseball America...MLBPipeline.com named him Washington's Organization Prospect of the Year and an Organization All-Star... Baseball America also cited him as the No. 5 prospect in the Eastern League following the season...Hit .295 (23- for-78) with one double, one triple, one homer, five RBI, 17 walks and 18 runs scored in 21 games for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League.