Dan Carlson

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Dan Carlson

|position=Pitcher / Coach

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|team=

|number=

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1970|1|26}}

|birth_place=Portland, Oregon, U.S.

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate=September 15

|debutyear=1996

|debutteam=San Francisco Giants

|debut2league = NPB

|debut2date =

|debut2year = 2000

|debut2team = Chunichi Dragons

|finalleague = MLB

|finaldate=June 23

|finalyear=1999

|finalteam=Arizona Diamondbacks

|final2league = NPB

|final2date =

|final2year = 2000

|final2team = Chunichi Dragons

|statleague=MLB

|stat1label=Win–loss record

|stat1value=1–0

|stat2label=Earned run average

|stat2value=6.70

|stat3label=Strikeouts

|stat3value=37

|stat2league = NPB

|stat21label = Win–loss record

|stat21value = 0–0

|stat22label = Earned run average

|stat22value = 0.00

|stat23label = Strikeouts

|stat23value = 1

|teams=

;As player

San Francisco Giants ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}})
Tampa Bay Devil Rays ({{mlby|1998}})
Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|1999}})
Chunichi Dragons ({{mlby|2000}})

;As coach

Arizona Diamondbacks ({{mlby|2022}}–{{mlby|2024}})

}}

Daniel Steven Carlson (born January 26, 1970) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 1999 for the San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Arizona Diamondbacks, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in 2000 for the Chunichi Dragons.

Playing career

Carlson played college baseball at Mt. Hood Community College, a member of the Northwest Athletic Association of Community Colleges (NWAACC) based in Gresham, Oregon.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114570391/cc-baseball-nwaacc-all-conference/ |title=CC baseball: NWAACC All-Conference |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Longview, Washington |page=D2 |date=June 14, 1989 |accessdate=December 13, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}} He was selected by the San Francisco Giants in the 33rd round of the 1989 MLB draft.{{cite web |url=https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/C/Pcarld001.htm |title=Dan Carlson |website=Retrosheet |accessdate=December 13, 2022}} Carlson played in Minor League Baseball from 1990 through 2001, appearing in 311 games (202 starts) while compiling a 105–69 win–loss record. He spent most of his career, parts of nine seasons, at the Triple-A level.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=carlso001dan |title=Dan Carlson Minor & Japanese Leagues Statistics |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=December 13, 2022}}

Carlson made his major-league debut in 1996 with the Giants, appearing in five games, then made six appearances with the Giants in 1997. In November 1997, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in the 1997 MLB expansion draft. He made 10 appearances with Tampa Bay in 1998, became a free agent after the season, then signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He made two appearances with Arizona during the 1999 season, his last in MLB. In 23 total major-league appearances, all in relief, Carlson registered one win and had a 6.70 earned run average (ERA), while striking out 37 batters in 47 innings pitched.{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/carlsda01.shtml |title=Dan Carlson Stats |website=Baseball-Reference.com |accessdate=December 13, 2022}} He pitched briefly in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons during the 2000 season—appearing in two games in relief, he allowed no runs and one hit in {{frac|2|1|3}} innings. While playing in Japan, he requested a leave of absence due to an illness in his family, but was granted his release and completed the season in Triple-A with the Tucson Sidewinders.{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114569559/carlson-delivers-but-doesnt-log-the-wi/ |title=Carlson delivers, but doesn't log the win |first=David R. |last=Beck |newspaper=Tucson Citizen |page=3D |date=August 21, 2000 |accessdate=December 13, 2022 |via=newspapers.com}}

Coaching career

Carlson later served as the pitching coach for the Mobile BayBears, an Arizona Diamondbacks farm team, during 2007 and 2010–2013. In December 2013, he was named the minor league pitching coordinator for the Diamondbacks.{{cite news |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2013/12/mobile_baybears_pitching_coach.html |title=Mobile BayBears pitching coach Dan Carlson promoted by Arizona Diamondbacks |first=Mark |last=Inabinett |website=al.com |date=December 12, 2013 |accessdate=December 13, 2022}} In November 2021, Carlson was named assistant pitching coach for the Diamondbacks.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/d-backs-complete-coaching-staff-for-2022 |title=D-backs adopt new model for coaching |first=Steve |last=Gilbert |website=MLB.com |date=November 30, 2021 |accessdate=December 13, 2022}} On October 3, 2024, Carlson was fired by the Diamondbacks.{{Cite web|title=D-backs pitching coaches Brent Strom, Dan Carlson and Mike Fetters will not return|url=https://arizonasports.com/story/3560348/d-backs-pitching-coach-brent-strom/|access-date=October 14, 2024|website=arizonasports.com|date=October 3, 2024 |language=en}}