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2007—Batted .248 with 16 home runs and 76 RBI in 129 games with Double-A Trenton…led the
Thunder in games, at bats (471), runs (72), hits (117), home runs, RBI and strikeouts (109)…tied for
third in the Yankees farm system in home runs and ranked fifth in RBI…batted .296 against left-handed
pitching and .234 against right-handers…hit .319 in April but batted .253 or less in each of the remaining
months…was 5 for 14 (.357) with a home run and 16 RBI with the bases loaded…the grand slam came
July 1 against Harrisburg…appeared in 68 games in right field and 57 in center field and had 16 assists
in 124 total games in the outfield…led Eastern League outfielders with six double plays…was 3 for 6
with a walk-off single in the 12th inning April 9 against Harrisburg…went 3 for 4 with two doubles May
12 against New Britain and then went 4 for 4 with two doubles and a home run the next day against the
Rock Cats…was the starting left fielder for the North Squad in the EL All-Star Game July 11 but did not
bat as the game was called in the third inning due to heavy fog…hit .344 with a home run and five RBI in
eight postseason games to lead Trenton to the EL Championship and was named MVP of the playoffs
2006—Split his season between Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton for the second consecutive
season and batted a combined .248 with 10 home runs and 30 RBI in 69 games…hit .269 against righthanded
pitching and .182 against left-handers…batted .310 with runners in scoring position with Tampa
but had a .095 average with RISP while playing for Trenton…appeared in 28 games in right field and
25 in left field and did not commit an error…began the year at Tampa and went 4 for 4 with four runs
scored, a triple, three home runs and five RBI April 24 at Sarasota…was on the disabled list from May
25 to July 11 with a concussion…went 4 for 5 with a home run and three RBI in his first game back July
12 at Ft. Meyers…was promoted to Trenton July 14…had his second multi-homer game of the season
Sept. 3 against Reading when he was 3 for 4 with a double and two home runs.
2005—Played for Single-A Tampa and Double-A Trenton and hit a combined .238 with nine home runs
and 44 RBI in 112 games…appeared in 45 games in right field, 41 in center field and 10 in left field…
had 11 assists in 95 games overall in the outfield…began the year at Tampa and had a 13-game hitting
streak from April 15 to 29 (16 for 54, .296)…was batting .243 with eight home runs and 33 RBI in 72
games when he was promoted to Trenton June 28…hit .192 with no walks and 25 strikeouts in 28 games
with the Thunder and was sent back to Tampa Aug. 3…was place on the disabled list Aug. 3 with a right
shoulder inflammation…was reinstated Aug. 25 and went 13 for 41 (.317) over his final 12 games.
2004—Hit a combined .271 with 15 home runs and 75 RBI in 132 games with the Yankees two Single-A
affiliates at Tampa and Battle Creek…had minor league career highs in games, at bats (510), runs (75),
hits (138), doubles (30), strikeouts (111) and stolen bases (23)…appeared in 128 games in right field,
three in center field and one at first base…hit .171 in 37 games with Tampa before he was transferred to
Battle Creek May 26…went on to hit .304 with Battle Creek, which tied for ninth best in the Midwest
League…led the team with 21 stolen bases…had 15 assists in 95 games in the outfield…had two home
runs and five RBI June 8 at Peoria…had a grand slam Aug. 20 against Kane County.
2003—Spent the entire season at Single-A Battle Creek and batted .259 with 11 home runs and 52 RBI
in 119 games…had a roller coaster season as he hit .189 in April, .324 in May, .145 in June, .304 in July
and .267 in August…had five home runs in 93 at bats against left-handed pitchers and six home runs in
339 at bats against right-handers…appeared in 76 games in right field and 41 in left field.
2002—Made his professional debut with Single-A Staten Island, the New York-Penn League Champions…batted
.203 with a home run and 11 RBI in 48 games…hit .167 over his first 18 games and .225
over his final 30 contests…all 42 of his defensive appearances came in right field…connected for his
first professional home run Aug. 29 at Brooklyn.
PERSOnAL/MiSCELLAnEOUS
Matthew Reese Carson…attended Brigham Young University…was voted 1st Team All-Mountain West
Conference and to the All-Mountain West Tournament Team following his junior season…was also
named 1st Team All-Mountain West Conference in 2001…ranked among the nation’s leaders in home
runs and RBI throughout the 2001 season…was one of 19 players originally selected for a tryout with
the USA National Team for the summer of 2001…after leading all BYU batters with a .395 batting
average in his freshman season, was named first-team freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball,
third-team Freshman All-America by Baseball America, Mountain West Conference Freshman of the
Year, second-team All-MWC, and all-tournament MWC.
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