Guardians release former first round draft pick

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WKBN) – The Cleveland Guardians have released former first-round draft pick Carson Tucker.

Tucker was selected with the 23rd overall selection in the 2020 Major League Baseball First Year Players Draft.

He has played three seasons in Cleveland’s minor league system, including the last two seasons at Single-A Lynchburg.

In three minor league seasons, he has posted a batting average of just .164 with 3 home runs and 17 RBIs with 8 stolen bases.

Tucker lettered all four years at Mountain Pointe High School in Phoenix, Arizona, batting .390 with 68 RBI, 20 doubles, 9 triples and 5 home runs in 92 games.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 180-pound shortstop was named a 2020 Rawlings Perfect Game Preseason All-American West – All-Region 1st Team and managed to hit .364 (4-for-11) with a double, 2 home runs and 5 RBIs in three games before his 2020 senior season was canceled.

His brother, Cole Tucker, was the 24th overall pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 2014 MLB Draft.

The 18-year-old previously committed to play college baseball at the University of Texas.

The Guardians also released pitcher Adam Oller, who was signed as a free agent last offseason.

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