Prospect Report: Evan Carter Hits First Major League Home Run

Image credit: Evan Carter of the Texas Rangers hits his first MLB career home run in the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Evan Carter, OF, Rangers – Carter went 2 for 4 with his first career home run in the Rangers’ 10-4 win over the Blue Jays. Carter led off the top of the third inning with a homer off Chris Bassitt that traveled 406 feet into the second level in right field for his first career blast. 

First MLB homer for Evan Carter! #StraightUpTX pic.twitter.com/xFHUFPgnl1

— Texas Rangers (@Rangers) September 11, 2023

Gunnar Henderson, 3B, Orioles – Henderson went 3 for 5 with a home run and three runs scored to lead the Orioles to an 11-5 win over the Cardinals. Henderson’s home run was his 25th of the year, most among all rookies. 

Logan O’Hoppe, C, Angels – O’Hoppe went 3 for 5 with a double, two home runs and three RBIs to lead the Angels to an 8-5 win over the Mariners. O’Hoppe now has 10 home runs and 22 RBIs in only 35 games this season. 

Jordan Wicks, LHP, Cubs – Wicks pitched six innings with three hits and one run allowed, one walk and two strikeouts to help the Cubs pick up a 5-4 win over the Rockies. The 2021 first rounder took a no-decision and is 3-0, 1.99 in his first four career starts. 

Ken Waldichuk, LHP, Athletics – Waldichuk pitched six no-hit innings of relief with one walk and three strikeouts to pick up the win in the Athletics’ 4-0 in Astros. Waldichuk followed two scoreless innings from Mason Miller and moved to 3-7, 5.36 on the year.

Player	Team	ORG	LVL	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	Notes
Lawlar, Jordan	Arizona Diamondbacks	ARI	MLB	2	0	0	0	0	1	.077	.143	.077
Crow-Armstrong, Peter	Chicago Cubs	CHC	MLB	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	CS
Naylor, Noah	Cleveland Guardians	CLE	MLB	3	1	2	0	2	0	.230	.326	.436	SB
Tena, Jose	Cleveland Guardians	CLE	MLB	4	0	1	0	1	2	.211	.286	.263
Goodman, Hunter	Colorado Rockies	COL	MLB	1	1	1	1	0	0	.302	.340	.535	2B
Adams, Jordyn	Los Angeles Angels	LAA	MLB	5	1	0	0	0	1	.160	.154	.160
O’Hoppe, Logan	Los Angeles Angels	LAA	MLB	5	2	3	3	0	1	.242	.296	.524	HR, 2B
Paris, Kyren	Los Angeles Angels	LAA	MLB	1	1	0	0	0	1	.111	.250	.111
Schanuel, Nolan	Los Angeles Angels	LAA	MLB	6	0	2	1	0	1	.275	.412	.290
Edwards, Xavier	Miami Marlins	MIA	MLB	3	0	0	0	0	0	.293	.293	.366
Myers, Dane	Miami Marlins	MIA	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	0	.277	.284	.369
Frelick, Salvatore	Milwaukee Brewers	MIL	MLB	5	0	2	1	0	1	.250	.365	.383
Mauricio, Ronny	New York Mets	NYM	MLB	3	0	1	2	1	1	.313	.353	.375	2B, SB
Vientos, Mark	New York Mets	NYM	MLB	3	0	0	0	0	0	.199	.245	.325
Gelof, Zachary	Oakland Athletics	OAK	MLB	4	0	0	0	0	2	.267	.332	.520
Soderstrom, Tyler	Oakland Athletics	OAK	MLB	1	0	0	0	0	1	.156	.229	.260
Peguero, Liover	Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	MLB	4	0	1	0	0	2	.245	.292	.420
Triolo, Jared	Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	MLB	2	1	1	0	1	1	.262	.345	.300	SB
Canzone, Dominic	Seattle Mariners	SEA	MLB	2	1	0	0	0	1	.223	.263	.420
Winn, Masyn	St. Louis Cardinals	STL	MLB	3	0	1	0	1	0	.157	.181	.229	CS
Aranda, Jonathan	Tampa Bay Rays	TBR	MLB	2	0	0	0	3	0	.224	.381	.367
Pinto, Rene	Tampa Bay Rays	TBR	MLB	5	0	0	0	0	2	.258	.279	.470
Carter, Evan	Texas Rangers	TEX	MLB	4	2	2	1	0	1	.333	.417	.667	HR
Horwitz, Spencer	Toronto Blue Jays	TOR	MLB	2	1	1	0	0	1	.308	.400	.462
Schneider, Davis	Toronto Blue Jays	TOR	MLB	4	1	1	0	0	1	.364	.500	.779
Young, Jacob	Washington Nationals	WAS	MLB	4	1	0	0	0	0	.286	.352	.388	SB

Player	Name	Org	LVL	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Result
Hall, DL	Baltimore Orioles	BAL	MLB	1.3	1	0	0	0	0	1	3.09	W
Wicks, Jordan	Chicago Cubs	CHC	MLB	6.0	3	1	1	0	1	2	1.99
Williams, Gavin	Cleveland Guardians	CLE	MLB	6.0	5	3	3	1	4	2	3.43
Soriano, Jose	Los Angeles Angels	LAA	MLB	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4.00
Stone, Gavin	Los Angeles Dodgers	LAD	MLB	5.3	9	7	7	2	1	2	10.80
Headrick, Brent	Minnesota Twins	MIN	MLB	2.3	4	2	2	1	0	1	6.57
Bolton, Cody	Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	MLB	2.0	2	1	1	1	0	0	6.52
Cosgrove, Tom	San Diego Padres	SDP	MLB	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.43
Campbell, Isaiah	Seattle Mariners	SEA	MLB	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.82