Carson McCusker

Carson McCusker
Carson McCusker
	McCusker with the St. Paul Saints in 2025
Minnesota Twins – No. 60
	Outfielder
	Born: May 22, 1998 (age 27); Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	May 18, 2025, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics ; (through May 21, 2025)
Batting average	.000
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (2025–present);
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Carson Michael McCusker (born May 22, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.

Career

McCusker attended Spanish Springs High School in Sparks, Nevada. He started his college baseball career at Folsom Lake College. After one year at Folsom Lake, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.^[1] He did not sign with the Brewers and transferred to play at Oklahoma State University. After four years at Oklahoma State, McCusker went unselected in the 2021 MLB draft and signed with the Tri-City Valley Cats of the Frontier League.^[2]

McCusker started 2023 with Tri-City and signed with the Minnesota Twins in June.^[3] He played that season with the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels and Cedar Rapids Kernels. He started 2024 with the Wichita Wind Surge before his promotion to the St. Paul Saints and started 2025 with St. Paul.^[4] In April of 2025, he was named the Twins minor league player of the month.^[5]

McCusker was promoted to the majors for the first time on May 18, 2025.^[6] He returned to the Saints ten days later. McCusker was promoted once again on August 9, 2025 to fill Matt Wallner's spot on the Twins roster as Wallner was on paternity leave, and returned to Triple A ball on August 11.^[7]^[8]

References

^ Shoup, Nathan (2017-06-14). "Spanish Springs grad drafted by Brewers in 26th round". Sparks Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-05-03.
^ Spiros, Dean (2025-04-25). "Twins found Carson McCusker after the outfielder found his power". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26.
^ "Reno Gazette Journal Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts".
^ Leach, Matthew (2025-04-27). "This unranked Twins prospect's hot bat is turning heads". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26.
^ Nightengale, Bobby (2025-05-10). "Twins prospect Carson McCusker drawing big-league attention". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-08-27.
^ Leach, Matthew (2025-05-18). "Twins lose reliever Coulombe to IL; RHP Matthews, OF McCusker summoned". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19.
^ "Carson McCusker". MLB.com.
^ Ragatz, Will (2025-08-09). "Matt Walker placed on paternity list, Twins recall Carson McCusker". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10.

External links

Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Baseball Reference · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Shoup, Nathan (2017-06-14). "Spanish Springs grad drafted by Brewers in 26th round". Sparks Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-05-03.

[2] Spiros, Dean (2025-04-25). "Twins found Carson McCusker after the outfielder found his power". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26.

[3] "Reno Gazette Journal Subscription Offers, Specials, and Discounts".

[4] Leach, Matthew (2025-04-27). "This unranked Twins prospect's hot bat is turning heads". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2025-07-26.

[5] Nightengale, Bobby (2025-05-10). "Twins prospect Carson McCusker drawing big-league attention". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2025-05-18. Retrieved 2025-08-27.

[6] Leach, Matthew (2025-05-18). "Twins lose reliever Coulombe to IL; RHP Matthews, OF McCusker summoned". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2025-05-19.

[7] "Carson McCusker". MLB.com.

[8] Ragatz, Will (2025-08-09). "Matt Walker placed on paternity list, Twins recall Carson McCusker". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 2025-08-10.

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Active roster	2 Brooks Lee 9 Trevor Larnach 11 Mickey Gasper 15 Luke Keaschall 16 Austin Martin 17 Bailey Ober 18 Kody Clemens 21 DaShawn Keirsey Jr. 23 Royce Lewis 24 Simeon Woods Richardson 25 Byron Buxton 26 Taj Bradley 27 Ryan Jeffers 38 Matt Wallner 39 Michael Tonkin 41 Joe Ryan 43 James Outman 44 Cole Sands 45 Travis Adams 47 Edouard Julien 48 Justin Topa 52 Zebby Matthews 53 Ryan Fitzgerald 55 Kody Funderburk 56 Thomas Hatch 61 Brooks Kriske 63 Noah Davis 92 Génesis Cabrera
Inactive roster	60 Carson McCusker 62 Pierson Ohl 64 José Miranda 85 Marco Raya 90 Emmanuel Rodríguez -- Mick Abel -- Jhonny Pereda
7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list	8 Christian Vázquez 57 Anthony Misiewicz 58 David Festa
60-day Injured list	19 Alan Roden 49 Pablo López
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McCusker with the St. Paul Saints in 2025
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Outfielder
Born: (1998-05-22) May 22, 1998 (age 27) Sparks, Nevada, U.S.
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 18, 2025, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics (through May 21, 2025)
Batting average	.000
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Stats at Baseball Reference

Teams
Minnesota Twins (2025–present)