Carlos Moncrief | |
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Right fielder | |
Born: Jackson, Mississippi | November 3, 1988|
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
July 29, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 4, 2017, for the San Francisco Giants | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .211 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 5 |
Teams | |
Carlos Antwan Moncrief (born November 3, 1988) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
Carlos Antwan Moncrief was born in Jackson, Mississippi. His father, Homer, was drafted as a pitcher by the Detroit Tigers in the 1980 amateur draft; Homer advanced to Double-A in 1982 but was released two years later. He later played in an over-30 league.[1]
Moncrief attended Hillcrest Christian School in Jackson, MS and Chipola Junior College. The Cleveland Indians selected him in the 14th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft as a pitcher. After he struggled in 2008 and 2009, Moncrief transitioned into an outfielder.[1]
He signed with the Giants organization as a free agent in 2016. He played for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Class AA Eastern League.[2]
The Giants promoted Moncrief to the major leagues on July 26, 2017.[3] He made his MLB debut on July 29, 2017, drawing a walk in his first plate appearance, which came against Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Luis Avilán.[4][5] On July 31, 2017, Moncrief recorded his first career hit against the Oakland Athletics in the fourth inning.[6]
On April 17, 2018, Moncrief signed with the Generales de Durango of the Mexican Baseball League. He was released on May 27, 2019.
Moncrief and his wife, Brandy, have four sons.[5]