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Carmen Mlodzinski
P · Pittsburgh Pirates
| Position | P |
| Bats/Throws | R/R |
| Height | 6′ 2″ |
| Weight | 210 lbs |
| Age | 27 |
| Birthplace | Hilton Head Island, SC, USA |
| Draft | 2020, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: CB-A, Overall Pick: 31 |
| College | South Carolina |
| Signing Bonus | $2,050,000 |
| MLB Debut | 2023-06-16 |
Contract Status
Service Time
2.081
1/1/2026
Options
1
1/1/2026
MLB FA
2030
2026 Service Time Gained: 0.150
2026 Option Year Used? No
Contract
2026 Salary$806,800
League Minimum2026
Arbitration Eligible2027–2029
Free Agent2030
Pitch Arsenal
| Pitch | Pitches | Velocity | V-Move | H-Move | Spin | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Seam Fastball | 492 | 95.0 | -18.2″ | 10.0″ | 2101 | 16.0% |
| Splitter | 450 | 85.7 | -37.8″ | 9.2″ | 1683 | 29.6% |
| Sinker | 304 | 94.4 | -24.5″ | 16.9″ | 2044 | 6.7% |
| Curveball | 199 | 83.9 | -47.9″ | -7.3″ | 2600 | 27.3% |
| Sweeper | 186 | 83.5 | -41.8″ | -12.1″ | 2566 | 22.9% |
| Slider | 69 | 90.6 | -25.4″ | -1.1″ | 2356 | 23.3% |
| Cutter | 54 | 92.3 | -19.9″ | 3.2″ | 2412 | 20.0% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 28 | 12 | 102.2 | 6 | 6 | 4.03 | 81 | 18.0% | 8.0% | 0.79 | 1.450 |
| MLB Career | 137 | 29 | 288.1 | 19 | 22 | 3.53 | 250 | 20.3% | 8.1% | 0.72 | 1.332 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.03 | 1.450 |
| 2026-08-12 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Miami Marlins | 2.1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.79 | 1.400 |
| 2026-08-07 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs New York Mets | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.51 | 1.360 |
| 2026-08-01 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cincinnati Reds | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.15 | 1.310 |
| 2026-07-29 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Arizona Diamondbacks | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | 1.340 |
| 2026-07-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Chicago Cubs | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.36 | 1.360 |
| 2026-07-22 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ New York Yankees | 2.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.34 | 1.360 |
| 2026-07-18 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Cleveland Guardians | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.12 | 1.340 |
| 2026-07-11 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | 1.360 |
| 2026-07-07 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Atlanta Braves | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.24 | 1.350 |
| Last 10 Total | 27.0 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 3 | 6.00 | 1.630 | |||
Stats & Game Logs
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | AVG | BABIP |
|---|
Season
| Date ↕ | Lvl ↕ | Team ↕ | Opponent | IP ↕ | H ↕ | ER ↕ | BB ↕ | SO ↕ | HR ↕ | ERA ↕ |
|---|
| Split | BF | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | K | BB | HR | WHIP | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 451 | 102.2 | — | — | — | 4.030 | 81 | 36 | 9 | 1.451 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 79 | 16.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.710 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1.959 | .356 |
| Last 14 | 33 | 5.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.500 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3.187 | .448 |
| Last 7 | 18 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.000 | .471 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 225 | 51.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4.410 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 1.490 | .272 |
| Away Games | 226 | 51.2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3.660 | 39 | 15 | 4 | 1.410 | .279 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 230 | 52.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.610 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 1.470 | .275 |
| Night Games | 221 | 50.1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.470 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1.430 | .276 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 274 | 60.1 | — | — | — | nan | 44 | 24 | 7 | 1.560 | .285 |
| vs Right | 177 | 42.1 | — | — | — | nan | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1.300 | .262 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 244 | 52.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.850 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 1.760 | .327 |
| Reliever | 207 | 50.1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2.150 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 1.130 | .216 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 236 | 51.2 | — | — | — | nan | 45 | 20 | 4 | 1.490 | .266 |
| Runners On | 215 | 50.2 | — | — | — | nan | 36 | 16 | 5 | 1.420 | .286 |
| Scoring Position | 121 | 28.0 | — | — | — | nan | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1.430 | .284 |
| By Inning | |||||||||||
| First Inning | 50 | 12.0 | — | — | — | 3.750 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1.330 | .227 |
| Second Inning | 63 | 13.0 | — | — | — | 5.540 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1.770 | .339 |
| Third Inning | 56 | 13.1 | — | — | — | 4.730 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1.430 | .275 |
| Fourth Inning | 56 | 10.2 | — | — | — | 7.590 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2.250 | .354 |
| Fifth Inning | 52 | 11.1 | — | — | — | 4.760 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.590 | .320 |
| Sixth Inning | 50 | 12.0 | — | — | — | 4.500 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1.170 | .186 |
| Seventh Inning | 71 | 16.0 | — | — | — | 2.250 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1.440 | .284 |
| Eighth Inning | 42 | 11.1 | — | — | — | .790 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .710 | .150 |
| Ninth Inning | 11 | 3.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.330 | .364 |
| Year | Age | Lv | Pit | BIP | Velo | Max V | GB% | FB% | LD% | PU% | O-Sw% | Z-Sw% | O-Con% | Z-Con% | Sw% | Con% | Zone% | F-Str% | CS% | Whiff% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 22 | AAA | 48 | 7 | — | — | 71.4% | 0.0% | 14.3% | 14.3% | — | — | — | — | 43.8% | 81.0% | — | 54.5% | 18.8% | 19.0% |
| 2021 | 22 | A+ | 882 | 127 | — | — | 43.3% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 7.9% | — | — | — | — | 48.4% | 64.9% | — | 57.0% | 14.5% | 35.1% |
| 2022 | 23 | AA | 1845 | 306 | — | — | 38.9% | 39.2% | 16.3% | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | 47.2% | 72.8% | — | 59.9% | 15.2% | 27.2% |
| 2023 | 24 | MLB | 617 | 99 | 95.7 | 98.2 | 47.5% | 19.2% | 25.3% | 8.1% | 25.3% | 65.9% | 62.0% | 85.1% | 45.4% | 78.6% | 49.4% | 61.2% | 16.7% | 21.4% |
| 2023 | 24 | AAA | 484 | 75 | 95.3 | 97.9 | 40.0% | 21.3% | 32.0% | 6.7% | 26.4% | 64.6% | 54.4% | 83.6% | 44.2% | 74.3% | 46.7% | 59.7% | 17.4% | 25.7% |
| 2024 | 25 | MLB | 866 | 142 | 96.2 | 98.5 | 46.1% | 29.8% | 18.4% | 5.7% | 27.2% | 71.2% | 58.5% | 80.3% | 48.2% | 73.9% | 47.7% | 62.2% | 15.2% | 26.1% |
| 2024 | 25 | AAA | 323 | 53 | 94.8 | 98.7 | 35.8% | 24.5% | 35.8% | 3.8% | 28.9% | 68.7% | 44.0% | 81.6% | 47.4% | 69.3% | 46.4% | 60.0% | 14.9% | 30.7% |
| 2024 | 25 | A | 25 | 2 | 95.1 | 95.8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 69.2% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 52.0% | 61.5% | 52.0% | 60.0% | 16.0% | 38.5% |
| 2025 | 26 | MLB | 1647 | 299 | 96.1 | 99.4 | 48.0% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 6.1% | 27.8% | 65.3% | 56.8% | 85.4% | 46.6% | 77.0% | 50.3% | 62.6% | 17.0% | 23.0% |
| 2025 | 26 | AAA | 257 | 41 | 95.3 | 97.4 | 58.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 2.4% | 26.9% | 73.2% | 48.6% | 83.9% | 49.8% | 74.2% | 49.4% | 60.9% | 13.6% | 25.8% |
| 2026 | 27 | MLB | 1754 | 331 | 95.0 | 97.7 | 40.5% | 24.5% | 29.0% | 6.0% | 29.8% | 61.9% | 61.4% | 88.1% | 45.7% | 79.3% | 49.5% | 62.2% | 18.2% | 20.7% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 4884 | 871 | 95.7 | 99.4 | 44.8% | 23.3% | 25.7% | 6.2% | 28.1% | 65.1% | 59.5% | 85.3% | 46.4% | 77.4% | 49.4% | 62.2% | 17.1% | 22.6% | |
| AAA Career | AAA | 1112 | 176 | 95.1 | 98.7 | 44.3% | 21.0% | 29.5% | 5.1% | 27.3% | 68.0% | 49.7% | 83.0% | 46.4% | 73.1% | 47.3% | 59.9% | 15.8% | 26.9% | |
| AA Career | AA | 1845 | 306 | — | — | 38.9% | 39.2% | 16.3% | 5.6% | — | — | — | — | 47.2% | 72.8% | — | 59.9% | 15.2% | 27.2% | |
| A+ Career | A+ | 882 | 127 | — | — | 43.3% | 23.6% | 24.4% | 7.9% | — | — | — | — | 48.4% | 64.9% | — | 57.0% | 14.5% | 35.1% | |
| A Career | A | 25 | 2 | 95.1 | 95.8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 69.2% | 0.0% | 88.9% | 52.0% | 61.5% | 52.0% | 60.0% | 16.0% | 38.5% |
Transaction History
2026-06-01Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the restricted list.
2026-05-31Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the restricted list.
2026-04-16RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 50.
2026-04-15RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 42.
2025-09-16RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 50.
2025-09-15RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 21.
2025-06-11Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from Indianapolis Indians.
2025-05-21Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Carmen Mlodzinski to Indianapolis Indians.
2025-04-16RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 50.
2025-04-15RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 42.
2024-08-27Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the 15-day injured list.
2024-08-20Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2024-07-30Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 15-day injured list.
2024-05-15Pittsburgh Pirates recalled RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from Indianapolis Indians.
2024-04-10Pittsburgh Pirates optioned RHP Carmen Mlodzinski to Indianapolis Indians.
2024-04-09Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2024-04-05Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on a rehab assignment to Bradenton Marauders.
2024-03-28Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 15-day injured list retroactive to March 25, 2024. Right elbow inflammation.
2024-03-25Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 15-day injured list.
2023-09-01Pittsburgh Pirates activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the 15-day injured list.
2023-08-29Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2023-08-29Pittsburgh Pirates sent RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis Indians.
2023-08-12Pittsburgh Pirates placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 10, 2023. Right elbow soreness.
2023-06-16Pittsburgh Pirates selected the contract of RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from Indianapolis Indians.
2023-03-30RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Altoona Curve.
2023-02-02RHP Carmen Mlodzinski roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2023-02-02Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Carmen Mlodzinski to spring training.
2022-05-19Altoona Curve activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the 7-day injured list.
2022-05-12Altoona Curve placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 7-day injured list retroactive to May 11, 2022.
2022-04-07RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Altoona Curve from Indianapolis Indians.
2022-03-11Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Carmen Mlodzinski to spring training.
2022-03-11RHP Carmen Mlodzinski roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2021-09-30RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Indianapolis Indians from Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2021-09-16Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the 7-day injured list.
2021-09-09Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 7-day injured list.
2021-08-14Greensboro Grasshoppers activated RHP Carmen Mlodzinski from the 7-day injured list.
2021-07-12Greensboro Grasshoppers placed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski on the 7-day injured list.
2021-02-12RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2021-02-12RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Greensboro Grasshoppers.
2020-07-02RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Bradenton Marauders.
2020-07-02RHP Carmen Mlodzinski assigned to Bradenton Marauders.
2020-07-02Pittsburgh Pirates signed RHP Carmen Mlodzinski.