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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: 1.000
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 | 538 | 95.0 | -18.2″ | 10.0″ | 2108 | 16.0% |
| Splitter | 522 | 85.8 | -37.9″ | 9.4″ | 1690 | 32.0% |
| Sinker | 383 | 94.4 | -24.6″ | 17.0″ | 2060 | 6.5% |
| Curveball | 241 | 83.8 | -47.8″ | -7.6″ | 2608 | 26.2% |
| Sweeper | 222 | 83.5 | -41.7″ | -11.9″ | 2562 | 22.9% |
| Cutter | 103 | 92.1 | -20.9″ | 2.5″ | 2389 | 17.3% |
| Slider | 71 | 90.4 | -25.8″ | -1.2″ | 2357 | 23.3% |
Summary
| G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | K | K% | BB% | HR/9 | WHIP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (MLB) | 37 | 12 | 123.0 | 8 | 7 | 3.95 | 97 | 18.1% | 8.2% | 0.73 | 1.370 |
| MLB Career | 146 | 29 | 308.2 | 21 | 23 | 3.53 | 266 | 20.2% | 8.2% | 0.70 | 1.309 |
Last 10 Games
| Date | Lvl | Team | Opp | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-26 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Detroit Tigers | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.95 | 1.370 |
| 2026-09-20 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Kansas City Royals | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.95 | 1.380 |
| 2026-09-16 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Milwaukee Brewers | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.380 |
| 2026-09-13 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago Cubs | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.81 | 1.370 |
| 2026-09-09 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Chicago White Sox | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 1.370 |
| 2026-09-06 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Los Angeles Angels | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.90 | 1.380 |
| 2026-09-02 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs San Francisco Giants | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.94 | 1.380 |
| 2026-08-29 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ St. Louis Cardinals | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.05 | 1.420 |
| 2026-08-23 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | @ Los Angeles Dodgers | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.17 | 1.460 |
| 2026-08-17 | MLB | Pittsburgh Pirates | vs Detroit Tigers | 3.0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.03 | 1.450 |
| Last 10 Total | 23.1 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 4.63 | 1.243 | |||
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 | 537 | 123.0 | — | — | — | 3.950 | 97 | 44 | 10 | 1.374 | — |
| Recent Performance | |||||||||||
| Last 30 | 48 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.090 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1.273 | .154 |
| Last 14 | 12 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.860 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1.286 | .111 |
| Last 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Home / Away | |||||||||||
| Home Games | 260 | 60.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4.350 | 46 | 25 | 6 | 1.420 | .258 |
| Away Games | 277 | 63.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3.570 | 51 | 19 | 4 | 1.330 | .257 |
| Day / Night | |||||||||||
| Day Games | 294 | 66.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3.650 | 57 | 26 | 4 | 1.400 | .255 |
| Night Games | 243 | 56.1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4.310 | 40 | 18 | 6 | 1.350 | .260 |
| vs Handedness | |||||||||||
| vs Left | 325 | 72.0 | — | — | — | nan | 53 | 29 | 8 | 1.500 | .272 |
| vs Right | 212 | 51.0 | — | — | — | nan | 44 | 15 | 2 | 1.200 | .235 |
| Role | |||||||||||
| Starter | 244 | 52.1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5.850 | 44 | 20 | 5 | 1.760 | .327 |
| Reliever | 293 | 70.2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2.550 | 53 | 24 | 5 | 1.090 | .199 |
| Runners | |||||||||||
| Bases Empty | 280 | 62.0 | — | — | — | nan | 49 | 26 | 4 | 1.420 | .247 |
| Runners On | 257 | 60.2 | — | — | — | nan | 48 | 18 | 6 | 1.340 | .268 |
| Scoring Position | 147 | 33.2 | — | — | — | nan | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1.370 | .265 |
| 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 | 60 | 14.2 | — | — | — | 4.300 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1.300 | .255 |
| Fourth Inning | 73 | 13.2 | — | — | — | 7.240 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2.120 | .349 |
| Fifth Inning | 67 | 15.1 | — | — | — | 4.110 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.370 | .281 |
| Sixth Inning | 64 | 15.0 | — | — | — | 4.200 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1.130 | .164 |
| Seventh Inning | 94 | 21.0 | — | — | — | 3.430 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 1.480 | .267 |
| Eighth Inning | 52 | 14.1 | — | — | — | .630 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .630 | .122 |
| Ninth Inning | 14 | 4.0 | — | — | — | .000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .286 |
| 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 | 2080 | 391 | 95.0 | 97.7 | 43.2% | 23.5% | 26.6% | 6.6% | 28.5% | 61.9% | 60.6% | 88.0% | 45.0% | 79.1% | 49.1% | 62.3% | 18.3% | 20.9% |
| MLB Career | MLB | 5210 | 931 | 95.6 | 99.4 | 45.6% | 23.0% | 24.9% | 6.5% | 27.7% | 65.0% | 59.2% | 85.4% | 46.1% | 77.5% | 49.3% | 62.2% | 17.2% | 22.5% | |
| 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
2026-09-16RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 50.
2026-09-15RHP Carmen Mlodzinski changed number to 21.
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.
2022-03-11RHP Carmen Mlodzinski roster status changed by Pittsburgh Pirates.
2022-03-11Pittsburgh Pirates invited non-roster RHP Carmen Mlodzinski to spring training.
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.