Jamey Blake Carroll (born February 18, 1974) is a
Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland
Indians.
Carroll was born in Evansville, Indiana. In 1992, he
graduated from Castle High School in Newburgh,
Indiana. His jersey is now on permanent display in
his high school. He later attended and graduated
from the University of Evansville.
He had his jersey No. 3 retired by the Ottawa Lynx
of the Triple-A International League in August of
2003.
Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 14th round of
the 1996 Major League Baseball amateur draft,
Carroll would make his Major League Baseball debut
with the Montreal Expos on September 11, 2002.
On October 3, 2004, Carroll scored the last ever run
for the Montreal Expos franchise, as they were later
relocated to Washington D.C. Carroll was also the
on-deck batter when Endy Chavez made the final out
in Expos history at Shea Stadium.
He finished the 2006 season with a .300 batting
average, 5 home runs, 36 RBI, and 10 stolen bases.
Carroll also hit particularly well at Coors Field,
finishing with a .375 clip in Denver compared to the
.220 mark he amassed on the road. He played third
base, shortstop, and second base, seeing by far the
most action at second, where he appeared 109 times
and made 102 starts. He committed just three errors
as a second baseman, five overall.
In August of 2007, Carroll hit his first career
Grand Slam as a pinch hitter against Chicago Cubs'
pitcher Rich Hill in the sixth inning. The Rockies
won that game, 15-2, as Carroll finished the game
1-2 with 2 runs and 5 runs batted in.
Carroll won the 2007 Wild Card for the Rockies on
October 1, 2007 with a sacrifice fly to right field,
scoring Matt Holliday, to give the Rockies a 9-8 13
inning victory over the Padres.
In December of 2007, Carroll was traded to the
Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later.
On February 28th, 2008, Carroll's wife Kim gave
birth to fraternal twins. Cole Patrick weighed in at
6 lbs, 15 oz, while Mackenzie Joyce was 5 lbs 9 oz,
when they were born in Viera, FL.
