Charlie Culberson
Charlie Culberson was born in Rome, Georgia, United States on April 10th, 1989 and is the Baseball Player. At the age of 35, Charlie Culberson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Charles Edward Culberson (born April 10, 1989) is an American professional baseball infielder who is currently in the Atlanta Braves organization.
He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Atlanta Braves.
Personal life
Culberson was born in Rome, Georgia, to parents Charles and Kim. He has an elder sister, Chelce. Culberson's father was the Giants 16th pick in the 1984 draft, and played in their minor league system for five seasons. While some baseball sites state that Leon Culberson, who played in the major leagues from 1943 to 1948, was Charlie Culberson's grandfather, Charlie Culberson has stated that "he was actually my grandfather’s first cousin."
Culberson grew up a Braves fan. He attended Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia. In 2005, Culberson's high school baseball team won the state championship. On August 15, 2015, he was inducted into the Calhoun-Gordon County Sports Hall of Fame.
Culberson married Sarah O'Rourke in November 2011. The couple have three children.
Professional career
In the first round of the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft (51st overall) of the Calhoun High School in Calhoun, Georgia, the San Francisco Giants drafted Culberson. After the 2011 season, they called him to the 40 man roster to shield him from the Rule 5 draft, in which he batted.259 with 10 home runs and 56 runs batted in for the Richmond Flying Squirrels of the Double-A Eastern League. Prior to the 2012 season, he was ranked as the seventh best second base prospect.
The Giants promoted Culberson to the big league team after starting the 2012 season with the Fresno Grizzlies of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. He made his MLB debut on the day and took his first major league base hit against Arizona Diamondbacks starter Joe Saunders.
Culberson was traded to the Colorado Rockies for Marco Scutaro and cash considerations on July 27, 2012. He spent the remainder of the 2012 season with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Rockies' AAA affiliate, and continued to play for them in 2013. He hit.338/.524 in 97 games for the Sky Sox, with 14 home runs, 64 RBI, and 8 triples.
The Rockies recalled Culberson on July 29, swapping Jordan Pacheco for Culberson. Culberson and Corey Dickerson joined a platoon team in left field when Carlos González went on the disabled list. Culberson of the Baltimore Orioles hit his first MLB home run on August 16, 2013. He played.293/.404, 12 RBI, and 5 stolen bases in 47 games with the Rockies.
On May 4, 2014, Culberson beat the Rockies 11–10 after a pinch-hit home run off New York Mets closer Kyle Farnsworth, giving the Rockies a one-run home run.
Culberson was hurt during spring training in 2015. He was diagnosed with a herniated disc in his back and played in just five games at the major league level nearer to opening day. He was granted free agency by the Rockies and signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers after the season.
Culberson was signed by the Dodgers in November 2015 and invited to spring training, where he impressed new Dodgers boss Dave Roberts. Culberson made the Dodgers' 2016 Opening Day roster after an injury to Howie Kendrick. He was supposed for deployment in July and optioned to the Oklahoma City Dodgers and then recalled a month later. With a walk-off home run against former Rockies teammate Boone Logan, the Dodgers claimed their fourth straight National League West division championship title for the season. Vin Scully, a longtime Dodgers home game, was also the last Dodgers home game. He appeared in 34 games for Los Angeles, peaking.284 and in 70 games for Oklahoma City, hitting.260. In the 2016 National League Division Series, he had no hits in seven at-bats with two strikeouts. On December 9, 2016, he was outrighted to the minors and pushed from the 40-man roster. He was sent to Oklahoma City to begin the season. He stayed in the minors until the end of the AAA season, going.250 in 108 games and returning to the majors with the Dodgers on September 4. He hit.154 with two hits in 13 at-bats in 15 games for the Dodgers. Culberson was called to the postseason roster after starting shortstop Corey Seager on the 2017 NLCS roster due to a back injury. He appeared in all five games of the series, with five hits in 11 at-bats for a.455 average. Culberson hit Chris Devenski of the Houston Astros in Game Two of the 2017 World Series for three runs in five at-bats, including his first post-season home run, which included his first appearance in the Houston Astros' 11th inning.
The Dodgers traded Culberson, Adrián González, Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves for Matt Kemp on December 16, 2017. Culberson didn't get off to a good start in 2018 season, but he did a good job in late May due to Ronald Acu's injury, and Culberson's walk-off home run against the New York Mets as a pinch hitter. He repeated this feat against the Washington Nationals on June 3. Culberson pitched for the first time in the ninth inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies on August 17. Charlie Clutch is a character from the film "Charlie Clutch" due to his success during the 2018 season.
For the 2019 season, Culberson and the Braves also agreed to a one-year deal worth $1.395 million. He went from 16 to 8 to honor Brian McCann's return to the company as a free agent. Culberson was suspended by a pitched ball from Fernando Rodney of the Washington Nationals on September 14, and the game was called off. Culberson sustained multiple facial fractures. He batted.259/.437/.437 with five home runs and 20 RBIs in 2019.
Culberson was unemployed and became a free agent on December 2, 2019. On December 13, he returned to the Braves by signing a minor league deal. Culberson's deal was approved to the 40-man roster on July 21, 2020. The Braves had assigned Culberson to assignment on September 8.
He batted one-for-seven with an RBI in 2020.
Culberson was selected back to the 40-man roster on September 30, 2020, in the Wild Card Series matchup against the Cincinnati Reds.
Culberson signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on December 28, 2020, and was invited to spring training. Culberson was chosen to the 40-man roster on March 29, 2021. With 5 home runs, 22 RBI, and 7 stolen bases, Culberson had over 90 games in 2021. Culberson agreed to a minor league deal with Texas on March 17, 2022. Culberson's deal was not announced to the major league roster on April 5, 2022.