NEW YORK -- How’s that for a birthday current? Rangers high prospect Evan Carter -- who turned 21 on Tuesday -- was promoted to Triple-A Round Rock on his birthday.

Carter acquired the beginning in middle discipline within the Express’ sport in opposition to the Oklahoma City Dodgers.

MLB Pipeline’s No. 8 total prospect, Carter slashed .284/.411/.451 with 12 homers in 97 video games with Double-A Frisco this season.

Since coming off the injured listing from a nagging hand damage on June 21, Carter has slashed .290/.417/.500 with a .917 OPS in 56 video games. He admitted the hand damage -- which he suffered after being hit by a pitch in May -- affected him greater than he realized and he might have used the break a bit sooner.

“He's really turned it on [in the second half], and he’s been very good,” mentioned basic supervisor Chris Young. “We're excited. We feel the same about him as we have since the beginning of the year. He's a tremendously talented player. He embodies Ranger values and we’re excited about his future.”

The Rangers’ second-round choose within the 2020 Draft, Carter has had an extended journey from being an Elizabethton, Tenn., excessive schooler. He was not listed on MLB Pipeline's Top 200 Prospects or Baseball America’s Top 500 coming into the Draft. The choose was broadly criticized by a lot of the baseball group.

The outfielder has continued to show the doubters incorrect ever since. 

Carter was the Rangers' Minor League Player of the Year in 2022, slashing .295/.397/.489 with 21 doubles, 10 triples, 12 house runs, 28 steals and 73 RBIs between High-A Hickory and Double-A Frisco. He additionally received a Minor League Gold Glove Award in middle discipline.

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