The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired outfielder Dylan Carlson from the St Louis Cardinals in exhange for right-handed pitcher Shawn Armstrong.
Carlson, 25, hit .198/.275/.240 (24-for-121) with five doubles, 11 RBI, 12 walks and 12 runs scored over 59 games for the Cardinals this season. He began the year on the 10-day injured list (left AC sprain) before being reinstated on May 5. The Elk Grove, California native has appeared in 447 games in his major league career, batting .239 with 81 doubles, 10 triples, 34 home runs and 161 RBI. In 2021, he finished third in NL Rookie of the Year voting and was named to Baseball America’s All-Rookie Team after setting Cardinals franchise records for a rookie switch-hitter in hits (144), extra-base hits (53), total bases (237), doubles (31), RBI (65) and walks (57).