Dylan James Carlson (born October 23, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Selected by the Cardinals in the first round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, Carlson became one of the top prospects in baseball before making his MLB debut in 2020. He became the team’s starting right fielder in 2021 and was a finalist for National League Rookie of the Year.
Carlson was promoted to the major leagues on August 15, 2020, and made his MLB debut that day against the Chicago White Sox. On August 23, 2020, he hit his first MLB career home run. He finished the 2020 season slashing .200/.252/.364 with three home runs and 16 RBIs over 35 games.
Carlson returned in 2021 as St. Louis’ starting center fielder, taking over for the injured Harrison Bader. When Bader returned from the injured list, Carlson moved to right field.
On April 7, 2021, he hit his first career grand slam against Zach Pop of the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park. Carlson finished the 2021 season with 542 at-bats over 149 games, slashing .266/.343/.437 with 18 home runs, 65 RBIs, and 31 doubles. He was nominated for National League Rookie of the Year alongside Jonathan India and Trevor Rogers.
Professional baseball outfielder, Dylan Carson is currently not married, Holey Carson is rather the wife of an American musician, who is also called Dylan Carson.