Former NC State All-American Pitcher Carlos Rodon is the 8th Former Wolfpacker to go to the World Series

Former NC State All-American Pitcher Carlos Rodon and the Yankees will be playing the Dodgers in the 2024 World Series, which starts this Friday.

Rodon is the 8th former Wolfpack Baseball player to play in a World Series.

Pitcher Carlos Rodon – 1 time (2024)
Shortstop Trea Turner – 1 time (2019)
Infielder Jimmy Brown – 1 time (1942)
Pitcher Mike Caldwell – 1 time (1982)
Shortstop Adam Everett – 1 time (2005) (Transferred to South Carolina after 1 season)
Rightfielder Dave Robertson – 1 time (1917)
Pitcher Tim Stoddard – 1 time (1979)
Infielder Tracy Woodson – 1 time (1988)

This postseason, Rodon is 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA in 3 starts for the Yankees this postseason. He’s struck out 22 batters in 14.1 innings, with a WHIP of 1.12. Batters are hitting .259 against Carlos this postseason.

Rodon just wrapped up the healthiest season of his MLB career, making 32 starts in the regular season (career high). He also had a career high 16 wins, which was the most of anyone on New York’s pitching staff, and was tied for the 3rd most in the Majors (2nd in AL). Rodon struck out 195 batters, which led New York, ranked 7th in the American League, and is the 2nd highest total in his career.

While Rodon still hasn’t found the same groove he had in San Francisco in 2021-22, he did finish with an ERA of 3.96, which is a vast improvement from the 6.85 ERA he had last year in his first season in pinstripes.

Rodon did his best work in the 2nd half of the season, which bodes well for the Yankees heading into the playoffs.

When it comes to former NC State pitchers, Rodon ranks 2nd in career Wins and Games Started. His 1,206 career strikeouts is the most by a former Wolfpack pitcher. Rodon’s career ERA of 3.85 is the 4th best by a former NC State pitcher with at least 50 games started in the majors.