Much like most of the Rangers roster, the 2023 version of Evan Carter didn’t show up last season.

Carter played just 45 games last season and slashed just .188/.272/.361 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI.

“From middle to late April on, it was just me and Donnie [Ecker] and Tim [Hyers] every single day in the cage saying “Here’s video from 23’ why can’t we do this?

“My body won’t let me do that” Carter would reply before he would eventually miss the rest of the season with back issues.

Now coming into 2025, Carter’s back injury is in the past and he believes that he can be an everyday center fielder on a team that is looking to make it back to the postseason.

“That’s where I love to play and that’s where I know I’m at my best, that’s where I’ve always played, that’s where I’m most comfortable but at the end of the day, I pride myself in being able to play all three [outfield positions].

“Wherever I fit in, at the end of the day you’ve gotta hit so if I’m hitting, I’ll fit in somewhere” Carter finished.

Ultimately, we know that Carter can hit right-handed pitchers but it’s lefties that his well-documented struggles come from.

However, Carter himself doesn’t seem to be too concerned.

“The starts that I got last year, the first one was against Justin Steele and then we faced [Tarik] Skubal, that was kinda my sample size last year and the rest I felt terrible so I feel like what exactly am I supposed to do about that”.

“At the end of the day, I’m confident and I know everybody else’s stats say a certain thing you know, it is what it is, I think that this is a great time to get better and I’m not gonna sit here and tell you I’m just as good at hitting lefties as I am righties because obviously I’m not but It’s a goal of mine and I’m a hard worker and at the end of the day, I’m gonna figure it out”.

As for 2025, it will be interesting to see what the Rangers do as far as splitting time between Carter and Leody Taveras in center field.

However, if Carter can bounce back to his 2023 form and figure out the struggles against lefties, he will be a very good center fielder for the Rangers for a long time.