Carl Fleming Edwards Jr. (born September 3, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was formerly known as "C.J." in the minor leagues, where he also earned the nickname "The String Bean Slinger" for his skinny physique.Edwards was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 48th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft out of Mid-Carolina High School in Prosperity, South Carolina. Edwards initially committed to play college baseball for the Charleston Southern Buccaneers, where he would join a high school teammate and friend. However, when that friend died in a car accident, Edwards decided instead to pursue professional baseball. He spent his first professional season with the Arizona League Rangers and Spokane Indians. He finished the year 5–3 with a 1.48 earned run average (ERA) and 85 strikeouts over 67 innings pitched. He started the 2013 season with the Hickory Crawdads, going 8–2 with a 1.83 ERA and 122 strikeouts over 93 1⁄3 innings. Wikipedia
Who is popular today?
