EVERETT — In an American job market where entry-level positions often look for people with multiple years of experience, Matt Carasiti is a dream candidate.

The Everett AquaSox pitching coach is in his first year on the job. He only stopped playing baseball a year ago. As of last June, he was pitching with the Colorado Rockies.

Yet the 34-year-old Carasiti will have five years of coaching experience by season’s end, at least to an extent.

The Resume

A sixth-round pick by Colorado in the 2012 MLB Draft out of St. John’s University, Carasiti moved up through the Rockies organization, making his MLB debut in 2016. He spent the next year in Triple-A, played in Japan in 2018, and reached the majors again in 2019 for 11 games with the Seattle Mariners.

An elbow injury in March 2020 and a co

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