Twins' Carroll marks 10 years in majors with rare homer

It took Jamey Carroll a long time to break into the major leagues, so looking ahead to a long career was unrealistic. He was 28 years old when the Montreal Expos called him up to play against the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 11, 2002, at Wrigley Field. "I just remember when I first got called up and thinking, 'Wow, I'll be 38 if I ever make it 10 years,'" said Carroll, now with the Minnesota Twins. "Honest to God, I'll tell you, I would have bet everything I had -- not that I owned anything at that time -- that that wouldn't be the case, and here we are." Carroll, 38, officially marked 10 years of major league service time Monday, going 3-for-4 with a walk and his first home run in more than three years in the Twins' 4-2 loss to the White Sox in Chicago. It was the 1,186th game of his career, and his wife, Kim, and children Cole and Mackenzie were at U.S. Cellular Field to see it. So were his father and brothers, one of whom, Wes, is the he...