Carter attended
Ravenswood High School in West Virginia. After earning all-state honors at Ravenswood, he played at
Alderson–Broaddus College for two years before transferring to
West Virginia State. but he has also been reported to have played one He was signed by the
San Francisco Giants after a tryout in 1988. He was named Texas League Pitcher of the year in 1991 while playing for the
Shreveport Captains. In 1994, he became the first player signed by the
Tyler Wildcatters of the
independent Texas–Louisiana League. He served as a
player-coach. After his playing career was completed, Carter began work as a pitching coach within the
Kansas City Royals minor league system. 2015 will be Carter's 18th season in the Royals organization including 11 years at the Double-A level, with Wichita (2002–07) and Northwest Arkansas (2008–12). He was a member of three recent Championship teams, with the Triple-A
Omaha Storm Chasers in 2014 and 2013, and with the Double-A
Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2010. He is credited with assisting in the tutelage of several of the Royals current pitchers, including
Danny Duffy,
Yordano Ventura,
Kelvin Herrera, and
Greg Holland. Larry was also the recipient of the "Mike Coolbaugh Texas League Coach of the Year" in the 2008 season. He also was named the Royals' 2014 Dick Howser Player Development Person of the Year. He served as the Royals' minor league pitching coordinator from 2015 through 2019. He was promoted to bullpen coach of the Royals prior to the 2020 season. ==Personal==