Carsey's father, William, was a self-professed labor leader who was allied with the Tammany Hall political machine in New York.
Carsey began playing baseball in Harlem as a teenager, pitching on an amateur team known as the Eccentrics with his father as catcher. He gained a nickname, "the Kid", which carried with him when he attracted the attention of professional clubs and began playing in the Atlantic Association in 1889.
Carsey debuted with the Washington Statesmen of the American Association in 1891, leading that league in losses, hits, earned runs allowed, and wild pitches. From 1892 to mid-1897, he played for the Philadelphia Phillies and compiled a 94–71 record.

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