Dustin Garneau

Dustin Thomas Garneau (born August 13, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Detroit Tigers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros.

Dustin Garneau
Garneau with the Nashville Sounds in 2018
Detroit Tigers
Catcher
Born: (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987
San Pedro, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2015, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.202
Home runs9
Runs batted in42
Teams

Garneau played college baseball at California State University, Fullerton.[1] He was drafted by the Rockies in the 19th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2015.

Major league career

Colorado Rockies

Garneau was called up to the majors for the first time on August 19, 2015. In 2015, he batted .157.[2] In 2016, he batted .235.[2]

Oakland Athletics

On August 4, 2017, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[3] He was added to the Athletics' active roster the next day.[4] He batted .159 for Oakland.[5] He was designated for assignment on May 21, 2018.[6]

Chicago White Sox

On May 24, 2018, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox he was then optioned to AAA Charlotte Knights. Garneau was promoted to the major leagues on August 3. The White Sox outrighted him to the minors and removed him from the 40-man roster on October 2.[7] Garneau elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[8]

Los Angeles Angels

On November 19, 2018, Garneau signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. He opened the 2019 season with the Salt Lake Bees. On May 22, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major league roster.[9] On July 12, he was behind the plate for the combined no-hitter thrown by Taylor Cole and Félix Peña. He was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019.[10]

Second stint with Athletics

On August 3, 2019, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[11] On August 16, Garneau was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on October 4, 2019.

Houston Astros

On November 26, 2019, Garneau signed a 1-year contract with the Houston Astros.[12]

In 2020 he batted .158/.273/.289 with one home run and four RBIs in 38 at bats.[13] On defense, his four errors (in 110.2 innings) tied for fourth-most in the AL, and he caught only 18% of attempted base-stealers.[14] Garneau made his postseason debut in the 2020 American League Division Series against the Oakland Athletics as a defensive replacement for Martin Maldonado.[15] He would later make his first postseason start in the 2020 American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays.[16]

Detroit Tigers

On December 23, 2020, Garneau signed a minor-league contract with the Detroit Tigers with an invitation to spring training.[17]

References
  1. Gary Klein (June 5, 2009). "Fullerton finds a gem behind the plate". www.articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. "Dustin Garneau Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  3. Adams, Steve (August 4, 2017). "Athletics Claim Dustin Garneau From Rockies". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. Wilmoth, Charlie (August 5, 2017). "Athletics Designate Ryan Lavarnway For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. "Dustin Garneau Minor, Fall & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  6. "Maxwell back with A's; Phegley optioned". MLB.com. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. Byrne, Connor (October 2, 2018). "White Sox Outright Dustin Garneau". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  9. J.P. Hoornstra (May 22, 2019). "Dustin Garneau's first stint with Angels is a real homecoming". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  10. "Angels Reinstate Jonathan Lucroy, Designate Dustin Garneau". MLB Trade Rumors.
  11. "A's activate Piscotty from IL, claim Garneau off waivers". The Telegraph. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  12. Chandler Rome (November 26, 2019). "Astros sign catcher Dustin Garneau to one-year deal". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  13. "Dustin Garneau Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  14. "2020 American League Fielding Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com.
  15. https://www.espn.com/mlb/game?gameId=401246359
  16. https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=401246375
  17. Beck, Jason (December 23, 2020). "Garneau signs Minors deal with Tigers". MLB.com. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
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