Reed Garrett (baseball)

Reed Garrett (born January 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and for the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Reed Garrett
Garrett with the Nashville Sounds
Free Agent
Relief pitcher
Born: (1993-01-02) January 2, 1993
Henrico, Virginia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Professional debut
MLB: March 29, 2019, for the Detroit Tigers
NPB: June 19, 2020, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average8.22
Strikeouts10
NPB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record3–2
Earned run average3.10
Strikeouts45
Teams

Career

Texas Rangers

Garrett attended Mills E. Godwin High School in Richmond, Virginia.[1] He attended the Virginia Military Institute and played college baseball for the Keydets from 2012 through 2014.[2] He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 16th round, 486th overall, of the 2014 MLB Draft.[3]

Garrett spent his professional debut season of 2014 with the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, posting a 6–1 record with a 4.06 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 57.2 innings over 16 games (9 starts).[4] Garrett split the 2015 season between the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League and the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League, combining to go 10–8 with a 4.58 ERA, 96 strikeouts, and 139.2 innings pitched over 25 games (25 starts). He split the 2016 season between High Desert, the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League. He recorded a combined 4–9 record with a 6.24 ERA, 86 strikeouts, and 109.2 innings pitched over 29 games (18 starts).[4] After the 2016 regular season, Garrett played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League.[5] He recorded a 2.25 ERA in 16 innings pitched.[4]

He spent 2017 season with Frisco, posting a 2–5 record with a 4.98 ERA, 70 strikeouts, and 68.2 innings pitched in 44 games (4 starts). In 2018, Garrett became a full time relief pitcher and split the season between Frisco and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League, posting a combined 4–2 record with a 2.04 ERA, 61 strikeouts, and 61.2 innings pitched over 51 games.[4] Following the 2018 regular season, Garrett pitched for the Naranjeros de Hermosillo of the Mexican Pacific League in winter ball,[6] appearing in four games and recording a 9.82 ERA in 3.2 innings pitched.[4]

Detroit Tigers

Garrett was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 5th pick in the 2018 Rule 5 draft.[7][8] On March 27, 2019, the Tigers announced that Garrett had made the 2019 opening day roster.[9] He made his major league debut on March 29 versus the Toronto Blue Jays, recording one strikeout over one inning of relief. He was designated for assignment on May 16 after going 0–0 with a 8.22 ERA over 15 innings.[10]

Second stint with Texas

On May 20, 2019, Garrett was returned to the Texas Rangers organization. He was then assigned to the Nashville Sounds of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League for the remainder of the season,[11] going 1–3 with a 4.91 ERA in 40 innings.

Saitama Seibu Lions

On December 24, 2019, Garrett signed with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.[12]

On June 19, 2020, Garrett made his NPB debut. On December 2, 2020, he become a free agent.[13]

See also

References
  1. Eric Kolenich (March 30, 2019). "Mills Godwin alumnus Reed Garrett makes MLB debut with Tigers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  2. Cody Stavenhagen (May 3, 2019). "Reed Garrett's road to big-league reliever began at Virginia Military Institute". The Athletic. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  3. "From the Pippins to the majors". Yakima Herald-Republic. March 25, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  4. "Reed Garrett". thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  5. Kevin Carter (September 16, 2016). "The 2016 Arizona Fall League - Surprise Saguaros". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  6. "Garrett se Incorpora al relevo Naranja". naranjeros.com.mx. August 21, 2018. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  7. Anthony Fenech (December 13, 2018). "Detroit Tigers select reliever Reed Garrett in MLB Rule 5 draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. Chris McCosky (March 5, 2019). "Reinvented Rule 5 pick Reed Garrett wants to make good on 'new look' with Tigers". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  9. "VMI Baseball: Reed Garrett reaches Major Leagues with Tigers". Augusta Free Press. April 3, 2019. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
  10. Evan Woodbery (May 16, 2019). "Tigers cut Rule 5 pick Reed Garrett, bring up Sandy Baez". MLive.com. Retrieved May 16, 2019.
  11. Adam J. Morris (May 20, 2019). "Reed Garrett returns to Rangers, Scott Heineman starts rehab assignment". Lone Star Ball. SB Nation. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  12. "西武　リード・ギャレット投手の獲得発表　背番号３３、中継ぎで期待". December 24, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  13. "2020年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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