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Mitchell Lynn Garver (born January 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Garver made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2017 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2019. The Twins traded him to the Rangers in 2022, and he won the 2023 World Series with them. That December, he signed with the Mariners.
Garver was born on January 15, 1991, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, catching for the school baseball team. Garver was a skilled center back for the school soccer team, and his coach suggested that Garver move to England to further pursue his soccer career. Garver, who preferred baseball, was "terrified" at the prospect and turned down the offer. As a junior in 2008, he helped the soccer and baseball team both win state championships. In 2009, Garver was named the Albuquerque Public Schools Male Athlete of the Year and an all-state and honorable mention All-American in baseball. He batted .521 as a senior with 10 home runs.
Garver attended the University of New Mexico. He was a walk on for the Lobos college baseball team. In 2010 and 2011, he played summer league baseball for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League. As a junior in 2012, he was named co-Mountain West Conference player of the year, with teammate D. J. Peterson, and a second-team All-American by Louisville Slugger. He and Peterson played summer baseball for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2012, where Garver was named a league all-star. In 2013, Garver and Peterson repeated as co-conference players of the year. Garver also set a Lobos record by starting 181 consecutive games.
The Minnesota Twins selected Garver in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus, and he steadily advanced through the minor leagues for the next three and a half season. He played for the Elizabethton Twins for the rest of 2013, batting .243 in 56 games. He spent 2014 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, where he posted a .245 average with 16 home runs and 79 RBI. In 2015 with the Fort Myers Miracle, he batted .245 with only four home runs but a team-high 69 walks. After the regular season, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. Garver started 2016 with the Chattanooga Lookouts and was promoted in August to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. He hit a combined .270 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI. He returned to the Arizona Fall League for the second consecutive year, this time playing for the Surprise Saguaros. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster on November 18 to prevent him from being eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Garver returned to Rochester to start 2017, where he displayed the best power of his pro career thus far, batting .291/.387/.541 with 17 home runs in 88 games.
The Twins promoted Garver to the major leagues on August 18, 2017, and he made his MLB debut the next day, striking out as a pinch hitter. On August 20, Garver got his first MLB hit, an infield single off Braden Shipley of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who Garver had previously faced in college. He played in 23 games in the majors in 2017, batting .196 with 3 RBIs. In 2018, Garver hit his first home run on April 5 and became the Twins’ primary catcher by mid-May. In his rookie season in 2018, he batted .268/.335/.414 with seven home runs in 103 games, including 82 starts at catcher.
Garver enjoyed a breakout season in 2019 but was limited by injuries. On May 14, he suffered a left high ankle sprain after a home plate collision with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels. Garver tagged out Ohtani, protecting the Twins' 4–3 lead that he'd created with an earlier home run. Garver left the game and was put on the 10-day injured list, replaced on the roster by Miguel Sano. Garver left the injured list on June 2. In 311 at bats in 2019, Garver hit 31 home runs while driving in 67. Garver won the Silver Slugger Award for catchers in the American League (AL). He went 2-for-12 in the AL Division Series (ALDS), which the Twins lost in the minimum three games.
Garver was limited to 23 games in the shortened 2020 season due to a right intercostal strain that kept him out of play for a month. He batted .167/.247/.264 in his brief action. In 2021, Garver rebounded to hit .256 with 13 home runs in 68 games. He was off the Twins roster several times, due to a groin contusion, lower back tightness, and the birth of his first child. On July 27, both Garver and Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase hit grand slams. It was both catchers' first MLB grand slams and the first time in MLB history that opposing catchers hit grand slams in the same game.
On March 12, 2022, the Twins traded Garver to the Texas Rangers for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ronny Henriquez. While still catching some games, Garver was primarily a designated hitter for the Rangers, playing twice as many games without playing the field. Garver had surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right forearm in July 2022, ending his season. In 54 games for Texas in 2022, he hit .207/.298/.404 with 10 home runs and 24 RBI.
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Mitch Garver
Mitchell Lynn Garver (born January 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher and designated hitter for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers. Garver made his MLB debut with the Twins in 2017 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2019. The Twins traded him to the Rangers in 2022, and he won the 2023 World Series with them. That December, he signed with the Mariners.
Garver was born on January 15, 1991, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, catching for the school baseball team. Garver was a skilled center back for the school soccer team, and his coach suggested that Garver move to England to further pursue his soccer career. Garver, who preferred baseball, was "terrified" at the prospect and turned down the offer. As a junior in 2008, he helped the soccer and baseball team both win state championships. In 2009, Garver was named the Albuquerque Public Schools Male Athlete of the Year and an all-state and honorable mention All-American in baseball. He batted .521 as a senior with 10 home runs.
Garver attended the University of New Mexico. He was a walk on for the Lobos college baseball team. In 2010 and 2011, he played summer league baseball for the St. Cloud River Bats of the Northwoods League. As a junior in 2012, he was named co-Mountain West Conference player of the year, with teammate D. J. Peterson, and a second-team All-American by Louisville Slugger. He and Peterson played summer baseball for the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 2012, where Garver was named a league all-star. In 2013, Garver and Peterson repeated as co-conference players of the year. Garver also set a Lobos record by starting 181 consecutive games.
The Minnesota Twins selected Garver in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the team, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus, and he steadily advanced through the minor leagues for the next three and a half season. He played for the Elizabethton Twins for the rest of 2013, batting .243 in 56 games. He spent 2014 with the Cedar Rapids Kernels, where he posted a .245 average with 16 home runs and 79 RBI. In 2015 with the Fort Myers Miracle, he batted .245 with only four home runs but a team-high 69 walks. After the regular season, he played for the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League. Garver started 2016 with the Chattanooga Lookouts and was promoted in August to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. He hit a combined .270 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI. He returned to the Arizona Fall League for the second consecutive year, this time playing for the Surprise Saguaros. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster on November 18 to prevent him from being eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Garver returned to Rochester to start 2017, where he displayed the best power of his pro career thus far, batting .291/.387/.541 with 17 home runs in 88 games.
The Twins promoted Garver to the major leagues on August 18, 2017, and he made his MLB debut the next day, striking out as a pinch hitter. On August 20, Garver got his first MLB hit, an infield single off Braden Shipley of the Arizona Diamondbacks, who Garver had previously faced in college. He played in 23 games in the majors in 2017, batting .196 with 3 RBIs. In 2018, Garver hit his first home run on April 5 and became the Twins’ primary catcher by mid-May. In his rookie season in 2018, he batted .268/.335/.414 with seven home runs in 103 games, including 82 starts at catcher.
Garver enjoyed a breakout season in 2019 but was limited by injuries. On May 14, he suffered a left high ankle sprain after a home plate collision with Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels. Garver tagged out Ohtani, protecting the Twins' 4–3 lead that he'd created with an earlier home run. Garver left the game and was put on the 10-day injured list, replaced on the roster by Miguel Sano. Garver left the injured list on June 2. In 311 at bats in 2019, Garver hit 31 home runs while driving in 67. Garver won the Silver Slugger Award for catchers in the American League (AL). He went 2-for-12 in the AL Division Series (ALDS), which the Twins lost in the minimum three games.
Garver was limited to 23 games in the shortened 2020 season due to a right intercostal strain that kept him out of play for a month. He batted .167/.247/.264 in his brief action. In 2021, Garver rebounded to hit .256 with 13 home runs in 68 games. He was off the Twins roster several times, due to a groin contusion, lower back tightness, and the birth of his first child. On July 27, both Garver and Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase hit grand slams. It was both catchers' first MLB grand slams and the first time in MLB history that opposing catchers hit grand slams in the same game.
On March 12, 2022, the Twins traded Garver to the Texas Rangers for Isiah Kiner-Falefa and Ronny Henriquez. While still catching some games, Garver was primarily a designated hitter for the Rangers, playing twice as many games without playing the field. Garver had surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right forearm in July 2022, ending his season. In 54 games for Texas in 2022, he hit .207/.298/.404 with 10 home runs and 24 RBI.
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