Gregory Stone Garrett (born November 22, 1995) is an American

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, for the

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the

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Career

Miami Marlins

Garrett was drafted by the

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in the eighth round of the

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out of

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. He signed with the Marlins rather than play college baseball at

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. He made his professional debut with the

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. Playing with the Low-A

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in 2015, Garrett was named the Marlins Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .297 with a .933

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(OPS), 11

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and 46

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. He spent 2016 with the Single-A Greensboro Grasshoppers where he posted a .213 batting average with six home runs and 16 RBIs in 52 games. While with Greensboro, Garrett was involved in a prank with his then-roommate

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. As a result of the prank, Garrett suffered a knife cut on his right hand that required three stitches, and was placed on the disabled list. In 2017, he played for the High-A

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where he batted .212 with four home runs and 29 RBIs in 94 games. Garrett returned to Jupiter for the 2018 season, appearing in 64 games and hitting .243/.280/.371 with 5 home runs, 30 RBI, and 14 stolen bases. In 2019, Garrett played in 119 games for the Double-A

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, batting .243/.289/.413 with 14 home runs, 63 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. He elected minor league free agency following the season on November 2, 2020.

Arizona Diamondbacks

After his stint with the Marlins, Garrett briefly decided to leave baseball and begin a full-time career in

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. In 2021 he connected with a former Marlins scout on

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, who helped him try out and sign a minor league contract with the

on March 19, 2021. Garrett spent the majority of the season with the Double-A

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, also playing in two games for the Triple-A

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. In 103 games for Amarillo, he hit .280/.317/.516 with 25 home runs, 81 RBI, and 17 stolen bases. He was assigned to Reno to begin the 2022 season. In 103 games for the Aces, Garrett batted .275/.332/.568 with career-highs in home runs (28) and RBI (95), as well as 15 stolen bases. On August 17, 2022, the Diamondbacks selected Garrett to the 40-man roster and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. In his debut against the

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, Garrett recorded his first two career hits as part of a two-double, one-RBI game. On August 28, he hit his first career home run, a solo shot off of

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starter Dylan Cease. He appeared in 27 games for Arizona in his rookie campaign, hitting .276/.309/.540 with 4 home runs, 10 RBI, and 3 stolen bases. On November 15, 2022, he was

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. On November 18, Garrett was non–tendered by the Diamondbacks and became a free agent.

Washington Nationals

On November 29, 2022, Garrett signed a major league deal with the

. Garrett was optioned to the Triple-A

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to begin the 2023 season. He was called up to the big league club soon after on April 2, 2023, after

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was placed on the injured list. In an August 23 game against the

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, Garrett landed awkwardly against the outfield wall while attempting to catch a DJ LeMahieu fly ball. The next day, he was diagnosed with a fractured left

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. On August 26, Garrett was placed on the 60–day injured list, ending his season. In 89 games for Washington, Garrett batted .269/.343/.457 with 9 home runs and 40 RBI.

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