Webster "Webby" Leotis Garrison (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional baseball

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and current

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coach/manager in the

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farm system.

Playing career

Born in

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, Garrison was drafted by the

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in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft. He played for the A's in . In 5 career games, he had 9 at-bats and no hits.

Coaching career

Garrison began his coaching career in 1999 with the Athletics Double-A

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. During the 1999 season in Midland, Garrison served as one of the rare

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, playing in 43 games while acting as the hitting coach for the team. From 2011 to 2013 he managed the

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. In 2015, he managed the

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and in 2016 and 2017, the

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, before being promoted to manager of the Class A

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for 2018. In 2019 he returned to managing the Ports, and was assigned to manage a rookie-league team in Arizona in , his 22nd year with the A's organization. He was named "Banner Island Ballpark All-Time Manager" in 2015.

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