Mitch Garver
| Mitch Garver | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Garver in the Minnesota Twins jersey (2019)
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| Minnesota Twins - No. 8 | |
| Catcher | |
| Born: January 15, 1991 Albuquerque , United States 
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| Strikes: Right | Throws: Right |
| Debut in Major League Baseball | |
| August 19, 2017 in the Minnesota Twins | |
| MLB stats (through August 2, 2020) |
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| Batting average | .263 |
| Home runs | 39 |
| Runs Batted In | 117 |
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| Last update: August 3, 2020 | |
Mitchell Lyn "Mitch" Garver (born January 15, 1991 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) is an American baseball player in Major League Baseball (MLB) on the position of catcher . In 2019 he won the Silver Slugger Award .
Career
Garver attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque and played college baseball at the University of New Mexico . It was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the ninth round of the 2013 MLB Draft . Garver first played in the Minnesota Twins' farm teams before making his MLB debut for the Twins against the Arizona Diamondbacks on August 19, 2017 at the age of 26 . In the game, Garver had a strikeout . The Twins won the game 5-0. He ran 22 more times for the Twins and had a batting average of .193 and three Run Batted In (RBI) by the end of the season . Garver hit his first home run in the MLB on April 5, 2018 and became a regular catcher from May of the same year.
On May 14, 2019 game against the Los Angeles Angels Garver suffered while trying Shohei Ohtani at the Home Plate from making a sprain of the left ankle and was subsequently set for ten days on the injury list. Tag play at home plate enabled the Twins to keep their 4 to 3 lead. Despite injury, Garver played 93 times for the Twins in the 2019 season and had 31 home runs and 67 RBI in 311 at-bats . For this achievement he was awarded the Silver Slugger Award .
Web links
- Player information and statistics from MLB or ESPN or baseball reference or fangraphs or baseball reference (minor league) (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Arizona Diamondbacks at Minnesota Twins Box Score, Aug. 19, 2017. In: Baseball-Reference.com . Sports Reference, LCC, accessed August 3, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Garver shines in Twins' win but exits with injury. In: ESPN.com . May 15, 2019, accessed on August 3, 2020 .
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| SURNAME | Garver, Mitch |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Garver, Mitchell Lyn (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American baseball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Albuquerque , New Mexico |