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| Grayson Garvin | |
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| Pitcher | |
| Born:October 27, 1989 Suwanee, Georgia | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left |
Grayson O'Neil Garvin (born October 27,1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
Garvin attended Wesleyan School in Norcross,Georgia. [1] He was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 45th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft,but did not sign and played college baseball at Vanderbilt University. Garvin was mostly a relief pitcher in his first two seasons at Vanderbilt. [2] In 2009,he played collegiate summer baseball for the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League, [3] and returned to the league in 2010 with the Bourne Braves,where he won the league's Outstanding Pitcher award. [4] [5] As a junior in 2011,he became a full-time starter,going 13–2 with a 2.48 earned run average (ERA) and 101 strikeouts in 18 starts. For his play he was named the SEC Pitcher of the Year. [6]
Garvin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft. [7] He signed with the Rays and made his professional debut in 2012 with the Charlotte Stone Crabs. [8] He pitched in 11 games (ten starts) in which he compiled a 2-4 record and a 5.05 ERA before suffering an injury that required Tommy John surgery, [9] thus ending his season.
Garvin returned in 2013 to start 11 games for the Gulf Coast Rays and Charlotte. In those 11 starts,he was 0-2 with a 1.59 ERA. He played 2014 with the Montgomery Biscuits,going 1-8 with a 3.77 ERA in 20 starts. He pitched only 74 innings due to injuries. [10] He missed all of the 2015 season due to injury. In 2016,he pitched for the GCL Rays and Charlotte,pitching to a 0-1 record and a 3.48 ERA in 33.2 innings pitched. [11] He did not pitch in 2017.
Garvin elected free agency on November 6,2017. [12]