Steve Garrison

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88+2⁄3 innings pitched. [3]

Garrison began the 2007 campaign with the High-A Brevard County Manatees, pitching to an 8-4 record and 3.44 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 20 starts.

San Diego Padres

On July 25, 2007, Garrison was traded to the San Diego Padres with Will Inman and Joe Thatcher in exchange for Scott Linebrink. [4]

On November 20, 2009, the Padres added Garrison to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He made 17 appearances (11 starts) for the rookie-level Arizona League Padres, High-A Lake Elsinore Storm, and Triple-A Portland Beavers, accumulating a 2-4 record and 5.37 ERA with 38 strikeouts over 57 innings of work. On September 6, 2010, Garrison was designated for assignment by the Padres. [5]

New York Yankees

On September 9, 2010, Garrison was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees. [6] He joined the Double-A Trenton Thunder for the 2010 Eastern League playoffs. [2]

Garrison was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on July 19, 2011. [7] Garrison made his major league debut on July 25, against the Seattle Mariners, recording the last two outs in a 10–3 Yankees win. [8] Garrison was designated for assignment by New York on September 11, following the promotion of Austin Romine. [9] He became a minor league free agent after the season. [10]

Seattle Mariners

On November 22, 2011, Garrison signed a minor league contract with the Seattle Mariners. [11] He made 24 appearances (21 starts) for the Double-A Jackson Generals and Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers in 2012, posting a combined 6-9 record and 5.13 ERA with 58 strikeouts across 124+2⁄3 innings pitched.

Later career

Garrison signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in December 2012.

On February 14, 2014, Garrison signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization. [12] [13]

Garrison played with the Long Island Ducks for part of the 2014 season before being released. In 2015, Garrison signed with the Camden Riversharks. [14] He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

References

  1. ↑ Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger , July 26, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J."
  2. 1 2 Norris, Josh. "Hun alum Steve Garrison replaces Wilkin De La Rosa with Thunder", The Trentonian , September 9, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Steve Garrison - Stats - Pitching". fangraphs.com. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Brewers Trade For Scott Linebrink". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ Corey Brock and Gina Mizell (September 6, 2010). "Outfielder Baxter joins Padres from Triple-A". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
  6. ↑ "New York Yankees 2010 Roster Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  7. ↑ Matthews, Wallace (July 19, 2011). "Game 94: Yankees @ Rays". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
  8. ↑ Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger , July 26, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2011. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J. Of course, the setting was just a tad different. Yankee Stadium had nearly emptied out tonight and the outcome had been long decided when the bullpen gates opened with one out in the ninth inning. But Garrison fought his own nerves in his big league debut to record the final two outs of the Yankees' 10-3 victory against the Seattle Mariners."
  9. ↑ "Yankees Designate Steve Garrison For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Nalbone, John (November 5, 2011). "Steve Garrison one of many former Trenton Thunder players granted free agency by MLB". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 8, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Minor Moves: Braves, Loewen, Garrison". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Minor Moves: Robinson, Knapp, Egan, Morillo, Garrison, Wrigley, Geer, Johnson". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved October 30, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Steve Garrison Player Card | Baseball Prospectus".
  14. ↑ "Patriots Sweep Riversharks with 8-2 Win". July 23, 2015.
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Steve Garrison
Pitcher
Born: (1986-09-12) September 12, 1986 (age 39)
Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.
Batted: Switch
Threw: Left
MLB debut
July 25, 2011, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
July 25, 2011, for the New York Yankees