Career
Miami Marlins
Garrett was drafted by the Miami Marlins in the eighth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft out of George Ranch High School in Richmond,Texas. [1] [2] He signed with the Marlins rather than play college baseball at Rice University. [3] He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Marlins. [4] Playing with the Low-A Batavia Muckdogs in 2015,Garrett was named the Marlins Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .297 with a .933 On-base plus slugging (OPS),11 home runs and 46 runs batted in. [5] [6]
Garrett spent 2016 with the Single–A Greensboro Grasshoppers where he posted a .213 batting average with six home runs and 16 RBI in 52 games. While with Greensboro,Garrett was involved in a prank with his then-roommate Josh Naylor. 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. [7] In 2017,he played for the High–A Jupiter Hammerheads where he batted .212 with four home runs and 29 RBI in 94 games. [8]
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 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp,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 COVID-19 pandemic. [9] Garrett became a free agent on November 2,2020. [10]
Arizona Diamondbacks
After his stint with the Marlins,Garrett briefly decided to leave baseball and begin a full-time career in real estate. In 2021 he connected with a former Marlins scout on LinkedIn,who helped him try out and sign a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on March 19,2021. [11] Garrett spent the majority of the season with the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles,also playing in two games for the Triple-A Reno Aces. 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. [12] [13] In his debut against the San Francisco Giants,Garrett recorded his first two career hits as part of a two-double,one-RBI game. [14] On August 28,he hit his first career home run,a solo shot off of Chicago White Sox starter Dylan Cease. [15] 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 designated for assignment. [16] On November 18,Garrett was non–tendered by the Diamondbacks and became a free agent. [17]
Washington Nationals
On November 29,2022,Garrett signed a major league contract with the Washington Nationals. [18] Garrett was optioned to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings to begin the 2023 season. [19] He was called up to the big league club soon after on April 2,2023,after Corey Dickerson was placed on the injured list. [20] In an August 23 game against the New York Yankees,Garrett landed awkwardly against the outfield wall while attempting to catch a DJ LeMahieu fly ball. [21] The next day,he was diagnosed with a fractured left fibula. [22] 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. [23]
On September 27,2024,Garrett played his first game for the Nationals since his fractured fibula. In his first at-bat,Garrett hit a two-run home run off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ranger Suárez to increase the Nationals' lead to 3–0. Garrett subsequently added a single,double,and walk in three of his following four plate appearances,with three RBI,in a 9–1 Nationals victory. [24]
Garrett was designated for assignment by the Nationals on February 27,2025. [25] He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Rochester on March 4. [26] In 15 games for Rochester,Garrett went 4-for-46 (.087) with two RBI and one stolen base. On April 29,Garrett was released by the Nationals organization. [27]
Kiwoom Heroes
On June 5,2025,Garrett signed with the Kiwoom Heroes of the KBO League as a temporary injury replacement for Ruben Cardenas. [28] In 22 appearances for Kiwoom,he batted .241/.280/.310 with two home runs and 15 RBI. Cardenas' return accompanied the expiration of Garrett's contract on July 20,and he was not retained by the Heroes. [29]
Garrett announced his retirement from baseball via Instagram on September 23,2025. [30]
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