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Catcher Mitch Garver retires after 10 major league seasons
Catcher Mitch Garver has retired from playing after parts of 10 seasons in Major League Baseball.
He played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners, after the Twins selected him in the ninth round of the 2013 draft.
Garver made his major league debut in 2017, then broke out in 2019 with 31 home runs for Minnesota.
Injuries limited him at times, and the Twins traded him to Texas before the 2022 season.
In 2023, he hit 19 home runs in the regular season and three more in the playoffs as the Rangers won their first title in franchise history.
Seattle signed him to a two-year, $24 million deal, but he struggled at the plate and was released in August 2026.
Garver finishes with 110 home runs in 702 games; no next step is stated.
Catcher Mitch Garver has retired after playing parts of 10 major league seasons.
He played for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners.
Garver helped the Rangers win their first franchise title in 2023, hitting three home runs in the postseason.
He finished with 702 games, 497 hits and 110 home runs.
- Who
- Mitch Garver, a catcher who played for the Twins, Rangers and Mariners.
- What
- He retired from playing after parts of 10 major league seasons.
- When
- The retirement was reported on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The article says he decided to retire after three straight tough years.
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The Twins selected Garver in the ninth round of the draft out of the University of New Mexico.
Garver made his major league debut with the Twins.
The Twins traded Garver to the Rangers.
Garver helped the Rangers win their first franchise title.
The Mariners signed Garver to a two-year, $24 million deal.
The Mariners released Garver after he hit .175/.302/.294 in 149 plate appearances.
- Major league seasons
- Parts of 10
- Teams
- Twins, Rangers and Mariners
- Career games
- 702
- Career hits
- 497
- Career home runs
- 110
- Career batting line
- .229/.325/.432
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Source: Former Minnesota Twins catcher Mitch Garver has officially retired after a 10-year career.