Garrett Cooper
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
The details
Biography
Introduction
Garrett N. Cooper (born December 25, 1990) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Cooper attended Loyola High School in Los Angeles, California and played college baseball at El Camino College and Auburn University. The Milwaukee Brewers selected Cooper in the sixth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.
The Brewers traded Cooper to the New York Yankees for Tyler Webb on July 13, 2017. The Yankees promoted Cooper to the major leagues on July 14, and he made his debut that day against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. On July 16, Cooper got his first MLB hit off David Price.