Mitch Garver
Introduction
Mitchell Lyn Garver (born January 15, 1991) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Career
Garver attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico and played college baseball at the University of New Mexico.
Professional career
He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the ninth round of the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft. He sepnt his professional season with the Elizabethton Twins where he batted .243 in 56 games. He spent 2014 with the Cedar Rapids Kernals where he posted a .245 average with 16 home runs and 79 RBI's, and 2015 with the Fort Myers Miracle where he batted .329 in 22 games. After the 2015 season he played in the Arizona Fall League. Garver spent 2016 with both the Chattanooga Lookouts and the Rochester Red Wings, where he posted a combined .270 batting average with 11 home runs and 66 RBI's. He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season for the second consecutive year. The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the season.