Ryan Patrick Garton (born December 5, 1989) is an American former

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. He played in

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(MLB) for the

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in 2016 and 2017 and the

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in 2017 and 2019.

Career

Tampa Bay Rays

Garton attended J. W. Mitchell High School in

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, and

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, where he played

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for the

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. In 2011, he pitched in summer college baseball for the

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. The

selected him in the 34th round of the

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. The Rays promoted Garton to the major leagues on May 25, 2016, and he made his major league debut the next day in the seventh inning of a game against the

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, allowing three

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on two innings pitched.

Seattle Mariners

On August 6, 2017, the Rays traded Garton and

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to the

for Anthony Misiewicz,

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, and a

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or cash considerations. He was outrighted to AAA on October 26, 2017. He spent all of 2018 with AAA

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.He was assigned to AAA

to start the 2019 season. He had his contract selected to the major leagues on May 17, 2019. He was designated for assignment on May 21. He elected free agency on October 8, 2019.

Minnesota Twins

On November 26, 2019, Garton signed a minor league contract with the

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. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Garton was released by the Twins organization on September 4, 2020.

Retirement

On March 7, 2021, Garton joined the coaching staff of Heisler Heat Baseball, a baseball academy ran by former minor league baseball player Adam Heisler.

Acereros de Monclova

On July 21, 2021, Garton came out of retirement and signed with the

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of the

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. He was released on August 5, 2021 after posting a 7.00 ERA in 8 appearances. He again retired on September 20, 2021, when he joined Southern Performance Institute as part of the coaching staff.https://twitter.com/spinstitute_ms/status/1440011092529344516?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw

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