Braxton L. Garrett (born August 5, 1997) is an American

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for the Miami Marlins of

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(MLB). He was drafted seventh overall by the Marlins in the 2016 MLB draft.

Amateur career

Garrett attended

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in Foley, Alabama his freshman and sophomore years. Prior to his junior year he transferred to Florence High School in Florence, Alabama. As a sophomore at Foley in 2014, he was 8–2 with a 1.23

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(ERA) with 108

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in 57 innings. In July of that year he committed to

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to play

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. As a junior at Florence in 2015, Garrett was 7–1 with a 0.75 ERA with 141 strikeouts in innings. In August after that season, he played in the Perfect Game All-American Classic at Petco Park. Later that year, he played for the 18U National Team that won the

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Professional career

Garrett was considered one of the top prospects for the

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. He was selected seventh overall in the draft by the Miami Marlins. He agreed to sign with the Marlins for a $4,145,900 signing bonus. He made his professional debut in 2017 with the

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of the Class A

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, where he posted a 1-0 record with a 2.93 ERA in four starts before he underwent Tommy John surgery in June, ending his season.

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ranked Garrett as Miami's fifth best prospect going into the 2018 season. However, he also missed all of that season, as he was recovering from the surgery he had undergone the previous year. Garrett returned in 2019, beginning the year with the

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of the

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Florida State League, and also pitched in one game for the

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of the

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Southern League. Over 21 starts between the two clubs, he went 6-7 with a 3.54 ERA. On September 13, 2020, the Marlins selected Garrett’s contract and he made his major league debut that day in the second game of a doubleheader.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garrett, Braxton 1997 births Living people People from Foley, Alabama Baseball players from Alabama Major League Baseball pitchers Miami Marlins players Greensboro Grasshoppers players Jupiter Hammerheads players Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp players