Steve Garrison

Steve Garrison
Steve Garrison
	Pitcher
	Born: September 12, 1986 (age 38); Trenton, New Jersey
	Batted: Switch Threw: Left
MLB debut
	July 25, 2011, for the New York Yankees
Last appearance
	July 25, 2011, for the New York Yankees
MLB statistics ; (through 2011 season)
Win–loss record	0–0
Earned run average	0.00
Strikeouts	0
Teams
	New York Yankees (2011);

Stevenson Nathaniel Garrison (born September 12, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees in 2011.

Garrison grew up in Ewing Township, New Jersey^[1] and attended The Hun School of Princeton in Princeton, New Jersey.^[2]

Minor and Major League career

Garrison was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 10th round (295th overall) of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft. On July 25, 2007, he was traded to the Padres with Will Inman and Joe Thatcher for Scott Linebrink. He was promoted as high as Triple-A, where he played for the Portland Beavers. On September 6, 2010, he was designated for assignment.^[3]

On September 9, 2010, Garrison was claimed off waivers by the New York Yankees.^[4] He joined the Double-A Trenton Thunder for the 2010 Eastern League playoffs.^[2]

He was called up by the Yankees for the first time on July 19, 2011.^[5] Garrison made his major league debut on July 25, 2011, against the Seattle Mariners, recording the last 2 outs in a 10–3 Yankees win.^[6] He was designated for assignment on September 11, 2011, and became a minor league free agent after the season.^[7]

The Seattle Mariners signed Garrison to a minor league contract on November 22, 2011.

He signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks in December 2012 and with the Baltimore Orioles in February 2014.

Independent baseball

Garrison played with the Long Island Ducks for part of the 2014 season before being released. In 2015, Garrison signed with the Camden Riversharks.

He became a free agent after the 2015 season.

References

^ Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger, July 26, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J."
^ ^a ^b Norris, Josh. "Hun alum Steve Garrison replaces Wilkin De La Rosa with Thunder", The Trentonian, September 9, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2011.
^ Corey Brock and Gina Mizell (September 6, 2010). "Outfielder Baxter joins Padres from Triple-A". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
^ "New York Yankees 2010 Roster Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^ Matthews, Wallace (July 19, 2011). "Game 94: Yankees @ Rays". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
^ Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger, July 26, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2011. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J. Of course, the setting was just a tad different. Yankee Stadium had nearly emptied out tonight and the outcome had been long decided when the bullpen gates opened with one out in the ninth inning. But Garrison fought his own nerves in his big league debut to record the final two outs of the Yankees' 10-3 victory against the Seattle Mariners."
^ Nalbone, John (November 5, 2011). "Steve Garrison one of many former Trenton Thunder players granted free agency by MLB". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger, July 26, 2011. Accessed December 3, 2012. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J."

[trentonian-2] Norris, Josh. "Hun alum Steve Garrison replaces Wilkin De La Rosa with Thunder", The Trentonian, September 9, 2010. Accessed March 6, 2011.

[3] Corey Brock and Gina Mizell (September 6, 2010). "Outfielder Baxter joins Padres from Triple-A". Sandiego.padres.mlb.com. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.

[4] "New York Yankees 2010 Roster Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved May 22, 2024.

[5] Matthews, Wallace (July 19, 2011). "Game 94: Yankees @ Rays". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

[6] Carig, Marc. "Yankees' Steve Garrison, a Ewing native, makes major-league debut", The Star-Ledger, July 26, 2011. Accessed July 26, 2011. "His heart raced and his mouth dried up as if it were filled with cotton, giving Steve Garrison the same nervous feeling he used get before American Legion games in Ewing, N.J. Of course, the setting was just a tad different. Yankee Stadium had nearly emptied out tonight and the outcome had been long decided when the bullpen gates opened with one out in the ninth inning. But Garrison fought his own nerves in his big league debut to record the final two outs of the Yankees' 10-3 victory against the Seattle Mariners."

[7] Nalbone, John (November 5, 2011). "Steve Garrison one of many former Trenton Thunder players granted free agency by MLB". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved November 8, 2011.

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