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| Shawn Garrett |
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#7
Position: INF
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| Height: | 6'3 |
| Weight: | 220 |
| Bats: | Switch |
| Throws: | Right |
| DOB: | 11/2/1978 |
| Resides: | Kinmundy, IL |
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Acquired:
FA, 2007
Bio:
Shawn Curtis Garrett...married to Beanne Tutwiler (12/15/01); two daughters, Sydnee (7/24/03) and Brooklyn (1/18/05)...graduated from South Central High School (IL) in 1997...attended Olney Jr. College...originally drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 29th round of the June 1997 draft... 1998 : Made professional debut with the Arizona League Padres...named to the AZL post-season All-Star team as a 3rd baseman...ranked 6th in the AL in average (.333) and T4th in hits (62)... 1999 : Played for Idaho Falls, appearing in 32 games... 2000 : Spent season with Fort Wayne...led club in doubles (28) and total bases (183)... 2001 : Began the season with Lake Elsinore...traded to Pittsburgh on July 10 and assigned to Lynchburg...finished 4th in the California League in triples (8)...named California League Player of the Week, July 19-25 (.467, 14x30, 3HR, 9 RBI)... 2002 : Spent season with Altoona...T2nd in the Eastern League in triples...on the disabled list with a sprained left shoulder, July 3-10... 2003 : Spent second season with Altoona...led the team in home runs (13), RBI (67) and toital bases (215) and tied for the team lead in triples (6)...was named to the Eastern League mid-season All-Star team...hit .371 (49x132) over a 34-game stretch, May 2-June 9... 2004 : Began season with Tulsa...led the Texas League in intentional walks (11), finished 6th in average (.307) and T7th in OBP (.382)...promoted to Colorado Springs on Aug. 7...batting average ranked 5th among all minor league switch hitters and T4th in the Colorado Farm System...played for the East team in the Texas League All-Star Game, June 21 at Midland, as the starting DH...went 4x5 with two home runs, four RBI, Aug. 23 vs. Albuquerque... 2005 : Spent the entire season with Sacramento...set career highs in home runs (17) and RBI (82)... 2006 : Began season with Scranton-Wilkes Barre...went 3x5 with two runs scored, two triples and three RBI, April 17 vs. Norfolk...released from minor league contract on July 13...signed with St. Louis Cardinals on July 17 and assigned to Memphis...went 2x5 with two runs scored, a grand slam home run and four RBI, July 29 vs. Colorado Springs...released by the Cardinals on Oct. 15... 2007 : Began the season with Trenton after signing as a minor league free agent with the New York Yankees on Feb. 13... recorded a season-high four hits, including hitting for the cycle, April 28 at Harrisburg... hit m.519, during seven-game hit streak, April 23 - May1... went 3x5 with a grand slam home run and a season-high five RBI, June 5 vs. Binghamton...released from minor league player contract on June 22...signed by the Chicago White Sox and assigned to Birmingham on June 26...recorded season-high 14 game hit streak, hitting .316, Aug. 20-Sept.2 ...played in the Mexican Winter League...
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