Mitch Garver Retires

Catcher Mitch Garver has retired from baseball after playing parts of 10 major league seasons, according to a report by Ted Schwerzler. The veteran backstop appeared in 702 MLB games across stints with the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, and Seattle Mariners. Garver finished his career with 110 home runs, 324 RBIs, and a career .229 batting average.

Garver broke out in 2019 by hitting 31 home runs in 93 games for Minnesota's "Bomba Squad." He was later traded to the Rangers in 2022, where he hit 19 home runs and added three postseason homers to help Texas capture its first World Series title in 2023. Garver then signed a two-year, $24 million contract with Seattle before finishing his career in 2026.