Dustin Garneau

Dustin Thomas Garneau (born August 13, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, and Los Angeles Angels.

Dustin Garneau
Garneau with the Nashville Sounds in 2018
Houston Astros – No. 13
Catcher
Born: (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987
San Pedro, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 20, 2015, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.207
Home runs8
Runs batted in38
Teams

Garneau played college baseball at California State University, Fullerton.[1] He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 19th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

Major league career

Colorado Rockies

Garneau was called up to the majors for the first time on August 19, 2015. In 2015, he batted .157.[2] In 2016, he batted .235.[2]

Oakland Athletics

On August 4, 2017, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[3] He was added to the Athletics' active roster the next day.[4] He was designated for assignment on May 21, 2018.[5]

Chicago White Sox

On May 24, 2018, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox he was then optioned to AAA Charlotte Knights. Garneau was promoted to the major leagues on August 3. The White Sox outrighted him to the minors and removed him from the 40-man roster on October 2, 2018.[6] Garneau elected free agency on November 2, 2018.[7]

Los Angeles Angels

On November 19, 2018, Garneau signed a minor-league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. He opened the 2019 season with the Salt Lake Bees. On May 22, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major league roster.[8] On July 12, he was behind the plate for the combined no-hitter thrown by Taylor Cole and Félix Peña. He was designated for assignment on July 31, 2019.[9]

Second stint with Athletics

On August 3, 2019, Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.[10] On August 16, Garneau was designated for assignment. He elected free agency on October 4, 2019.

Houston Astros

On November 26, 2019, Garneau signed a 1-year contract with the Houston Astros.[11]

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References
  1. Gary Klein (June 5, 2009). "Fullerton finds a gem behind the plate". www.articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. Dustin Garneau Stats, Fantasy & News | MLB.com
  3. Adams, Steve (August 4, 2017). "Athletics Claim Dustin Garneau From Rockies". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. Wilmoth, Charlie (August 5, 2017). "Athletics Designate Ryan Lavarnway For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. "Maxwell back with A's; Phegley optioned". MLB.com. May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. Byrne, Connor (October 2, 2018). "White Sox Outright Dustin Garneau". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  7. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
  8. J.P. Hoornstra (May 22, 2019). "Dustin Garneau's first stint with Angels is a real homecoming". The Orange County Register. Retrieved May 22, 2019.
  9. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2019/07/angels-reinstate-jonathan-lucroy-designate-dustin-garneau.html
  10. "A's activate Piscotty from IL, claim Garneau off waivers". The Telegraph. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  11. Chandler Rome (November 26, 2019). "Astros sign catcher Dustin Garneau to one-year deal". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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