BIOGRAPHY
Garrett Cooper was born December 25, 1990, in Torrance, California. He is a first baseman in the MLB.
The Yankees promoted Cooper to the major leagues on July 14, and he made his debut that day against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. On July 16, Cooper got his first MLB hit off David Price. In 13 games for the Yankees, he batted .326 with five doubles and six RBIs. He also spent time with the Trenton Thunder and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders while with the Yankees organization.
On November 20, 2017, Cooper was traded to the Miami Marlins along with Caleb Smith in exchange for pitcher Mike King and international bonus pool money. On March 25, 2018, the Marlins announced the Cooper had made the Opening Day roster. He was placed on the disabled list at the beginning of May, and was activated at the beginning of July.
Cooper hit his first major league home run on May 22, 2019, off Detroit Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris. It was the 39th game he had played in the major leagues. The next day, he hit his second home run, a grand slam, off Detroit pitcher Shane Greene with two outs in the top of the ninth inning; Miami went on to defeat Detroit 5–2. He finished the 2019 season hitting .281/.344/.446 with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs in 381 at bats over 107 games.
In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Cooper batted .283/.353/.500 with 6 home runs and 20 RBIs in 34 games.
On July 28, 2021, it was announced that Cooper had suffered a partial UCL tear in his left elbow and would require season-ending surgery. He was subsequently placed on the 60-day injured list. He finished the 2021 season batting .284/.380/.465 with 9 home runs and 33 RBIs in 71 games.
On March 22, 2022, Cooper signed a $2.5 million contract with the Marlins, avoiding salary arbitration. On July 12, 2022 Cooper was named as MLB All-Star Game N.L. roster replacement for Bryce Harper due to injury.
On January 13, 2023, Cooper agreed to a one-year, $4.2 million contract with the Marlins, avoiding salary arbitration.
On August 1, 2023, Cooper and Sean Reynolds were traded to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Ryan Weathers.
