Garrett Mitchell

BIOGRAPHY

Garrett Mitchell was born September 4, 1998, in Orange, California. He is an outfielder in the MLB.

The Milwaukee Brewers selected Mitchell in the first round, with the twentieth overall pick, in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Brewers on July 7 and received a $3.2 million bonus. Mitchell was named to Milwaukee's 2021 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee and batted .367 with one home run and six RBIs in 22 games.

Mitchell was assigned to the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to start the 2021 season. He was promoted to the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers in early July after slashing .359/.504/.620 with five home runs, 33 runs scored, 20 RBIs, and 12 stolen bases over 28 games with the Timber Rattlers. Over 35 games with Biloxi to end the season, he batted .186/.291/.264 with three home runs and ten RBIs over 35 games. He missed time during the season due to a leg injury.

Mitchell returned to Biloxi to start the 2022 season. He suffered an oblique injury in May and was placed on the injured list until July 7, 2022, after a rehab assignment with the Arizona Complex League Brewers. Mitchell batted .277 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 44 games with the Shuckers before being promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds.

On August 27, 2022, the Brewers selected his contract from Nashville, promoting him to the major leagues. He missed the phone call from Sounds manager Rick Sweet informing him of his promotion to the majors, telling reporters it was because he was eating a chocolate chip cookie. He made his debut later that day, playing center field at the end of the game. He had his first major league start the day after, on August 28, playing center field and batting 9th. His first at-bat resulted in a flyout to left field. His second at-bat was his first major league hit, a two RBI double into centerfield that gave Milwaukee the lead. He hit his first home run against Wil Crowe of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the bottom of the eighth inning on August 29, 2022. Mitchell completed the 2022 season batting .311/.373/.459 with 19 hits, 2 home runs, and 9 RBI, all in 28 games.

Mitchell made the opening day roster for the Brewers, and also made the starting lineup, batting 7th and playing center field. On April 2, Mitchell hit his first MLB career triple, a sharp line drive to right field, driving in Brian Anderson. Two days later, in a game against the New York Mets, Garrett had his first career two home-run game.