Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Garrett Stubbs was born May 26, 1993, in San Diego, California. He is a catcher in the MLB.

On his 26th birthday, May 26, 2019, Stubbs was called up to the major leagues after Astros catcher Max Stassi was put on the 10-day Injury List. Stubbs made his major league debut two days later, on May 28.

In 2019 he batted .200/.282/.286 in 35 at-bats for the Astros, as he caught 11 games, played left field in seven games, and played right field in one game, was a pinch-runner in four games, and was a pinch hitter in three games. He had the fastest sprint speed of all American League catchers, at 28.0 feet/second.

On November 19, 2021, the Astros traded Stubbs to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor league outfielder Logan Cerny. At the time, Stubbs had developed a strong defensive reputation, including a 41% caught-stealing rate in his pro career, as well as strong framing rates according to Baseball Prospectus in his minor league career.

On June 15, 2022, Stubbs hit his first career walk-off home run against the Miami Marlins, carrying the Phillies to a 3-1 victory. In 2022 with the Phillies in the regular season he batted .264/.350/.462 in 106 at bats, with 19 runs, 5 home runs, and 16 RBIs. He played 41 games at catcher, four at DH, four as a pitcher, four as a pinch runner, two as a pinch hitter, and one in left field. He was on Philadelphia's 2022 World Series roster.