Garrett Mock

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Garrett Mock
Washington Nationals — No. 50
Starting pitcher
Born: April 25, 1983 (1983-04-25) (age 25)
Houston, Texas
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
Major League Baseball debut
June 82008 for the Washington Nationals
Selected MLB statistics
(through June 8, 2008)
Win-Loss     0-1
Earned run average     8.31
Strikeouts     0
Teams

Garrett Lee Mock (born April 25, 1983 in Houston, Texas) is a right-handed Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals. A graduate of Houston's North Shore Senior High School, Mock attended the University of Houston where he played as part of the Houston Cougars baseball team. He was the first of his UH class to be selected in the 2004 amateur draft, being chosen by Arizona in the third round. He resides in Camp Wood, Texas.

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[edit] 2006 season

Mock began the 2006 season pitching for Tennessee of the Double-A Southern League, where he accrued a 4-8 record and 4.95 ERA in 23 starts. On August 7, 2006, Mock was acquired by the Nationals along with fellow minor league pitcher Matt Chico in a trade for veteran right-handed pitcher Liván Hernández. After joining the Nationals organization, he pitched for the Harrisburg Senators of the Double-A Eastern League, compiling a 10.26 ERA in his first 4 starts, all losses. His 2006 season ended September 2, after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in the patella tendon of his knee.

[edit] 2007 season

In 2007, Mock posted a win-loss record of 2-7 and an ERA of 5.12 in 15 appearances for the High Single-A Potomac Nationals, Rookie-Level Gulf Coast Nationals and Double-A Harrisburg Senators. During the 2007-2008 off-season, Mock pitched for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.

On October 23, 2007, Mock was added to the Nationals 40-man roster [1].

[edit] 2008 season

After starting the year at Triple-A Columbus, Mock made his major league debut on June 8, giving up four earned runs in 4 1/3 innings.

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