Cole Garner

Cole Garner
New York Yankees
Outfielder
Born: December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15) (age 27)
Long Beach, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right 
MLB debut
July 4, 2011 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics
(through 2011 Season)
Batting Average     .222
Home Runs     0
Runs Batted In     3
Teams

Robert Cole Garner (born December 15, 1984) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the New York Yankees organization. He was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 26th round (767th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft.

In 2007, Garner was considered to be one of the top outfielder prospects in the Rockies organization.[1] Following the 2010 season, he was added to the Rockies' 40 man roster.[2]

Garner made his Major League debut on July 4, 2011, pinch hitting in the 8th inning against the Atlanta Braves' Jonny Venters and flying out to right field.[3] The following day he was optioned back to Colorado Springs to make room for Ian Stewart, his teammate at La Quinta High School, to be recalled.[4]

On December 12, 2011, Garner, along with Ryan Spilborghs, was non-tendered and will become a free agent. He signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on January 4, 2012.

References

  1. ^ Weiss, Brad (July 29, 2007). "Rockies Mid-Season Evaluations: (Top 31-40)". scout.com. http://rockies.scout.com/2/662635.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
  2. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101119&content_id=16164914&vkey=news_col&c_id=col
  3. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_04_colmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=col
  4. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110705&content_id=21433556&vkey=news_col&c_id=col

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