Kyle Garlick #17

Signed by the D-backs in February to a Minor League free agent contract with an invite to Spring Training...Selected by the Dodgers in the 28th round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of Cal Poly Pomona University.

2023

In 14 games with the Twins, hit .179 (5-for-28) with one double, two homers and four RBI over three stints...Was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training for the third consecutive season...Appeared in eight games in right field, four in left and two at designated hitter...Designated for assignment in June then outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul...Spent most of the season with St. Paul and batted .242 (72-for-298) with 18 doubles, one triple, 14 homers and 65 RBI in 79 games.

2022

Was an invite to Twins Spring Training...reassigned to Minor League camp on April 7 and began season with Triple-A St. Paul....Played in four games for the Saints and had contract selected by Twins on April 15 (Dereck Rodríguez DFA)....Had first career multi-homer game April 30 at Tampa Bay...second career multi-homer game on June 3 at Toronto, including a career-high-tying three hits...in both two-homer games, tied career-high with three RBI. ...Placed on 10-day Injured List on May 2 with a strained right calf...played in two games on rehab assignment with St. Paul and reinstated May 16....Hit safely in career-high six-straight games from May 20-29....Placed on 10-day Injured List June 7 with a strained left hamstring...played in three games on rehab assignment with St. Paul and reinstated June 19....Hit .381 (8-for-21) with two home runs, four RBI, a .667 slugging percentage and a 1.048 OPS in eight June games....Placed on 10-day Injured List with right ribcage contusion after colliding with the leftfield wall July 29 at San Diego...played two games on rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul and was reinstated by Twins on Aug. 26....Tied career-high with three hits again Aug. 26 vs. San Francisco (two singles, one home run)....Placed back on 10-day Injured List on Sept. 16 with a sprained left wrist and did not return....Hit .370 (10-for-27) with four home runs, nine RBI and a 1.194 OPS from the third spot in the lineup....Hit .243 (18-for-74) with six home runs and an .805 OPS vs. left-handed pitching, compared to .224 (17-for-76) with three home runs and a .631 OPS vs. right-handers....Set career-highs in games (66), hits (35), runs (23), home runs (nine), RBI (18) and walks (eight)....Signed a one-year contract with the Twins Nov. 15, avoiding arbitration....Designated for release or assignment when the Twins signed Carlos Correa on Jan. 11...cleared waivers and outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul, accepting invite to Twins Spring Training Jan. 17.

2021

Made Twins' Opening Day roster, the first of his career after being claimed by Minnesota off waivers from Atlanta on February 11...was one of five outfielders on the roster... Placed on COVID Injured List from April 20-29... Recorded first career two-double game on May 5 vs. Texas... Hit first career leadoff home run on May 7 at Detroit, off Tarik Skubal... Set career-high with a four-game hitting streak from May 5-8, going 6-for-14 (.429) with four doubles and one home run in that span... Hit tie-breaking, game-winning three-run home run in the 10th inning May 23 at Cleveland, off James Karinchak...entered as a defensive replacement for Max Kepler in the seventh inning and homered in his only at-bat, giving the Twins an 8-5 victory and their first extra-inning win of the season after starting the year 0-8 in extras... Homered four times in a nine-game span from May 23-June 5... Placed on 10-day Injured List with a sports hernia on June 9...played in two games on rehab assignment with Triple-A St. Paul, going 2-for-7 with a walk but was shut back down and underwent surgery Aug. 10 to repair his sports hernia... Transferred to 60-day IL on July 24 (Jake Cave reinstated from IL) and did not return... Played 18 games (13 starts) in rightfield, 12 games (9 starts) in left field and five games (2 starts) in centerfield for the Twins... Hit .271 (16-for-59) with six doubles and four home runs against left-handed pitching and .175 (7-for-40) with two doubles and one home run against right-handed pitching... Set career highs in games (36), runs (17), hits (23), doubles (8), home runs (5), RBI (10) and walks (6).

2020

Began season at Philadelphia alternate training site in Lehigh Valley after being DFA'd by Dodgers in February...Recalled by Phillies August 20, played in just four games, going 0-for-5...Placed on 10-day Injured List from September 16-28 with a right oblique strain, missing 16 games...Went 1-for-5 with a double and a career-high tying three RBI on Sept. 12, at Miami.

2019

Was a non-roster invitee to ML spring training...Began the season with Oklahoma City (AAA)...Slugged three HR in a game twice: 5/5 at New Orleans and 7/18 at Iowa...Selected as an Organization All-Star by MiLB.com...Had 50 XBH in 81 games (304 PA) with Oklahoma City; 58.8% of his hits went for extra bases...His contract was selected by LAD on 5/17...Made his ML debut as a pinch-hitter, 5/19 at CIN (0-1)...Collected his first ML hit (double), 6/8 at SF...Hit his first career HR, 6/19 vs SF (Drew Pomeranz)...Had 4 stints with LAD: 5/17-19, 5/24, 6/5-7/6 and 8/13-18...Slashed .267/.333/.667 with three doubles, three HR, five RBI and three walks in 33 PA against LHP at the ML level.

2018

Opened the season with Double-A Tulsa...promoted to Triple-A Oklahoma City on April 30 for the remainder of season...led OKC in homers (17)...had two multi-HR games (with Tulsa and with Oklahoma City).

2017

Spent most of the year with Double-A Tulsa (Los Angeles-NL)...was on the 7-day Injured List, May 31-July 30, with a right hand fracture; included a rehab assignment with AZL Dodgers...named Texas League Player of the Week, Aug. 28-Sep. 3.

2016

Split the season between High-A Rancho Cucamonga and Double-A Tulsa (Los Angeles-NL)...named a California League Midseason All-Star... selected as an organization All-Star by MiLB.com...ranked tied for fifth among all minor league hitters with 42 doubles.