Garrett Mock

Infobox MLB player
name = Garrett Mock


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team = Washington Nationals
number = 50
position = Starting pitcher
birthdate = birth date and age|1983|4|25
birthplace = city-state|Houston|Texas
bats = Right
throws = Right
debutdate = June 8
debutyear = 2008
debutteam = Washington Nationals
statyear = August 12, 2008
stat1label = Win-Loss
stat1value = 0-3
stat2label = Earned run average
stat2value = 5.59
stat3label = Strikeouts
stat3value = 23
teams =
*Washington Nationals (by|2008-present)

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 by|2004 amateur draft, being chosen by Arizona in the third round. He resides in Camp Wood, Texas.

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, by|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.

2007 season

In by|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-by|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 [http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20071023&content_id=2280217&vkey=news_was&fext=.jsp&c_id=was] .

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.

Mock was selected for the International League roster at the 2008 Triple-A_All-Star_Game
Triple-A All-Star Game [http://international.league.milb.com/milb/events/allstargames.jsp?mc=_il_08&sid=milb&sid=milb] .On August 7, Mock was recalled by the Nationals from Colombus.

External links

* [http://uhcougars.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/hou-m-basebl-body.html University of Houston baseball]
* [http://www.easternleague.com Eastern League] - Double-A minor league
* [http://senatorsbaseball.com Harrisburg Senators] - Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals
* [http://washington.nationals.mlb.com Washington Nationals]