Dustin Garneau, Catcher, Detroit Tigers

Date of Birth: 8/13/1987
Birthplace: Torrance, California
College: California State University, Fullerton
Nickname: Drago

Dustin Garneau, catcher for the Detroit Tigers, was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in 2009. He played in the Rockies' minor league system from 2009 through part of 2016.

Garneau played in 22 games with the Rockies in 2015 and he had 11 hits. In 2016, he had 16 hits in 24 games with the Rockies. He also played in 52 games in the minors.

The Oakland Athletics claimed Garneau off waivers on August 4, 2017. He finished the 2017 season with a .188 batting average in 22 games with the Rockies and 19 games with the Athletics.

Garneau was claimed off waivers by the Chicago White Sox on May 24, 2018. He spent most of the 2018 season in the minors, playing in just one game with the White Sox.

Garneau became a free agent on November 2, 2018. He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels on November 12th. He was claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics on August 3, 2019. His time in 2019 was split between the majors and the minors. In 28 games with the Angels and 7 game with Oakland, he had 21 hits and a .244 batting average.

Garneau became a free agent on October 4, 2019. He signed with the Houston Astros on November 26th. He played in just 17 games in 2020. He batted .158. In the postseason, he had no hits in two at-bats in two games.

Garneau elected free agency on October 30, 2020. He signed a minor league contract with the Tigers on December 23rd. He was released by the Tigers on July 15, 2021. He returned to the Rockies on a minor league contract on July 22nd. He was traded back to the Tigers on August 18th. He played in just 20 games with the Tigers in 2021.

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