Garrett and teammate Drew Rasmussen grew close while both rehabbed injuries at their Arizona homes following the 2023 season… the two worked out on the same days, ran and lifted weights on the same schedule and went to physical therapy at the same office…at Drew’s suggestion, Garrett worked to round out his arsenal by adding a sweeper…after refining the offering with pitching coach Kyle Synder, he generated a 34.1 pct. whiff rate on the pitch last season...Garrett and his wife, Helen, were married on March 3, 2020…the couple has a cat, Ellie, and two dogs: Mowgli, a golden retriever, and Rio, a bernedoodle…he enjoys spending free time with his family and being outdoors…one of his favorite outdoor activities is fishing...Garrett’s favorite visiting ballpark is Fenway Park…he appreciates the stadium’s history and it was the site of his first appearance as a Ray...His uncle, Matt McWilliams, played for Rookielevel Eugene in the Braves system in 1995. Selected by the Orioles in the third round of the 2015 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Oregon…named first team All- Conference as a junior, going 6-2 with a 1.58 ERA (40 IP, 7ER)...Pitched for the Falmouth Commodores in the Cape Cod League in 2014…went 1-0 with a 4.15 ERA (13 IP, 6ER) and 29 SO in 12 outings.
2024
Set career highs in appearances (68), innings (60.0) and strikeouts (71)…his 71 SO paced Rays relievers while his 68 appearances tied Kevin Kelly for the club lead…his seven wins tied for fourth most among AL relievers...Was the only Rays pitcher on the Opening Day roster to remain active the entire season… marked his third career Opening Day roster and second with the Rays...Limited opponents to an .089 (4-for-45) average on his four-seam fastball…min. 45 AB ending with four-seamers, the .089 average was third lowest among all MLB pitchers behind DET Bryan Sammons (.059/3-for-51) and MIL Hoby Milner (.059/3-for-51)...His 13.6 inherited runners scored pct. (3-of-25) ranked second in the AL (min. 20IR) behind CLE Cade Smith (5.6%)...Went a career-best 18 consecutive appearances (15.2IP) without allowing an earned run from April 6–May 21...Tallied a strikeout in a career-best 11 straight games from April 7–May 10...Recorded nine straight hitless appearances from April 18–May 11, tied for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history and the longest since Jason Adam (9G) from April 10–May 2, 2022...Went 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA (12.2IP, 1ER), 0.79 WHIP, .122 opp. average (5-for-41) and 18 SO in May (14G), the lowest ERA in any calendar month of his career (min. 10 IP)...Did not allow an earned run in 15 straight appearances following the All-Star break, producing a 0.77 WHIP (July 19–Aug. 24) with 12 strikeouts and four walks…lowered his season-long ERA from 3.52 to 2.63…went 0-2 with a 10.38 ERA (8.2IP, 10ER) over his final 11 outings from Aug. 27 on.
2023
Limited to 15 appearances after suffering a torn right ACL following a collision with NYY Aaron Hicks during a 10th-inning rundown on May 7…Placed on the 15-day injured list on May 8 before being transferred to the 60-day IL on May 12...Underwent surgery to repair the torn ligament on May 17...Opposing hitters went 3-for-22 (.136) with nine strikeouts against his slider…From the beginning of the season through his final appearance on May 7, it marked the sixth-lowest opponent average on any AL pitcher’s slider (min. 20AB)...Entered with the Rays ahead or tied in 14 of his 15 appearances…The Rays went 14-1 when he pitched...Made his second career Opening Day roster, including his first with the Rays...Recorded a 0.84 ERA (10.2IP, 1ER) in his first 12 outings, posting a 0.84 WHIP while allowing only three hits in 34 at-bats (.088)…Yielded three ER in 1.1 IP (20.25 ERA) over his final three games...On April 22 vs. CWS, earned his lone win of the season with a scoreless 10th inning, retiring the side in order to maintain a 3-3 tie and set the stage for Randy Arozarena’s walk-off single...From April 30–May 5, was charged with blown saves in back-to-back appearances after allowing a go-ahead HR to CWS Andrew Vaughn and a game-tying HR to NYY Harrison Bader.
2022
Made 17 appearances spanning five stints in the Majors between the Dodgers and Rays…acquired on Aug. 1 and reported to Triple-A Durham… recalled on Aug. 27 and remained with the Rays through the end of the season...Struck out 36.8 pct. (25 of 68) of batters faced with the Rays, totaling 25 SO in 18.2 IP…recorded multiple strikeouts in eight of 13 apps with the Rays and three SO (or more) four times...Held opponents to a .125 avg. (8-for-64) after joining the Rays…lefties hit .105 (2-for-19) with 0 HR and righties hit .133 (6-for-45) with one HR...Recorded four outs (or more) in eight of 13 apps with the Rays, compared to four of the first 27 apps of his career…went at least one IP in 12 of 13 apps with the Rays, compared to 13 of 27 to start his career...Made his first career Opening Day roster…was with the Dodgers from Opening Day–April 16, April 21-30, May 13-14 and July 26...On Aug. 27 at BOS, pitched the seventh and eighth innings in his Rays debut and retired all six BF, including strikeouts of Bobby Dalbec, Tommy Pham and J.D. Martinez…became the third pitcher in franchise history with at least two perfect innings in his Rays debut, joining Brent Honeywell Jr. (2 IP) on April 11, 2021 vs. NYY and John Curtiss (2 IP) on Aug. 9, 2020 vs. NYY...On Sept. 6 vs. BOS, recorded his third career win and first since June 20, 2021 at ARI (with LAD)… allowed a leadoff single in the third inning and one-out walk in the fourth in relief of JT Chargois...Went 0-0 with a 1.00 ERA (9-IP, 1-ER) and 17 SO in nine apps for the Bulls…made 22 apps (one start) with Triple-A Oklahoma City and went a combined 0-2 with a 2.37 ERA (38-IP, 10-ER) in 31 apps (one start) at the Triple-A level...Pitched in both games of the AL Wild Card Series at CLE, both scoreless apps spanning 2.1 IP…struck out six of eight BF.
2021
Spent time with both Triple-A Oklahoma City and the Dodgers…pitching in 11 games and 22 games, respectively... Garnered a 2-4 record with a 3.00 ERA (6 ER/18.0 IP) and 21 strikeouts…kept the opposition to a .290 average... Earned his first Major League win May 11 against Seattle, striking out two over a scoreless frame... Pitched a career-high 2.0 innings June 24 against the Cubs, not giving up a hit as he struck out one and walked two... While with Oklahoma City, the southpaw posted a 1-0 record over 11 games for a 1.54 ERA (2 ER/11.2 IP) with 25 punchouts against just five walks in 47 batters faced... Produced a 1.20 WHIP in those 11 games, limiting the opposition to a .220 average Had two IL stints during the season, from May 18 to June 17 with left elbow inflammation and Aug. 8 to Sept. 18 with right oblique strain...struck out two batters in five of his 22 appearances…struck out four batters over 2.0 scoreless innings July 26 with Triple-A Oklahoma City, earning the win…allowed just two earned runs over 11.2 innings…kept hitters to a .176 average with one out…in his four outings in June, limited the opposition to a .188 average, giving up just three hits in 5.0 scoreless innings.
2020
Saw his first big league action and appeared in one game during three stints with Philadelphia…spent the majority of the season at the Phillies’ alternate site...Made his Major League debut on Sept. 17 vs. the Mets, allowing one run on two hits in 0.2 innings…closed the outing by striking out Andrés Giménez for his first big league strikeout Acquired by Los Angeles on Dec. 29 as part of a three-team trade, where the Rays received minor league infielder Dillon Paulson (from the Dodgers) and a player to be named later or cash considerations and the Phillies acquired left-handed pitcher José Alvarado (from the Rays).
2019
Spent entire season with Reading (AA)...Began season on the IL recovering from right ACL surgery; was reinstated on 4/25...No pitcher in the minor leagues had more strikeouts (83) in as few innings (51.2)...Averaged 14.46 SO/9.0 IP...In his final 18 games, posted a 1.21 ERA (4 ER, 29.2 IP) with 50 strikeouts...Limited LHH to a .155 AVG (11-71) and 5 2B and held opponents to a .191 AVG (17-89) with runners on base.
2018
Began season with Reading...Transferred to Clearwater (A) on 5/30...Was on the IL from 6/14-end of season with a right ACL injury.
