Braxton Garrett

Braxton Lee Garrett

• Bats Right, Throws Left
• Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.
• High School Foley High School, Florence (AL) High School
• Debut September 13, 2020

• Born August 5, 1997 in Foley, AL USA

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Biographical Information

Lefthanded pitcher Braxton Garrett was the 7th overall pick of the 2016 amateur draft, by the Miami Marlins, out of a high school in Alabama. He made his professional debut the next year, in 2017, with the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League. The Marlins handled him carefuly, having him only pitch in an instructional league the previous season, and keeping him in extended spring training before allowing him to join a team. He made just 4 starts, going 1-0, 2.93, and pitching 13 1/3 innings before being shut down by an injury. He underwent Tommy John surgery that June and then missed all of 2018 as well. He was considered the top prospect in the Marlins organization (and #37 in baseball as a whole) at the time he was injured.

He came back in 2019 to make 21 starts, 20 with the Class A Jupiter Hammerheads and one in AA with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. In Jupiter, he was 6-6, 3.34 with 118 strikeouts in 105 innings, re-establishing himself as a top prospect for the Marlins. He made his major league debut with the Marlins on September 13, 2020, after having started the season at the team's alternate training site during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving up 1 earned run in 5 innings in a winning start against the Philadelphia Phillies in the second game of a doubleheader. He made one other start that season, being on the losing end of a 15-0 loss to the Washington Nationals in the second game of another twinbill, this one on September 20th. He gave up 5 runs (4 earned) in 2 2/3 innings to finish the year with an ERA of 5.87.

In 2021, he made 7 starts in 8 appearances for Miami, going 1-2, 5.03 and pitching 34 innings. in the minors, he went 5-4, 3.89 in 18 starts for Jacksonville, which had been promoted to the AAA level as part of the Minor League Reorganization that took place before the season. His 2022 season featured 8 starts in the minors, one of them a rehabilitation assignment in the Florida State League, and 17 with Miami. In spite of a 3-7 record with the Fish, he pitched pretty well, with an ERA of 3.58 and 90 strikeouts in 88 innings.

In 2023, he finally spent a full season in the majors, with 30 starts in 31 appearances for the Marlins, and a 9-7 record with a 3.66 ERA in 159 2/3 innings. He posted a very good WHIP of 1.146, with 154 hits and 29 hits allowed while striking out 156 batters. He finished second on the team in wins, tied with reliever Tanner Scott and just one behind leader Jesus Luzardo, and third in innings behind Sandy Alcantara and Luzardo, with no other pitcher on the staff logging as many as 100 innings. The Marlins surprised just about everyone by making it into the postseason that year, and he was given the ball to start Game 2 of the Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies on October 4th, after Luzardo had started Game 1. He gave up 2 runs in 3 innings and was charged with the 7-1 loss that eliminated Miami. That was the pinnacle of his career, as his 2024 season was marred by injuries. He only made his first start on May 12th after missing the beginning of the year with a shoulder impingement, and barely lasted a month in the majors, going 2-2, 5.35 in 7 starts. The highlight of his season came on May 24th, when he tossed a complete game shutout in a 3-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. It was the first whitewash of his career, the only one by a Marlins pitcher that season, and put him in a tie for the National League lead as no pitcher achieved the feal more than once. He went back on the injured list with a flexor strain on June 20th and only made rehabilitation appearances in the minors after that. he then missed the entire 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

He was a bit of a forgotten man when he returned to Jacksonville to start the 2026 season, now aged 28 and being with the Jumbo Shrimp for a fifth different season. He made the news with a great performance on April 21st, although it did not end the way he wanted. That day, he pitched a no-hitter against the Gwinnett Stripers, but lost 2-0, all the damage coming in the 6th inning when he plunked the first two batters he faced, threw a wild pitch which scored Brewer Hicklen from second base, and then made a wild pick-off attempt at second before Jim Jarvis scored on a sacrifice fly. His opponent on the mound that day, was another pitcher trying to work his way back to the Show, Spencer Strider, as he and three relievers combined on a one-hitter for the win. Only one of the two runs was earned, and after the game, Garrett's ERA stood at 0.77 in 23 1/3 innings, with a return to Miami looking to be in the cards in short order.

Notable Achievements

• NL Shutouts Leader (2024)

Further Reading

• Ben Weinrib: "Triple-A pitcher hurls a no-hitter. But wait, there's more (or less)", mlb.com, April 21, 2026. [1]
• David Wilson (Miami Herald): "‘A completely different pitcher,’ Braxton Garrett is bright spot for in lost season for Miami", Yahoo! News, August 15, 2022. [2]

Related Sites

• Braxton Garrett on mlb.com
• BR Minors page