Veteran Catcher Mitch Garver Signs With Seattle Mariners After Winning World Series but decided to…
The Seattle Mariners have signed veteran catcher Mitch Garver to a multi-year deal, pending a physical, ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported Sunday night.
Garver’s contract is for two years and $24 million, per Passan.
Garver spent the past two seasons with the Texas Rangers, serving as the team’s designated hitter during their World Series run this fall. Although he hit .105 with a .490 OPS in the Fall Classic itself, Garver was batting .294 with an .898 OPS in the postseason prior to that point.
He still played his part in lifting the Rangers over the Arizona Diamondbacks, though, driving in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning of Game 5. That broke up Zac Gallen’s shutout and ultimately helped Texas secure its first World Series in franchise history.
