Garrett Mock

Garrett Lee Mock is an American professional baseball pitcher who is in the Boston Red Sox organization. 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 also played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League. He was the first of his UH class to be selected in the 2004 amateur draft, being chosen by Arizona Diamondbacks in the third round. Mock began the 2006 season pitching for the Tennessee Smokies of the Double-A Southern League, where he accrued a 4-8... win-loss record and 4.95 earned run average in 23 starts. On August 7, 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.
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