The Seattle Mariners and catcher Mitch Garver are finalizing a minor league contract, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on…<\/p>\n
SEATTLE(AP) \u2014 The Seattle Mariners and catcher Mitch Garver are finalizing a minor league contract, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal was pending a physical and had not been announced.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old Garver is expected to compete with Andrew Knizner<\/a> and Jhonny Pereda<\/a> to back up Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh, the runner-up for AL MVP last year. Garver spent the last two seasons as Raleigh’s backup, though he signed with the Mariners initially to serve as their primary designated hitter. <\/p>\n Across two seasons with Seattle, Garver has batted .187 with 24 home runs, 81 RBIs and a .632 OPS in 201 games. The 2019 Silver Slugger award winner is a .233 career hitter with 106 homers and 309 RBIs in nine major league seasons. <\/p>\n Garver hit a career-high 31 home runs with the Minnesota Twins in 2019, and won a World Series with the Texas Rangers in 2023. <\/p>\n