Catcher Mitch Garver has retired from playing. MLB Trade Rumors, citing a report from Ted Schwerzler of minnesotasportsfan.com, said Garver played parts of ten major league seasons with the Twins, the Rangers and the Mariners. Yahoo Sports described him as a member of the Rangers' World Series championship team. The Reddit post gave no detail beyond the headline.

MLB Trade Rumors added that the Twins picked Garver in the ninth round of the 2013 draft out of the University of New Mexico. Its summary says he hit well in the minors, but the feed text cuts off there. Only the Schwerzler report, as relayed by MLBTR, is the source for the retirement itself. The feeds we have give no quotes from Garver and no reason for the decision.

Our archive shows his last game was Aug. 1, with Seattle. This season he played 50 games and hit .175 with 22 hits, 4 home runs and 15 RBI. His OPS was .596. He walked 22 times against 49 strikeouts. He was 35.

The decline was gradual, and the archive covers his seasons from 2017 on. His best year was 2019 with Minnesota, when he hit .273 with 31 home runs, 67 RBI and a .995 OPS in 93 games. In 2021 he hit .256 with 13 homers and an .875 OPS. In 2023, with Texas, he hit .270 with 19 homers and an .870 OPS in 87 games. After that he hit .172 with 15 homers over 114 games in 2024 and .209 with 9 homers in 87 games in 2025.

His career touches both clubs that sit near the middle of the standings this year. Minnesota finished 77-85, third in the AL Central, and ended the regular season with a 6-4 win over Texas on Sept. 27 after taking the series opener 10-2. Texas finished 80-82, second in the AL West. Neither team is in the postseason picture.

No outlet has given a timeline for a formal announcement or any further comment from Garver. We will update this story if one follows.