Garrett Whitley (baseball)


Garrett Alan Whitley is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Tampa Bay Rays organization. He was drafted by the Rays as the 13th pick in the first round of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft.

Career

Whitley attended Niskayuna High School in Niskayuna, New York. As a junior, he batted.474 with two home runs and 25 runs batted in. As a senior, he hit.356 with three home runs and 13 RBI.
Whitley was considered one of the top prospects for the 2015 MLB draft. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays in the first round, 13th overall, of the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft. He committed to Wake Forest University to play college baseball but signed with the Rays. He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Rays and was promoted to the Hudson Valley Renegades to end the season. He posted a combined.174 batting average with three home runs and 17 RBIs in 42 games between both teams. He returned to Hudson Valley in 2016, where he improved, batting.266 with one home run and 31 RBIs along with 21 stolen bases in 65 games. In 2017, he played for the Bowling Green Hot Rods where he posted a.249 batting average with 13 home runs, 61 RBIs, and 21 stolen bases in 104 games.
Whitley played with the Perth Heat for the 2017-18 Australian Baseball League season. He missed all of the 2018 season due to injury.