Garrett Reese Hampson (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Rockies in the 3rd round of the 2016 MLB draft and made his MLB debut for the team in 2018.
| Garrett Hampson | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hampson with the Rockies in 2022 | |
| Free agent | |
| Utility player | |
| Born: October 10, 1994 Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| July 21, 2018, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .240 |
| Home runs | 29 |
| Runs batted in | 129 |
| Stolen bases | 64 |
| Teams | |
Early life and college career
editHampson was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, and attended Reno High School.[1] He played both basketball and baseball for the Huskies, and hit .469 in three years as a varsity player with 418 hits and 158 runs scored and was a two-time All-State selection as Reno won the Northern Nevada 4A Region baseball championship in both his junior and senior years. After his senior year, Hampson was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 26th round 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but opted not to sign and instead play college baseball at Long Beach State University.[2]
Hampson played three seasons for the Dirtbags, and was named the Big West Conference Field Freshman of the Year in 2014 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. He was a .303 hitter over the course of his collegiate career with 213 hits (seventh-most in school history) and 50 stolen bases (third-most).[3] After the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5][6]
Professional career
editColorado Rockies
editHampson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[7] He signed and spent his first professional season with the Boise Hawks where he batted .301 with two home runs, 44 RBIs and 36 stolen bases. He was named the 19th best prospect in the Rockies system prior to the 2017 season.[8] In 2017, he played for the Lancaster JetHawks, posting a .326 batting average with eight home runs, seventy RBIs and 51 stolen bases.[9]
Hampson was called up to the majors for the first time on July 21, 2018, and made his Major League debut that day.[10] In his first Major League season, Hampson hit .275 (11 for 40) with four RBIs and two stolen bases in 24 games.[11]
In 2019, he had the fastest sprint speed of all major league second basemen, at 30.1 feet/second.[12] In 2020, Hampson hit .234 with six stolen bases in seven attempts in 53 games.
In 2021 he tied for the major league lead in bunt hits, with seven.[13]
On November 18, 2022, Hampson was non tendered and became a free agent.
Miami Marlins
editOn December 18, 2022, Hampson signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins. On March 15, 2023, Hampson was selected to the 40-man roster.[14] He was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season.[15] In 98 games for Miami, he posted a career–best .276/.349/.380 with 3 home runs, 23 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. On November 17, 2023, Hampson was non-tendered by the Marlins and became a free agent.[16]
Kansas City Royals
editOn November 29, 2023, Hampson signed a one-year contract worth $2 million with the Kansas City Royals.[17]
References
edit- ^ Murray, Chris (July 22, 2018). "Reno High's Garrett Hampson makes major-league debut". Reno Gazette-Journal. USA Today.
- ^ Fiddler, JJ (September 1, 2017). "Garrett Hampson in middle of Long Beach State baseball history". Press-Telegram. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ Fiddler, JJ (July 24, 2018). "LB In MLB: Garrett Hampson 50th Dirtbag In MLB". The562.org. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Garrett Hampson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "#3 Garrett Hampson - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ Matt Rice (July 9, 2014). "Cape League: Meet Garrett Hampson". capecod.wickedlocal.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "3rd Round of the 2016 MLB June Amateur Draft". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ "2017 Prospect Watch". MLB.com.
- ^ "Garrett Hampson Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
- ^ Saunders, Patrick (July 21, 2018). "Garrett Hampson making debut for Rockies; DJ LeMahieu heads to DL". The Denver Post.
- ^ Hardy, Thomas (January 10, 2019). "Rockies comfortable with youthful options at 2nd". MLB.com. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
- ^ "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Major League Leaderboards » 2021 » Batters » Batted Ball Statistics | FanGraphs Baseball". www.fangraphs.com.
- ^ "Marlins' Garrett Hampson: Added to 40-man". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Marlins' Garrett Hampson: Misses out on Opening Day roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
- ^ "Garrett Hampson: Pushed into free agency". cbssports.com. November 18, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
- ^ "Royals sign speedy utilityman Hampson to 1-year deal". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet
- Long Beach State 49ers bio