Kyle Garlick

Kyle Bruce Garlick was born on January 26, 1992 in La Habra, California.

The Los Angeles Dodgers selected him in round 28 in the 2015 MLB Draft out of Division II Cal Poly Pomona. He reached the Majors in 2019, hitting .250 with three home runs in 30 games for the Dodgers. Garlick was designated for assignment in a corresponding move to create 40-man roster space after Los Angeles acquired Mookie Betts and David Price in a trade on February 10, 2020. He played 12 games for the Philadelphia Phillies during the COVID shortened 2020 season.

Garlick was acquired by the Minnesota Twins through waivers on February 11, 2021. He made their Opening Day roster as a backup outfielder after hitting five home runs in 41 spring training at-bats. Garlick had a .576 slugging percentage against left handed pitchers in 2021, eventually settling into a platoon role for the Twins. Unfortunately, a sports hernia ended his season in mid-June. This limited Garlick to just 36 games in his first season with the Twins.

He began the 2022 season in Triple-A, but was quickly re-called in mid-April. His first start of the year came on April 18th against veteran lefty Rich Hill of the Boston Red Sox. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli trusted him in the clean-up spot, and Garlick delivered with a two run homer in the first inning. He continued to be very productive against left handed pitching, and was a valuable platoon asset for Minnesota when healthy Hamstring, rib cage and wrist injuries forced him on the injured list three separate times. Garlick was limited to just 66 games in 2022. The Twins were 20-17 when he started, and 34-32 when he played.

Minnesota designated Garlick for assignment in the off-season, but he remained in their system after clearing waivers. He found his way back to the big leagues early in the year, and wasted no time hitting a clutch home run against New York Yankees southpaw Nestor Cortes on April 13th. Trailing 3-1 in the seventh inning at the time of his homer, it helped spark a comeback that eventually turned into a Twins victory. But this turned into one of his only positive moments of the year. Garlick struggled at the plate, including a .486 OPS against lefties. He was designated for assignment in June.

As of 2025, Garlick has not played in the Majors since 2023 with the Twins. He hit 28 home runs and drove in 105 RBI at the Triple-A level in 2024, playing in the Arizona Diamondbacks system. He began 2025 playing for a team in Mexico.