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Former Dodgers Outfielder Designated for Assignment By Minnesota Twins

He was DFA'd by the Twins on Tuesday.

Matt Wagner

Former Dodgers Outfielder Designated for Assignment By Minnesota Twins
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Kyle Garlick was designated for assignment by the Minnesota Twins, the team announced Tuesday, likely ending a tenure that lasted three seasons.

The 31-year-old outfielder spent the majority of the season with the Twins Triple-A affliate in St. Paul, and Garlick struggled there hitting .210 with 7 home runs and 21 RBI.

It was a disappointing time for Garlick with the Twins as well, as he went 5-for-28 with two home runs up in Minneapolis.

Garlick reached the big leagues with the Dodgers in 2019 after being drafted by Los Angeles in the 28th round of the 2015 Draft, and he had a quality but brief tenure in LA.

He had a more than respectable slash line of .250/.321/.521 with three home runs and six RBI over 48 appearances in Dodger blue.

After getting his first taste of the show with LA, Garlick moved onto the Philadelphia Phillies and then the Twins before his recent DFA.

Through his entire run in the Twin Cities, Garlick slashed 227./278/.444 with 16 bombs and 32 RBI over a total of 116 games with the big club.

Now he'll look to find his next stop in affiliated baseball shortly -- presuming that he is officially released -- and hopefully for him he's able to latch on with another organization.

His future likely lies as a depth piece and time will tell if Garlick will eventually have another opportunity in the MLB, wherever that chance may be.

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MATT WAGNER

Matt Wagner was born and raised in southern California, and he lived there before moving to Colorado and getting his B.A. in Communications from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2022. He relocated back to southern California in 2023 and is looking forward to covering the teams that mean so much to his home area. Some of his past work is in Bleacher Report, Dodgers Tailgate, and, most recently, Colorado Buffaloes Wire. Aside from writing, you can probably catch him petting the nearest dog or eating some good Mexican food.

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