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Twins’ Garver goes yard in Fall League win
- Updated: October 25, 2016
GLENDALE, Ariz. — It’s safe to say Mitch Garver is acclimating well to the Arizona Fall League.
The 25-year-old catcher, who is rated as the No. 24 prospect in the Twins’ organization , hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning as his Surprise Saguaros defeated the Glendale Desert Dogs, 4-0, at Camelback Ranch. It was Garver’s second home run of the fall, and he co-leads his team with seven RBIs.
“I was looking for something up in the zone,” Garver said. “They’d been pitching me inside and I got my hands extended. It was good to get one up in the air.”
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Garver was selected by the Twins in the ninth round of the 2013 Draft after excelling at the University of New Mexico. Four years into his pro career, things seem like they’re starting to click for Garver, who started 2016 at Double-A Chattanooga and hit 11 homers and drove in 66 runs before being promoted to Triple-A Rochester. There, he got even hotter, slashing .329/.381/.434 in 76 at-bats.
“Offensively, I had a pretty good season,” Garver …
