Cole Garner

Cole Garner
Colorado Rockies — No. 41
Outfielder
Born: December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15) (age 26) Long Beach, California
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 4, 2011 for the Colorado Rockies
Career statistics (through 2011 Season)
Batting Average	.222
Home Runs	0
Runs Batted In	3
Teams
Colorado Rockies (2011–present)

Robert Cole Garner (born December 15, 1984) is a minor league baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies organization. He was selected by the Colorado Rockies in the 26th round (767th overall) of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft. He currently plays for the Class AAA Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

In 2007, Garner was considered to be one of the top outfielder prospects in the Rockies organization.^[1] Following the 2010 season, he was added to the Rockies' 40 man roster.^[2]

Garner made his Major League debut on July 4, 2011, pinch hitting in the 8th inning against the Atlanta Braves' Jonny Venters and flying out to right field.^[3] The following day he was optioned back to Colorado Springs to make room for Ian Stewart, his teammate at La Quinta High School, to be recalled.^[4]

References

1. ^ Weiss, Brad (July 29, 2007). "Rockies Mid-Season Evaluations: (Top 31-40)". scout.com. http://rockies.scout.com/2/662635.html. Retrieved 2009-04-08. 
2. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101119&content_id=16164914&vkey=news_col&c_id=col
3. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_07_04_colmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap&c_id=col
4. ^ http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110705&content_id=21433556&vkey=news_col&c_id=col

External links

• Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• MiLB.com player profile
• "Garner has overcome injuries to show potential" Rocky Mountain News
• Garner's got the power to be the next Holliday Rocky Mountain News

Persondata
Name	Garner, Cole
Alternative names
Short description	American baseball player
Date of birth	December 15, 1984
Place of birth	Long Beach, California
Date of death
Place of death