Kyle Bruce Garlick (born January 26, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, and Minnesota Twins.
Prior to his professional career, Garlick played college baseball for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos, where he set the single-season record for home runs.
An injury and a family health scare during his junior season led to him putting up sub-par numbers and not being selected for the 2014 MLB draft.
[3] The Los Angeles Dodgers selected Garlick in the 28th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
[6] He began the following season with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the High–A California League, where he hit three home runs, including an inside the park one, in a game against the Lancaster JetHawks on April 19.
[6] The next year, he started with Tulsa[11] before an early season promotion to the Oklahoma City Dodgers of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
[14] On June 8, 2019, Garlick recorded his first MLB hit, a pinch-hit double off of Jeff Samardzija of the San Francisco Giants.
[15] On June 19, 2019, Garlick hit his first major league home run off of Drew Pomeranz of the San Francisco Giants.