Garrett Stubbs
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Stubbs (left) with Johnny Bench
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Garrett Patrick Stubbs (born May 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Houston Astros' organization.
He attended the University of Southern California (USC), and played college baseball for the USC Trojans, winning the 2015 Johnny Bench Award as the nation's best collegiate catcher. The Astros selected Stubbs in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB Draft. In 2016, he was a California League Mid-Season All Star, and an milb.com Houston Organization All Star.
Stubbs is from Del Mar, California, and is Jewish. His parents are T Pat and Marti (née Gellens), and his maternal grandmother is Maxine Gellens. His younger brother, C. J., also played baseball for Torrey Pines, and is now a sophomore pitching at USC. His step-grandfather, Fred Shuey, played Minor League Baseball as an outfielder in the 1960s, and had Garrett train with former Major League Baseball catcher Ed Herrmann starting when Garrett was nine years old.
Stubbs attended Torrey Pines High School in San Diego, California. He was twice named to the All-California Interscholastic Federation team for baseball, and was twice named All-North County and All-Avocado League 1st team. As a senior, he batted .391 with 27 runs, 13 doubles, and 18 RBIs.
Stubbs enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) where he earned a degree in policy planning and development with an emphasis on real estate, and played college baseball for the USC Trojans. In the summer of 2012, he played for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska Baseball League. In 2013 as a sophomore, he was an Honorable Mention for the All-Pac-12 Conference team. In the summer of 2013, he played for the Plymouth Pilgrims in the New England Collegiate Baseball League, and was named a New England Collegiate Baseball League Eastern Division All-Star. Later that summer he played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod League.
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