Stone Garrett: Everything you need to know

Garrett has announced his retirement from professional baseball, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Garrett was released by the Nationals back in April before catching on with the Kiwoom Heroes of the Korea Baseball Organization. The 29-year-old boasts a career .276/.341/.492 batting line over parts of three major-league seasons, but he never looked the same after reconstructive surgery on his left ankle in August 2023.

The Nationals released Garrett on Tuesday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Garrett was dropped from the Nationals' 40-man roster in February and got off to a horrendous start at Triple-A Rochester, slashing .087/.177/.130 with a pair of doubles, two RBI and 5:22 BB:K across 51 plate appearances. The 29-year-old will look for a much needed change of scenery in free agency.

Garrett cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Tuesday. The 29-year-old was designated for assignment by the Nationals last week but will stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Garrett appeared in just two MLB games last season and spent most of the campaign at Rochester, where he had a .674 OPS in 71 contests.