Garrett Patrick Stubbs (born May 26, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros.
Stubbs 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. He made his major league debut in 2019.
On his 26th birthday, May 26, 2019, Stubbs was called up to the major leagues after Astros catcher Max Stassi was put on the 10-day Injury List. Stubbs made his major league debut two days later, on May 28.
In 2019, he batted .200/.282/.286 with no home runs and 2 RBIs in 35 at-bats for the Astros, as he caught 11 games, played left field in seven games, played right field in one game, was a pinch-runner in four games, and was a pinch hitter in three games. Stubbs had the fastest sprint speed of all American League catchers, at 28.0 feet/second.
In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Stubbs batted one-for-eight with a run scored and an RBI in 10 games, as he appeared as a catcher in 8 games, a left fielder in 3 games, a pinch runner in 3 games, and a pinch hitter in two games.
According to their social media posts, Garrett and his partner, Kimberlee Kuhle, have been together since 2011. They’ve been in love since the first day they met in college, according to Stubbs. The two enjoy a really fascinating gorgeous love life.