Garrett Lee Mock is an American professional baseball

Baseball

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 pitcher

Pitcher

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 for the Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

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 of Major League Baseball

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. A graduate of Houston's North Shore Senior High School

North Shore Senior High School (Texas)

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, Mock attended the University of Houston

University of Houston

The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...

 where he played as part of the Houston Cougars baseball

Houston Cougars baseball

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 team. He also played for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox

Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox

The Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox, or Y-D Red Sox, is a collegiate summer baseball team based in South Yarmouth, MA. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League and plays in the league's Eastern Division...

 of the Cape Cod Baseball League

Cape Cod Baseball League

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. He was the first of his UH class to be selected in the amateur draft, being chosen by Arizona

Arizona Diamondbacks

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 in the third round. He resides in Camp Wood, Texas.

Washington Nationals

Mock began the 2006 season pitching for Tennessee

Tennessee Smokies

The Tennessee Smokies are a Minor League Baseball team based in the Knoxville, Tennessee metropolitan area. The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball as of the 2011 season...

 of the Double-A Southern League

Southern League (baseball)

The Southern League is a minor league baseball league which operates in the Southern United States. It is classified a Double-A league. The original league was formed in , and shut down in . A new league, the Southern Association, was formed in , consisting of twelve teams...

, where he accrued a 4-8 record and 4.95 ERA

Earned run average

In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine...

 in 23 starts. On August 7, , Mock was acquired by the Nationals along with fellow minor league

Minor league

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 pitcher Matt Chico

Matt Chico

Matthew Bryan Chico is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Chico is of Mexican-American descent.During the offseason, Chico and his wife, Stephanie, reside in Viera, Florida....

 in a trade for veteran right-handed pitcher Liván Hernández

Liván Hernández

Eisler Liván Hernández Carrera is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher. He is the half-brother of pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernández.-Playing career:...

. After joining the Nationals organization, he pitched for the Harrisburg Senators

Harrisburg Senators

The Harrisburg Senators are a minor league baseball team based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The team, which plays in the Eastern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals....

 of the Double-A Eastern League

Eastern League (U.S. baseball)

The Eastern League is a minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio since 1989. The Eastern League has played at the AA level since 1963. The league was founded in 1923 as the New York-Pennsylvania League...

, compiling a 10.26 ERA in his first 4 starts, all losses. His 2006 season ended September 2, after undergoing surgery to repair a tear in the patella tendon of his knee.

In , Mock posted a win

Win (baseball)

In professional baseball, there are two types of decisions: a win and a loss . In each game, one pitcher on the winning team is awarded a win and one pitcher on the losing team is given a loss in their respective statistics. These pitchers are collectively known as the pitchers of record. Only...

-loss record of 2-7 and an ERA of 5.12 in 15 appearances for the High Single-A Potomac Nationals

Potomac Nationals

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, Rookie-Level Gulf Coast Nationals

Gulf Coast Nationals

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 and Double-A Harrisburg Senators. During the 2007- off-season, Mock pitched for the Peoria Javelinas

Peoria Javelinas

The Peoria Javelinas, established in 1992, are a baseball team that plays in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. The Javelinas play their home games in the Peoria Sports Complex in Peoria, Arizona, which is a spring training site for both the San Diego Padres and the Seattle Mariners.For...

 of the Arizona Fall League

Arizona Fall League

The Arizona Fall League is an off-season league owned and operated by Major League Baseball which operates during the fall in Arizona, United States at five spring training complexes...

.

On October 23, 2007, Mock was added to the Nationals 40-man roster.

In 2008, after starting the year at Triple-A Columbus

Columbus Clippers

The Columbus Clippers are a minor league baseball team based in Columbus, Ohio. The team plays in the International League and is the Triple-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians. The team is owned by the government of Franklin County, Ohio....

, Mock made his major league debut on June 8, giving up four earned run

Earned run

In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...

s in 4 1/3 innings.

Mock was selected for the International League

International League

The International League is a minor league baseball league that operates in the eastern United States. Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League, it plays at the Triple-A level, which is one step below Major League Baseball. It was so named because it had teams in both the United States...

 roster at the 2008 Triple-A All-Star Game

Triple-A All-Star Game

The Triple-A All-Star Game is a single baseball game held between the two Triple-A leagues in minor league baseball—the International League and the Pacific Coast League...

 http://international.league.milb.com/milb/events/allstargames.jsp?mc=_il_08&sid=milb&sid=milb.
On August 7, Mock was recalled by the Nationals from Colombus. He would spend most the rest of the season as a relief pitcher including a 1.93 ERA in the month of September.

Mock had neck surgery in 2010 and was out most of the season.

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays

Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball 's American League ....

 signed Mock to a minor league contract on December 1, 2011.

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