Darrin Garner

Darrin Garner

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 180 lb.
• School Orange Coast Junior College
• High School Crenshaw High School
• Born December 19, 1965 in Los Angeles, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Infielder Darrin Garner was drafted in the 1st round of the secondary phase of the 1985 amateur draft by the Texas Rangers and played six years in the Ranger system. He was previously drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the June 1984 amateur draft (21st round) and the January 1985 secondary phase (2nd round).

Garner began his coaching career with the GCL Rangers in 1992, Charlotte Rangers in 1993-1994, and Port City Roosters in 1995. He managed the AZL Mariners in 1997-1998 and the Lancaster JetHawks in 1999. He was a coach for the Everett AquaSox in 2000-2001 and managed the AZL Mariners again in 2002. He then returned to Everett as coach of the AquaSox in 2003-2004. Garner was an infield instructor in the Seattle Mariners from 2005-2012. He returned to the field as manager of the AZL Mariners in 2013. Garner was a coach for the Kane County Cougars in 2017, AZL Diamondbacks in 2019, and Visalia Rawhide in 2021.

Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1997	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	30-26	2nd	Seattle Mariners
1998	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	31-24	2nd	Seattle Mariners
1999	Lancaster JetHawks	California League	55-85	10th	Seattle Mariners
2002	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	19-36	7th	Seattle Mariners
2010	High Desert Mavericks	California League	22-22	4th	Seattle Mariners	Lost in 1st round	replaced Jim Horner on July 31
2013	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	22-32	11th	Seattle Mariners
2014	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	31-22	3rd	Seattle Mariners	Lost in 2nd round
2015	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	31-25	3rd (t)	Seattle Mariners	Lost League Finals
2016	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	27-29	10th	Arizona Diamondbacks
2018	AZL Diamondbacks	Arizona League	33-21	4th	Arizona Diamondbacks	Lost in 1st round
2023	Visalia Rawhide	California League	50-82	7th (t)	Arizona Diamondbacks
2024	Visalia Rawhide	California League			Arizona Diamondbacks