Webster "Webby" Leotis Garrison (born August 24, 1965) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current Minor League Baseball coach/manager in the Oakland Athletics farm system.
Webster Garrison | |
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Infielder | |
Born: (1965-08-23) August 23, 1965 (age 56) Marrero, Louisiana | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 2, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics | |
Last MLB appearance | |
August 7, 1996, for the Oakland Athletics | |
MLB statistics (through 1996 season) | |
Batting average | .000 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Born in Marrero, Louisiana, Garrison was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2nd round of the 1983 amateur draft.
He played for the A's in 1996. In 5 career games,[1] he had 9 at-bats and no hits.
Garrison began his coaching career in 1999 with the Athletics Double-A Midland RockHounds. During the 1999 season in Midland, Garrison served as one of the rare player-coach, playing in 43 games while acting as the hitting coach for the team. From 2011 to 2013 he managed the Stockton Ports.[1] In 2015, he managed the Nashville Sounds[2] and in 2016 and 2017, the Arizona League Athletics, before being promoted to manager of the Class A Beloit Snappers for 2018.[3] In 2019 he returned to managing the Ports, and was assigned to manage a rookie-league team in Arizona in 2020,[4] his 22nd year with the A's organization.[1]
He was named "Banner Island Ballpark All-Time Manager" in 2015.[2]
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