Garrett Hampson

Given name:	Garrett Reese Hampson
Nicknames:	None
Primary Pos:	Centerfield
Hght/Wght:	5'11" / 188 lbs
Bats/Throws:	R / R
Born:	Oct 10, 1994 in Reno, NV
Age:	30
Debut:	Jul 21, 2018

Biography

Garrett Reese Hampson (born October 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins, and Kansas City Royals. He was drafted by the Rockies in the 3rd round of the 2016 MLB draft and made his MLB debut for the team in 2018.

Early life and college career

Hampson was born and raised in Reno, Nevada, and attended Reno High School. He played both basketball and baseball for the Huskies, and hit .469 in three years as a varsity player with 418 hits and 158 runs scored and was a two-time All-State selection as Reno won the Northern Nevada 4A Region baseball championship in both his junior and senior years. After his senior year, Hampson was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 26th round 2013 Major League Baseball draft, but opted not to sign and instead play college baseball at Long Beach State University.

Hampson played three seasons for the Dirtbags, and was named the Big West Conference Field Freshman of the Year in 2014 and the conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2016. He was a .303 hitter over the course of his collegiate career with 213 hits (seventh-most in school history) and 50 stolen bases (third-most). After the 2014 and 2015 seasons, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League.

Professional career

Colorado Rockies

Hampson was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 3rd round, with the 81st overall selection, of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He signed and spent his first professional season with the Low-A Boise Hawks where he batted .301 with two home runs, 44 RBI and 36 stolen bases. Hampson was named the 19th best prospect in the Rockies system prior to the 2017 season. In 2017, he played for the High-A Lancaster JetHawks, posting a .326 batting average with eight home runs, 70 RBI and 51 stolen bases. Hampson began 2018 with the Double-A Hartford Yard Goats, and was promoted to the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes in May.

Hampson was called up to the major leagues for the first time on July 21, 2018, and made his Major League debut that day. In his first Major League season, Hampson hit .275 (11-for-40) with four RBI and two stolen bases in 24 games.

In 2019, Hampson had the fastest sprint speed of all major league second basemen, at 30.1 feet/second. In 105 games for the Rockies, he slashed .247/.302/.385 with eight home runs, 27 RBI, and 15 stolen bases.

Hampson played in 53 games for Colorado during the COVID-19-shortened season, hitting .234/.287/.383 with five home runs, 11 RBI, and six stolen bases. In 2021, he tied for the major league lead in bunt hits, with seven. In 147 appearances for Colorado, Hampson batted .234/.289/.380 with 11 home runs, 33 RBI, and 17 stolen bases.

In 90 games for the Rockies in 2022, Hampson hit .211/.287/.307 with two home runs, 15 RBI, and 12 stolen bases. On November 18, 2022, Hampson was non-tendered by Colorado, and became a free agent.

Miami Marlins

On December 18, 2022, Hampson signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization. On March 15, 2023, Hampson was selected to the 40-man roster. He was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season. In 98 games for Miami, he posted a career–best .276/.349/.380 with 3 home runs, 23 RBI, and 5 stolen bases. On November 17, 2023, Hampson was non-tendered by the Marlins and became a free agent.

Kansas City Royals

On November 29, 2023, Hampson signed a one-year contract worth $2 million with the Kansas City Royals. He played in 113 games for Kansas City in 2024, batting .230/.275/.300 with no home runs, 16 RBI, and seven stolen bases.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On January 31, 2025, Hampson signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On March 21, Hampson triggered the opt-out clause in his contract, giving Arizona 48 hours to add him to their roster or grant him his release. On March 23, the Diamondbacks formally selected Hampson's contract, adding him to their Opening Day roster.

Batting: Traditional

Clear Selected

Year	Age	Team	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	R	RBI	RP	BB	SO	SB	CS	NS
2018	23	Rockies	.275	.396	.400	.796	24	48	40	11	3	1	0	16	3	4	7	7	12	2	0	2	1	0
2019	24	Rockies	.247	.302	.385	.686	105	327	299	74	9	4	8	115	40	27	67	24	88	15	3	12	0	2
2020	25	Rockies	.234	.287	.383	.671	53	184	167	39	4	3	5	64	25	11	36	13	60	6	1	5	0	1
2021	26	Rockies	.234	.289	.380	.669	147	494	453	106	21	6	11	172	69	33	102	33	118	17	7	10	3	2
2022	27	Rockies	.211	.287	.307	.594	90	226	199	42	7	3	2	61	29	15	44	21	63	12	2	10	1	2
2023	28	Marlins	.276	.349	.380	.729	98	252	221	61	12	1	3	84	30	23	53	23	67	5	0	5	3	2
2024	29	Royals	.230	.275	.300	.576	113	231	213	49	13	1	0	64	16	16	32	14	59	7	2	5	0	2
2025	30	D'backs	.167	.359	.167	.526	18	41	30	5	0	0	0	5	10	0	10	9	10	2	1	1	0	0
Totals			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Average			---	---	---	---	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Batting: Advanced

Year	Age	Team	wOBA	wVAL	BpO	XBH	ISO	AB/HR	TB%	RP%	SB%	SBe	BB%	K%	BB/K
2018	23	Rockies	.356	.379	.828	4	.125	---	.333	.146	100.0	2	14.6	25.0	0.58
2019	24	Rockies	.302	.313	.618	21	.138	37.4	.352	.205	83.3	6	7.3	26.9	0.27
2020	25	Rockies	.294	.299	.602	12	.149	33.4	.348	.196	85.7	3	7.1	32.6	0.22
2021	26	Rockies	.293	.297	.599	38	.146	41.2	.348	.206	70.8	-4	6.7	23.9	0.28
2022	27	Rockies	.270	.281	.529	12	.096	99.5	.270	.195	85.7	6	9.3	27.9	0.33
2023	28	Marlins	.327	.333	.688	16	.104	73.7	.333	.210	100.0	5	9.1	26.6	0.34
2024	29	Royals	.258	.264	.476	14	.070	---	.277	.139	77.8	1	6.1	25.5	0.24
2025	30	D'backs	.277	.263	.560	0	.000	---	.122	.244	66.7	-1	22.0	24.4	0.90