• As a UCLA freshman, Garrett finished sixth in the Pac 10 batting race. The top three hitters were future major leaguers Willie Bloomquist, Xavier Nady and Eric Munson.
• Garrett's 33-game hitting streak in 1998 set a new UCLA record.
• Garrett and Chase Utley were inseparable in college. When it came time to play summer ball, they signed up with the same team in the Cape Cod League.
• Garrett was UCLA's first three-time All-American. He ranks second in school history with a career average of .369.
• In 2001, Garrett finished second in the Carolina League batting race to Victor Martinez.
• Garrett doubled against the Pittsburgh Pirates in his first major-league at-bat.
• Garret’s 16-game hitting streak in 2005 tied Colorado’s rookie record, originally set by Juan Pierre.
• Garrett hit two grand slams in 2005. He and Ryan Howard were the only rookies to hit more than one that year.
• In 2006, Garrett’s 120 RBIs were second to Alex Rodriguez’s 121 among major-league third basemen.
• Garrett homered off of Hideki Okajima in the 2007 World Series.
• Garret is single. He spent winters in L.A. until 2006, when he moved to Denver after the season.
• Garrett was the best man in Utley's wedding in January of 2007 .
• Garrett is an avid reader. He also makes his own stock and financial decisions.
• Garrett’s favorite TV shows include "24," "Prison Break," "CSI" and "Law & Order."

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