Wayne followed his brothers Adrian and James Garrett in the Milwaukee Braves organization when he was their sixth round selection in the 1965 Major League Baseball draft. Hailing from Brooksville, Florida, Garrett was a fan favorite on the Florida Rookie League Braves, who played in near by Sarasota. Originally a shortstop when he was signed, Garrett was a good fielder, but only managed a .222 batting average in the Braves\' farm system. On December 2, 1968, he was selected by the New York Mets in the Rule 5 draft.\n', '

Garrett made his major league debut at second base, and played most of his first month in the majors there. Shortly afterwards, the 21 year-old lefty hitter settled into a lefty-righty platoon with Ed Charles at third base. He batted just .218 with one home run his rookie season, however, he would match that home run total in the 1969 National League Championship Series against his former franchise. With the Atlanta Braves leading 4-3 in the fifth inning of game three, Garrett hit a go-ahead two run home run to seal the three game sweep for the Mets. For the NLCS, Garrett batted .385 with three runs batted in & three runs scored. He struck out in his only official at-bat in the World Series.\n', '

Ed Charles retired after the World Series. On December 3, 1969 the Mets sent Amos Otis & Bob Johnson to the Kansas City Royals for third baseman Joe Foy. While shifted into more of a utility infielder role, making 34 starts at second base, Garrett put up better numbers than Foy, who was gone after just one season in New York. Following the 1970 season, Garrett went into the military with the Bayside National Guard, and the Mets acquired Bob Aspromonte from the Braves for Ron Herbel.\n', '

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