Anthony García
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| Anthony García | |
|---|---|
 Garcia with the Nashville Sounds | |
| Free agent | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: January 4, 1992 Carolina, Puerto Rico | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right |
Anthony García (born January 4, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent.
Career
St. Louis Cardinals
García made his professional debut in 2009 with the Gulf Coast Cardinals. He played for the Puerto Rico national baseball team at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1] He was added to the 40-man roster on November 5, 2015. During the 2016 season, he split time between the Springfield Cardinals and the Memphis Redbirds. He posted a .238 batting average with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs between both clubs.[2] In 2017, he once again split time between Springfield and Memphis, where he batted .282 with 16 home runs and 72 RBIs.[3]
Oakland Athletics
He elected free agency on November 6, 2017, and signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics on November 28.[4] In 132 games he hit .254 with 25 HR and 91 RBI's in AAA. He elected free agency on November 2, 2018.
San Francisco Giants
On November 29, 2018, Garcia signed a minor league deal with the San Francisco Giants. He did not make the team and was assigned to AAA Sacramento River Cats to start the season. He elected free agency following the season.
Los Angeles Dodgers
On December 19, 2019, Garcia signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.
References
- ^ "Garcia turns up the heat with Pan Am performance". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Anthony Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Slusser, Susan (November 28, 2017). "A's add outfielders, left-hander on minor-league deals". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- Living people
- 1992 births
- Baseball outfielders
- Minor league baseball players
- Gulf Coast Cardinals players
- Johnson City Cardinals players
- Gigantes de Carolina players
- Quad Cities River Bandits players
- Springfield Cardinals players
- Memphis Redbirds players
- Leones del Caracas players
- Nashville Sounds players
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Puerto Rico
- Puerto Rican baseball players
- Puerto Rican baseball biography stubs
- Baseball outfielder stubs