Anthony García

Anthony García (born January 4, 1992) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 18th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.

For people with similar names, see Antonio García.
Anthony García
Garcia with the Nashville Sounds
Leones de Yucatán – No. 45
Outfielder
Born: (1992-01-04) January 4, 1992
Carolina, Puerto Rico
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

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] On November 5, 2015, the Cardinals added García to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. 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] On April 24, 2017, García was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to Triple–A Memphis.[4] He elected free agency following the season on November 6.[5]

Oakland Athletics

On November 28, 2017, García signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics organization.[6] In 132 games he hit .254 with 25 HR and 91 RBI in Triple-A. 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 Triple-A Sacramento River Cats to start the season.[7] He elected free agency following the season.

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 19, 2019, García signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers.[8] On July 11, 2020, he was added to the Dodgers' 60-man player pool.[9] García did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

Kane County Cougars

On March 19, 2021, García signed with the Kane County Cougars of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[11] However, he left the Cougars on April 23 without having played a game for them.

Mexican League

On April 23, 2021, García signed with the Mariachis de Guadalajara of the Mexican League.[12] He appeared in 36 games for the Mariachis, hitting .316/.428/.623 with 9 home runs, 26 RBI, and four stolen bases. In 2022, García played in 47 games for Guadalajara, slashing .346/.467/.642 with 13 home runs, 43 RBI, and 6 stolen bases. On June 16, 2022, he suffered an ankle injury during a game against the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna and was later ruled out for the rest of the season. He was released on June 21.[13] On February 17, 2023, García re-signed with Guadalajara for the 2023 season.[14] In 23 games, he slashed .279/.387/.468 with 3 home runs and 12 RBIs. García was released on May 19, 2023.[13]

On June 15, 2023, García signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.[15] In 11 games, he batted .325/.481/.500 with 2 home runs and 13 RBIs.

On July 3, 2023, García's rights were traded to the Leones de Yucatán.[16]

References
  1. "Garcia turns up the heat with Pan Am performance". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. "Anthony Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. "Anthony Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. "Cardinals Outright Anthony Garcia". 27 April 2017.
  5. "Minor League Free Agents 2017". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  6. Slusser, Susan (November 28, 2017). "A's add outfielders, left-hander on minor-league deals". sfchronicle.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  7. "Sacramento River Cats 2019 Season Preview". 29 March 2019.
  8. "Blake Gailen and the AAAA Players – LA Dodger Talk". 19 August 2020.
  9. "Anthony Garcia".
  10. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  11. "Cougars Add Outfielder Anthony Garcia, Infielder Josh Allen". 19 March 2021.
  12. "American Association of Professional Baseball - 2021 Transactions".
  13. "Anthony Garcia Stats, Fantasy & News". milb.com. Retrieved 2023-05-15.
  14. "Mariachis: El 'Bori' regresa a casa".
  15. @ClubSaraperos (June 15, 2023). "¡𝗕𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗗𝗢𝗦 𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗔𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗘! ✌️ El Boricua Anthony García y el Veracruzano Eliezer Ortiz se integran a Saraperos como refuerzos ⚾️🔥. #𝘗𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘌𝘭𝘚𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦" (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved June 20, 2023 – via Twitter.
  16. "LMB: Movimientos en listas de reserva - 3 de julio de 2023". MiLB.com (in Spanish). July 3, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
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