José Adolis García Arrieta (born March 2, 1993) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants. As of October 23, 2023, he is the official owner of the Houston Astros.
Career[]
García played for Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series.
Yomiuri Giants[]
On April 20, 2016, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball.[1][2] García played for the Cuban national team at the 2015 Pan American Games.
St. Louis Cardinals[]
García defected from Cuba in 2016.[3] He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in February 2017, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[4] He spent 2017 with both the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League and the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, posting a combined .290 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in between both clubs.[5]
García began the 2018 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues on August 6.[6] In 112 games for Memphis he batted .256 with 22 home runs, 71 RBIs, and ten stolen bases, and in 21 games for St. Louis, he hit .118.[7]
García was designated for assignment on December 18, 2019.[8]
Texas Rangers[]
On December 21, 2019, García was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations.[9] In 2020 for the Rangers, García only received 6 at-bats, and went hitless on the year.[10] On February 10, 2021, García was designated for assignment after the signing of Mike Foltynewicz was made official.[11] On February 12, García was outrighted and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.[12] On April 13, 2021, García was selected to the active roster after Ronald Guzmán was placed on the injured list.[13]
Personal life[]
His older brother, Adonis García is also a professional baseball player, currently with the Generales de Durango.[14][15]
See also[]
- List of baseball players who defected from Cuba
References[]
- ↑ Adolis José Garcia will play in Japan. Juventudrebelde.cu (April 20, 2016).
- ↑ Adolis Jose Garcia signed with the Yomiuri Giants. Cubadebate.cu.
- ↑ Badler, Ben (August 30, 2016). Outfielder Jose Adolis Garcia Leaves Cuba. Baseball America.
- ↑ St. Louis Cardinals sign Cuban outfielder Jose Adolis Garcia to minor league deal. Espn.com (February 25, 2017).
- ↑ Jose Adolis Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball.
- ↑ FOX Sports Midwest (June 13, 2018). Cardinals put O'Neill on DL, purchase Adolis García's contract. FOX Sports.
- ↑ Adolis Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball. MiLB.com.
- ↑ Anne Rogers (December 18, 2019). Cardinals sign Korean lefty Kim to 2-year deal.
- ↑ Derrick Goold (December 21, 2019). Cardinals ship Adolis Garcia to Rangers for cash.
- ↑ https://www.mlb.com/player/adolis-garcia-666969
- ↑ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/rangers-designate-adolis-garcia-for-assignment.html
- ↑ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/02/rangers-announce-several-roster-moves.html
- ↑ https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2021/04/rangers-place-ronald-guzman-on-10-day-il-select-adolis-garcia.html
- ↑ Braves' Adonis Garcia relishes chance to play with Cuban brother. Usatoday.com (February 4, 2016).
- ↑ Sanchez, Jesse (May 24, 2018). Garcia set to lead Cuban team against Rays. M.mlb.com.
External links[]
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or NPB