Garcia pitching for the Seattle Mariners.
Freddy Antonio García (born October 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He is best known for his many seasons with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises, including the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees. He is also known for pitching in Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), Mexican League, and Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.
Having his best year in 2001, he led the American League in IP and ERA. He made the American League All-Star team in 2001 and 2002. Garcia pitched on the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 World Series, and started in the series-winning Game 4.
Garcia pitched for a total of 8 different teams having affiliation to the MLB. These teams (in order from oldest to most recent) were the Seattle Mariners (1999-2004), the Chicago White Sox (2004-2006, 2009-2010), the Philadelphia Phillies (2007), the Detroit Tigers (2008), the New York Yankees (2011-2012), the Baltimore Orioles (2013), and the Atlanta Braves (2013). Garcia also spent time with the Houston Astros, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Dodgers on minor league deals.
Garcia has also pitched for 5 teams outside of the MLB. He pitched for one team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League, being the EDA Rhinos (2014-2016). After that, he pitched for 4 Mexican Baseball league teams, being the Olmecas de Tabasco (2015), the Tigres de Aragua (2015), the Sultanes de Monterrey (2016), and the Leones de Yucatan (2018).
External links[]
- Baseball Reference - career statistics