Aramis Garcia
| Aramis Garcia | ||
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| Philadelphia Phillies | ||
Runs batted in | 25 | |
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Aramis Michael Garcia (born January 12, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. The San Francisco Giants selected Garcia in the second round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Giants in 2018 and has also played for the Oakland Athletics and Cincinnati Reds.
Early life
Garcia attended Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
College career
He enrolled at
Professional career
San Francisco Giants
Minor leagues (2014–2018)
The
Garcia received an invitation to
In 2018, Garcia played 80 games for Richmond, and then was promoted to the
Major leagues (2018–2019)
With Buster Posey undergoing season-ending surgery, the Giants promoted Garcia to the major leagues on August 26.[16] He played his first game on August 31, and hit a home run in his debut.[17]
He played in the 2019 season with Triple–A Sacramento, batting .271/.343/.488 with 16 home runs and 55 RBI in 332 at bats.[4] He also played 18 games for the Giants, hitting .143/.217/.310 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI.[4] Garcia did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] On November 20, 2020, Garcia was designated for assignment.[19]
Oakland Athletics (2021)
On November 25, 2020, the
Cincinnati Reds (2022)
On November 29, 2021, Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[23] On April 4, 2022, it was announced that he had made the 2022 opening day roster. On July 7, he was placed on the injured list with an elbow injury and a broken left middle finger, and was transferred to the 60-day injured list on August 11.[24] Garcia was activated on October 4, with two games remaining in the season.[25] He appeared in 47 games for Cincinnati, slashing .213/.248/.259 with one home run and 4 RBI.
On October 14, 2022, Garcia was claimed off waivers by the
Philadelphia Phillies
On February 16, 2023, Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.[29]
References
- ^ "FIU's Aramis Garcia selected by San Francisco Giants in MLB Draft". tribunedigital-sunsentinel. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "#12 Aramis Garcia - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ "Aramis Garcia - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Aramis Garcia College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Aramis Garcia will catch for FIU in Conference USA tournament opener". miamiherald. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Giants draft Florida International catcher Aramis Garcia". CSN Bay Area. Archived from the original on February 4, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ a b "Report: Giants agree to terms with second-rounder". CSN Bay Area. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Giants sign second-round Draft pick Aramis Garcia". Major League Baseball. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Garcia heads GreenJackets All-Stars getting recognition". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "GreenJackets' Garcia breaking out at plate". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Former SJ Giants Receive Spring Training Invites". Inside the San Jose Giants. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ John Shea (January 26, 2016). "Giants' non-roster invitees include Tyler Beede, Christian Arroyo". SFGate. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
- ^ "Q&A with Giants' top catching prospect Aramis Garcia". Giant Potential. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ "Aramis Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ^ Schulman, Henry (November 20, 2017). "Giants add Beede, three others to 40-man roster; A's DFA Brugman". SFGate. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Haft, Chris (May 24, 2018). "Aramis Garcia to fill Buster Posey roster spot | San Francisco Giants". Mlb.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
- ^ Hutchinson, Jacob (August 31, 2018). "Suarez shines again, Garcia and Shaw provide run support in debut win over Mets". Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Giants Designate Chris Shaw, Aramis Garcia, Jordan Humphreys".
- ^ "Rangers Claim Aramis Garcia from Giants".
- ^ "Rangers to Acquire Khris Davis from A's for Elvis Andrus".
- ^ "A's Chris Bassitt could be activated this week after facial surgery". September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Reds Sign Aramis Garcia to Minor League Deal". November 29, 2021.
- ^ "Reds' Aramis Garcia: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Reds' Aramis Garcia: Activated Tuesday". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Polishuk, Mark. "Orioles Designate Louis Head, Beau Sulser; Claim Aramis Garcia, Mark Kolozsvary," MLB Trade Rumors, Friday, October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
- ^ "Orioles' Aramis Garcia: Falls off 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Aramis Garcia: Picks free agency". cbssports.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Phillies' Aramis Garcia: Inks NRI deal with Philly". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet