Édgar Alberto GarcÃa (born September 20, 1987) is a
Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent.
Career
Philadelphia Phillies
He began his career in 2005 at 17 years old in the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
system, remaining there until 2010, reaching as high as the Double-A
Reading Phillies in 2008. He played 2010 with the
Clearwater Threshers
The Clearwater Threshers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. They are located in Clearwater, Florida, and have played their home games at BayCare Ballpark since 2 ...
and became a free agent after the season.
Kansas City Royals
On June 14, 2011, GarcÃa signed a minor league contract with the
Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...
organization. He split the season between the advanced Single-A
Wilmington Blue Rocks and the Double-A
Northwest Arkansas Naturals. He was assigned to the
Idaho Falls Chukars for the 2012 season.
El Paso Diablos
GarcÃa signed with the
El Paso Diablos of the
American Association of Independent Professional Baseball partway through the 2012 season, appearing in 4 games for the club, allowing 21 runs in 20.2 innings.
Philadelphia Phillies (second stint)
On December 19, 2012, GarcÃa signed a minor league contract with the
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
, the team who originally signed him. GarcÃa was assigned to Reading to begin the season but was released on April 27, 2013.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On December 16, 2014, GarcÃa signed a minor league contract with the
Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He split the 2015 season with the Double-A
Mobile BayBears and the Triple-A
Reno Aces. He elected free agency on November 6, 2015 and re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a minor league contract on November 19. On May 14, 2016, GarcÃa pitched a complete-game shutout for the
Mobile BayBears. GarcÃa split 2016 with Mobile and Reno and elected free agency after the season.
Sultanes de Monterrey
On March 30, 2017, GarcÃa signed with the
Sultanes de Monterrey
The Sultanes de Monterrey ( en, Monterrey Sultans) are a professional baseball team in the Mexican League based in Monterrey, Mexico. They compete in the Northern Division. The team also joined the Mexican Pacific League for the 2019–20 season f ...
of the
Mexican League. On April 13, 2017, he was released.
Piratas de Campeche
On June 19, 2017, GarcÃa signed with the
Piratas de Campeche of the
Mexican League. On January 4, 2018, he was released by the team.
International career
He represented the Dominican in the
2017 World Baseball Classic
The 2017 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 16 competing nations, held from March 6 to March 22, 2017. It was the fourth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. The first-round hosts ...
.
In the 2017 regular season, he pitched in the Mexican League.
References
External links
1987 births
Living people
Baseball players at the 2019 Pan American Games
Batavia Muckdogs players
Clearwater Threshers players
Dominican Republic expatriate baseball players in Mexico
El Paso Diablos players
Estrellas Orientales players
Florida Complex League Phillies players
Lakewood BlueClaws players
Mexican League baseball pitchers
Mobile BayBears players
Northwest Arkansas Naturals players
Piratas de Campeche players
Reading Phillies players
Reno Aces players
Scottsdale Scorpions players
Sultanes de Monterrey players
Tigres del Licey players
Williamsport Crosscutters players
Wilmington Blue Rocks players
Pan American Games competitors for the Dominican Republic
People from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic)
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