Avisaíl Antonio García Yaguarin (; born June 12, 1991) is a

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for the

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(MLB). He previously played in MLB for the

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and

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. He made his major league debut in 2012.

Professional career

Detroit Tigers

2011–2012

García was invited to

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with the

in 2011 and 2012. After the 2011 season, he was added to the Tigers 40-man roster. He was named 2012 Minor League Player of the Year for the Tigers farm system, and first appeared on the major-league team on August 31, 2012. He hit .319 in 23 games, and made the playoff roster, appearing in the

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and

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. In 23 postseason at-bats, García hit .261 with a double and four RBIs. He is noted for his resemblance to former teammate

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, earning him the nickname "Little Miggy". Both stand tall, weigh , bat right-handed, and hail from Venezuela.

2013

García entered the 2013 season with an outside shot to make the Tigers' opening day roster, but that possibility ended when he was placed on the 15-day

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(DL) March 26 (retroactive to March 22) with a heel

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. He was brought up to the Tigers in May when Austin Jackson was placed on the DL. On May 15, Garcia hit his first major league home run. In June, García was optioned to the Triple-A

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when Jackson came off the DL, but was recalled four days later when

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was placed on the DL. On July 7, 2013, during a game for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, García hit for the cycle in a 9–7 victory over the

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. This marked the first cycle for a Mud Hen since

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on May 27, 2007. In 2013 with the Tigers he batted .241/.273/.373.

Chicago White Sox

2013–2014

On July 30, 2013, García was traded to the

in a three-team trade that sent

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and

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to the

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, José Iglesias to the Detroit Tigers, and

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to the White Sox. García initially reported to the White Sox Triple-A affiliate, the

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. Between Charlotte and Toledo, he led the

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with a .374 mark. When the White Sox traded

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on August 9, they promoted García to the major leagues. He started his first game with the White Sox on August 10, and collected his first hit with the team in the sixth inning. García came out of a game against the

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on April 9, 2014, after he jammed his left shoulder after attempting a diving catch in right field. The next day, an MRI revealed that his left shoulder had a torn labrum. He was then placed on the 60-day disabled list. Despite projections that he would be out for the season, García recovered incredibly quick and was activated from the DL on August 16, 2013. Limited to only 46 games in 2014, García batted .244/.305/.413 with seven home runs and 29 RBIs.

2015–2018

In 148 games in 2015, García hit .257/.309/.365 with 13 home runs and 59 RBIs. García played in only 120 games in 2016 due to injury, hitting .245/.307/.385 with 12 home runs and 51 RBIs. On December 3, García and the White Sox avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $3 million contract for the 2017 season. In 2017, García set career highs in average (.330), runs (75), home runs (18) and RBIs (80). Garcia was named to his first-ever all star game. For the season, he had the highest

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(.392) of all major league players, and swung at 59.0% of all pitches he saw, tops in the major leagues. He also led all MLB hitters (60 or more plate appearances) in batting average against left-handers, at .424. García was placed on the disabled list for the second time in the season on July 10 with a

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injury, limiting him to just 35 games played in the first half of the season. For the season he batted .236/.281/.438 with 19 home runs.

Tampa Bay Rays

On January 18, 2019, García signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the

. Garcia delivered solid numbers while in Tampa Bay, posting a .282 average, .a 332 on-base percentage, and a .464 slugging percentage. He became a free agent after the season.

Milwaukee Brewers

On December 17, 2019, García signed a two-year contract worth $20 million with the

. García's contract contains a club option for a third season at $12 million, attached to a $2 million buyout. This contract option became a mutual option when he accumulated 1,050 plate appearances in 2020-21. Per the agreement between the

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and

, vesting options dependent on accumulated stats for 2020 were prorated for the number of games played (60). After the 2021 season he declined his half of the option and became a free agent.

Miami Marlins

On December 1, 2021, García signed a four-year, $53 million contract with the

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