Carlos Jesús García Guerrero (born October 15, 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the

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(1990–96),

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(1997),

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(1998) and

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(1999). He is a former Manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the

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. In 2018, he became manager of the

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of the

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Playing career

García signed as an amateur free agent with the Pirates in 1987. He spent nearly three seasons at the Pirates'

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Buffalo farm team. García had his best season yet at Buffalo in 1992,

batting Batting may refer to: * Batting (baseball), the act of attempting to hit a ball thrown by the pitcher with a baseball bat, in order to score runs * Batting (cricket), the act of defending one's wicket with the cricket bat while attempting to score ...

.303, with 13

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s and 70

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. Originally a

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

the Pirates' trade of

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offered García an opportunity at second base, as

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was entrenched at shortstop. He enjoyed his best seasons in 1995–96 batting .294 and .285. In a 610-game career, García hit for .266 (580–2178), with 33 homers, 197 RBI, 274

runs scored In baseball, a run is scored when a player advances around first, second and third base and returns safely to home plate, touching the bases in that order, before three outs are recorded and all obligations to reach base safely on batted balls ...

, 102 doubles, 17 triples and 73

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. He was the Pirates lone representative at the 1994 All Star game; he singled in his only at bat. In 1996, García was traded with

Orlando Merced Orlando Luis Merced Villanueva (born November 2, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder. He played all or parts of 13 seasons in the majors for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990–1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Minnesota ...

and

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to the

for José Silva, two minor leaguers, and

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, who included Abraham Núñez and Craig Wilson. García finished his career with single seasons with the Blue Jays,

and

Coaching career

García served as the first base and third base coaches for the

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from 2005 through 2007. He served as the first base coach and infield instructor for the

for the 2010 season. Carlos was named the manager of the

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, the Class High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in December 2010. In 2013, he was promoted as manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve. It was announced on Sep 23, 2014 that he would be fired from his position with the Altoona Curve. García was announced as the hitting coach for the

of the

for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season. He was promoted to manager for the Fall Tournament of the 2018 season, but left the organization prematurely for personal reasons.

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Playing career

Coaching career

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