Harvey Anderson García Ibarras (born March 16, 1984) is a former

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Professional career

Florida Marlins

Garcia was signed as an amateur free agent by the

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in 2000 and after pitching for their Dominican League team he was released in 2002 and signed with the

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Boston Red Sox

Garcia signed with the

on June 14, 2002. In November 2005, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Marlins along with

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and Jesús Delgado in exchange for

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and

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Return to the Marlins

In November 2005, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Marlins along with

and Jesús Delgado in exchange for

and

. He was called up on September 2, and made his major league debut on September 3, 2007 against the

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. He pitched in eight games with the Marlins in September, finishing 0–1 with a 4.38 ERA. He did not pitch in 2008 because of injury and during Spring Training in 2009 he was released by the Marlins.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 23, 2009 Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in 10 games with the Pirates Class-A team, the

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and then was traded to the

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to complete the trade that sent

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to the Pirates for Eric Krebs and Garcia.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Garcia was traded to the

to complete the trade that sent

to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Krebs and Garcia. He began 2010 with the

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in the Double-A Southern League but was released by the Dodgers on May 22, 2010.

Washington Nationals

He signed with the

in December 2010, but he was released before the 2011 season.

France

In 2016, García began playing in the French Division 1 Baseball Championship. He spent the 2016 season in

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with the Tigers de Toulouse. In 2017, he played in

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for Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert Duffy Duck's. In 2019 and 2020, he played in

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with the Paris Université Club.

References

External links

Pura Pelota – VPBL statistics
1984 births Living people Albuquerque Isotopes players Cardenales de Lara players Carolina Mudcats players Chattanooga Lookouts players Dominican Summer League Red Sox players Florida Marlins players Greenville Bombers players Gulf Coast Pirates players Gulf Coast Red Sox players Jupiter Hammerheads players Leones del Caracas players Lowell Spinners players Lynchburg Hillcats players Major League Baseball pitchers Major League Baseball players from Venezuela Baseball players from Caracas Tigres de Aragua players Venezuelan expatriate baseball players in the United States Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in France {{Venezuela-baseball-pitcher-stub