Édgar Alberto García (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

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system, remaining there until 2010, reaching as high as the Double-A

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in 2008. He played 2010 with the

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and became a free agent after the season.

Kansas City Royals

On June 14, 2011, García signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He split the season between the advanced Single-A

Wilmington Blue Rocks The Wilmington Blue Rocks are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Wilmington, Delaware, and play their home games at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium. Fra ...

and the Double-A

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. He was assigned to the

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for the 2012 season.

El Paso Diablos

García signed with the

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of the

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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, García signed a minor league contract with the

, the team who originally signed him. García was assigned to Reading to begin the season but was released on April 27, 2013.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On December 16, 2014, García signed a minor league contract with the

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organization. He split the 2015 season with the Double-A

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and the Triple-A

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. 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, García pitched a complete-game shutout for the

. García split 2016 with Mobile and Reno and elected free agency after the season.

Sultanes de Monterrey

On March 30, 2017, García signed with the

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of the

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. On April 13, 2017, he was released.

Piratas de Campeche

On June 19, 2017, García signed with the

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of the

. On January 4, 2018, he was released by the team.

International career

He represented the Dominican in the

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. 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 baseball players for the Dominican Republic Baseball players from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) {{DominicanRepublic-baseball-pitcher-stub