José Adolis García Arrieta, nicknamed "El Bombi", (born March 2, 1993) is a Cuban-born professional

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for the Texas Rangers of

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(MLB). He previously played in MLB for the

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, in

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(NPB) for the

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, and in the

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for

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. García was an

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in 2021 and 2023. García won the

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with the Rangers, winning ALCS MVP and setting the single post-season record by recording 22 RBI throughout their championship run.

Career

Early career

García played for

of the

from 2011 into 2016. On April 20, 2016, García signed with the

, and that season he batted .220/.258/.373 for them. García played for the Cuban national team at the

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St. Louis Cardinals

García

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from Cuba in 2016. He signed with the

in February 2017, receiving a non-roster invitation to

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. He spent 2017 with both the

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of the

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and the

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of the

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, posting a combined .290

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with 15

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s and 65

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(RBIs) between both clubs. García began the 2018 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues on August 6. In 112 games for Memphis, he batted .256 with 22 home runs, 71 RBIs, 159 strikeouts, and 10

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. In 21 games for St. Louis, he recorded two

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, one of them being a

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, and one RBI in 17

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. García was

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on December 18, 2019.

Texas Rangers

On December 21, 2019, García was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations. In 2020 for the Rangers, García recorded only six at-bats, and went hitless on the year.

2021

On February 10, 2021, García was designated for assignment after the signing of Mike Foltynewicz was made official. On February 12, García was outrighted and invited to spring training as a non-roster invitee. On April 13, 2021, García was selected to the active roster after Ronald Guzmán was placed on the injured list. García was named the

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Rookie of the Month for May 2021 after hitting .312 with a .633 slugging percentage and 11 home runs. García was named as a reserve for the

in the 2021 MLB All-Star Game, and went one-for-two with a

in the game. In 2021, García batted .243/.286/.454/.740 and led all rookies with 90 RBIs and 59 extra-base hits. He also hit 31 home runs, stuck out 194 times, and tied for the league lead with 16 outfield assists.

2022

Over 156 games for Texas in 2022, García hit .250/.300/.456/.756 with 27 home runs, 101 RBIs, 183 strikeouts, and 25 stolen bases.

2023

On April 22, 2023, against the

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, García had five hits, including two doubles and three home runs, and drove in eight runs. With this, he became the fourth person in MLB history to hit three home runs and two doubles in one game. García was named as a reserve for the

in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game, the second selection of his career. On September 8, García suffered a right knee patella tendon strain but missed only 10 games. In 148 total games in 2023, García hit .245/.328/.508/.836 with 39 home runs, 107 RBI, 175 strikeouts, and 9 stolen bases.In 2023, despite losing the division to the Astros on the final day of the regular season, the Rangers upset the Rays and Orioles to make it to the ALCS to play Houston. Over the final four games of the series, García homered five times. In Game 5 García hit a lead-changing three-run home run to put Texas up 4-2. In the bottom of the eighth, Garcia was at the center of a benches-clearing incident after he was hit by a Bryan Abreu fastball, resulting in his ejection from the game and a fine. Houston ended up winning 5-4. In Game 6 in Houston, with Texas in a must-win situation, he hit a grand slam in the top of the ninth despite striking out four times that day. In Game 7, an 11-4 blowout in favor of Texas, García homered twice and drove in five runs. Over the series, García set a record with 15 RBIs in a postseason series and was named the ALCS Most Valuable Player. In Game 1 of the 2023 World Series versus the

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, García hit a walk-off home run versus Miguel Castro in the bottom of the eleventh inning. García set a single post-season record by recording 22 RBI throughout the Rangers run. García suffered a strained right oblique at the end of Game 3 and missed the final two games of the series. García and Texas won the

in 5 games. García won an

outfield

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in 2023, the first of his career.

2024

On February 8, 2024, García signed a two-year, $14 million contract with the Rangers to avoid arbitration. In 2024 he batted .224/.284/.400."Adolis García,"
Baseball Reference.

Personal life

His older brother, Adonis García, is a former professional baseball player. García is the godfather of

Randy Arozarena Randy Lia Arozarena González (born February 28, 1995) is a Cuban-born Mexican professional baseball outfielder for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Tampa Bay R ...

's daughter. Arozarena, who defected from Cuba a year before García and also signed his first minor league contract with the Cardinals, described García in July 2023 as "kind of like my brother."

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Career

Early career

St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers

2021

2022

2023

2024

Personal life

See also

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