José García (shortstop)
José Israel García (born April 5, 1998) is a Cuban professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
| José García | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 38 | |||
| Shortstop | |||
| Born: April 5, 1998 La Habana, Cuba | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 27, 2020, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 13, 2020) | |||
| Batting average | .188 | ||
| Home runs | 0 | ||
| Runs batted in | 2 | ||
| Teams | |||
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Career
García played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup and in the Cuban National Series for the Industriales.[1][2] He signed with the Cincinnati Reds as an international free agent in June 2017.[3]
García made his professional debut in 2018 with the Dayton Dragons. He played 2019 with the Daytona Tortugas and after the season played in the Arizona Fall League.[4] The Reds invited him to their Spring Training in 2020.[5][6]
García made his MLB debut on August 27, 2020 against the Milwaukee Brewers.
References
- Badler, Ben. "Reds To Sign Cuban Infielder Jose Garcia". www.baseballamerica.com.
- "Reds close to deal with Cuban infielder Jose Garcia". The Enquirer.
- Buchanan, Zach. "Reds officially sign Cuban infielder Jose Garcia". The Enquirer.
- Gray, Doug. "Jose Garcia Looks Like Shortstop Of The Future". www.baseballamerica.com.
- Fay, John. "Reds Extra: Shortstop Garcia hard to not notice". The Enquirer.
- "Garcia's bat, glove impressing early at camp". MLB.com.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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