Karim García

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gustavo Karim García (born October 29, 1975 in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico) is a utility outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies in Major League Baseball. García played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), Detroit Tigers (1999-2000), Baltimore Orioles (2000), Cleveland Indians (2000-2001), New York Yankees (2002-2003) and New York Mets (2004). He bats and throws left-handed. He is also known as "The Latino Bambino."^{[citation needed]}

Contents 1 Career 1.1 Post-Season Appearances 1.2 Feat 2 Trivia 3 External links and references

[edit] Career

In a ten-season major league career, García posted a .241 batting average with 66 home runs and 212 RBI in 488 games played.

Following his first foray in the major leagues, García played for the Orix Buffaloes from 2005 to 2006 as cleanup hitter and right fielder. Thanks to the advice of Hideki Matsui, he has become more patient than before, adapting to his new environment in Japan.

On January 8, 2007, Garcia signed a minor league deal with the Phillies.^[1]

[edit] Post-Season Appearances

• 2003 American League Championship Series
• 2003 World Series

[edit] Feat

• On August 10-11, 2005, García hit three home runs in two consecutive games against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, becoming the only player in Japanese baseball history to accomplish that.

[edit] Trivia

• García is remembered for an incident in the 2003 ALCS at Fenway Park, when he jumped into the bullpen to assist Yankees teammate Jeff Nelson in a fight with a groundskeeper. García is also known for a conflict with Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez during the same series because of a pitch that hit Garcia in the back. Martínez's post-game response of "Who is Karim García?" became a catch phrase for Red Sox fans during this series.^{[citation needed]}
• Garcia is also known for being the player traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Gonzalez and cash. Gonzalez went on to hit 57 home runs in 2001 and lead the Diamondbacks to the World Series. Garcia went on to become a career journeyman, lasting only one full season with the Tigers in 1999 (with 14 home runs) and playing just 8 games with them in 2000.

[edit] External links and references

• Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
• The Baseball Guru - 2005 feat