Adonis García

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Arrieta.
Adonis García
Atlanta Braves
Outfielder / Third baseman
Born: April 12, 1985
Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Adonis García Arrieta (born December 4, 1985) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder. After playing in the Cuban National Series from 2004 through 2011, García defected from Cuba to play in Minor League Baseball

Career

García debuted in the Cuban National Series in 2004 with Ciego de Ávila. In the Cuban National Series, Garcia began as a shortstop, and then shifted to play other infield and outfield positions.[1] During the 2008-09 season, he had a .355 batting average, .426 on-base percentage (OBP), and .613 slugging percentage (SLG) in 282 at-bats.[2] That season, he recorded 21 home runs and 67 runs batted in. García played for the Cuban national baseball team in the 2009 World Port Tournament, leading all players in batting average at .500.[3] In 2010-11, his final season in the Cuban National Series, Garcia batted .334 with a .397 OBP and .623 SLG in 308 at-bats.[2]

García then defected from Cuba in January 2011.[4] He played the 2011-12 winter in the Venezuelan Winter League, where he hit .270 with a .313 OBP and .461 SLG in 152 at-bats during the regular season for the Navegantes del Magallanes.[1][2] He then batted .376 with a .431 OBP and .548 SLG in 93 at-bats during the 2012 Caribbean Series with the Tigres de Aragua.[1][2] García was named to the Caribbean Series All-Star Team as a center fielder.[5]

In August 2011, Major League Baseball (MLB) declared García ineligible to sign for six months due to fraudulent residency paperwork.[4] He established residency in Venezuela and MLB declared him a free agent in February 2012.[6] García signed with the Yankees on May 2, 2012 for $400,000.[2]

In 2012, García debuted for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League before being promoted to the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League. In all for the season, he hit .263/.311/.424 with 5 homers, 29 RBI, and 2 steals in 57 games. He played all three outfield positions, with most of the time split between CF and RF. The next year, García played for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League, with 6 games with the Rookie-level GCL Yankees as well. Between the teams, he finished the year with a .258/.308/.364 triple slash line, 4 homers, 12 RBI, and 4 steals in 56 games. Through the season, he again split the time mostly between CF and RF with a handful of games in LF. García spent the whole of 2014 with the RailRiders. For the year, in 86 games, he hit .319/.353/.474 with 9 homers, 45 RBI, and 11 steals. Like his previous seasons in the organization, García mostly played in the outfield, but spent 19 games at 3B while also being the DH in 8 games.[7]

The Yankees released García before the 2015 season. He signed with the Atlanta Braves, who assigned him to the Gwinnett Braves of the International League.

Scouting report

García is listed at 5 feet 7 inches (1.70 m) and 180 pounds (82 kg).[2] He is considered a skilled hitter.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jorge Ebro (March 2, 2012). "Pelotero cubano en la mira directa de los Yankees y los Atléticos - Béisbol". ElNuevoHerald.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Yankees Sign Cuban Outfielder Adonis Garcia". Baseball America. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Pelotero cubano se acerca a las Mayores desde Venezuela". elnuevoherald. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Blog | Baseball America Prospects Blog | Adonis Garcia Not Eligible To Sign, Onelkis Garcia Still Waiting". Baseball America. September 2, 2011. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Dominican Team wins 2012 Caribbean Series: Leones del Escogido wins four of six Games to pick up Title in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic". ibaf.org (International Baseball Federation). February 9, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Cubano García cerca de agencia libre". ESPNDeportes. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Adonis Garcia Minor League Statistics & History - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ John Arguello (March 2, 2012). "Cuban player Adonis Garcia drawing interest, but apparently not from the Cubs | Cubs Den". Chicagonow.com. Retrieved May 2, 2012.

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