Christian Garcia (baseball)

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62+1⁄3innings pitched between the GCL Yankees, Tampa Yankees of the High–AFlorida State League, and Trenton Thunder of Double–AEastern League in 2008.

On November 20, 2008, the Yankees added Garcia to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [8] Garcia experienced a recurrence of pain in his right elbow, which required his second elbow surgery, to repair a bone spur. [7] His UCL tore again in 2010, which required his second Tommy John surgery in April 2010. [4] [6] [7] The Yankees released him on May 14, 2010. [6]

Washington Nationals

On August 1, 2011, Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals organization. In 2012, he allowed only five earned runs in 45 appearances, for a combined ERA of 0.86 for the Harrisburg Senators of the Eastern League and Syracuse Chiefs of the Triple–A International League. [9] On September 3, 2012, Garcia was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] The following day, he made his major league debut, inducing a pop-up to end an inning. [7] Nationals manager Davey Johnson said on September 24 that the team may attempt to convert Garcia into a starter for the 2013 season, citing his fully developed repertoire of pitches. [11]

Garcia spent most of the 2013 season on the disabled list with a torn wrist tendon, shoulder and hamstring injuries, with minor league rehab assignments at Single–A Potomac, Double–A Harrisburg, and Triple–A Syracuse. [12]

Garcia was released by the Nationals on June 25, 2014. [13]

Pitching style

Garcia threw four pitches: a four-seam and two-seam fastball averaging about 96 mph, a sweeping knuckle curveball [3] in the low 80s, and a changeup averaging about 87 mph. [14] Garcia said he was inspired to learn the spike curveball grip from watching Mike Mussina pitch. [3]

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  2. ↑ "Draft leaves Gamecocks looking fine for 2005". The Herald. Rock Hill, South Carolina: Nl.newsbank.com. June 10, 2004. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Teale, Patrick (March 26, 2004). "Scout.com: Q&A with Christian Garcia". Scout.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved November 28, 2012. My curveball is more of a knuckle curveball.
  4. 1 2 3 Kilgore, Adam (August 30, 2012). "Christian Garcia could be a call-up after overcoming two Tommy John surgeries". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pilittere turning heads in AFL". MLB.com. June 19, 2012. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  6. 1 2 3 Nalbone, John (May 15, 2010). "Yankees release RHP Garcia". NJ.com. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Kilgore, Adam (September 5, 2012). "Christian Garcia makes debut after long road to majors". Washington Post. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ "Yankees add pitchers Anthony Claggett, Michael Dunn, Christian Garcia and Steven Jackson to roster". MLB.com (Press release). November 20, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Christian Garcia Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Christian Garcia, after a long path from injury, finally gets his call-up". Washington Post. September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
  11. ↑ Wagner, James (September 24, 2012). "Christian Garcia could start for Nats next season". The Washington Post . Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  12. ↑ Comak, Amanda (July 10, 2013). "Christian Garcia suffers another injury setback with hamstring issue". The Washington Times . Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 2, 2013.
  13. ↑ Hughes, Chase. "Nats DFA Dobbs, cut Garcia, call up Hill". Nats Insider. CSN Washington. Retrieved June 26, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Christian Garcia". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
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Christian Garcia
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Garcia with the Washington Nationals
Pitcher
Born: (1985-08-24) August 24, 1985 (age 38)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2012, for the Washington Nationals
Last appearance
October 3, 2012, for the Washington Nationals