Édgar García (baseball, born 1996)
Édgar Ernesto García (born October 4, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He made his major league debut in 2019.
Édgar García | |||
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![]() García with the Phillies in 2019 | |||
Philadelphia Phillies | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic | October 4, 1996|||
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MLB debut | |||
May 6, 2019, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics (through 2019 season) | |||
Win–loss record | 2–0 | ||
Earned run average | 5.77 | ||
Strikeouts | 45 | ||
Teams | |||
Professional career
Early years
García was born in Sabana Grande de Palenque, Dominican Republic. He worked out as a shortstop for Phillies scouts initially in the Dominican Republic, but though his batting skills did not impress the scouts they liked his arm.[1] He was signed as an international free agent as a pitcher by the Philadelphia Phillies on May 29, 2014, for $30,000.[1]
He made his professional debut in 2014 with the DSL Phillies, going 2–0 with a 2.10 ERA in 25.2 innings. García played for the Gulf Coast Phillies in 2015, going 1–2 with a 3.31 ERA and 34 strikeouts in 32.2 innings.[2]
García played for the Lakewood BlueClaws in 2016, going 4–1 with a 2.80 ERA in 61 innings. He played for the Clearwater Threshers in 2017, going 3–4 with a 4.47 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 88.2 innings.[2]
2018–present
In 2018, García split the season between the Reading Fightin Phils and the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he was 7–2 with a 3.64 ERA, and 72 strikeouts in 64.1 innings.[3][4] He was an Eastern League Mid-season All Star, was 4th in the league in appearances with 47, and among qualifying league relief pitchers he had the 4th-best opposing batting average, at .204, and the 5th-best SO/9.0 IP rate, at 10.26.[5] He then pitched for Estrellas Orientales of the Dominican Winter League during the 2018 offseason.[5] The Phillies added him to their 40-man roster after the 2018 season.[3]
He opened the 2019 season back with Lehigh Valley, and before García was called up he was 1–1 with a 1.65 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 16.1 innings.[2] On May 6, he was called to the major league roster and made his major league debut that night.[6][7] In 2019 with Lehigh Valley he was 2-1 with 8 saves and a 2.48 ERA in 25 relief appearances in 29.0 innings in which he struck out 38 batters (11.8 strikeouts per 9 innings).[8] In 2019 with the Phillies he was 2-0 with a 5.77 ERA in 37 relief appearances in which he pitched 39.0 innings and struck out 45 batters (10.4 strikeouts per 9 innings).[8]
García is known for an excellent 87 mph slider that has hard, downward action and generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sliders.[1][9][10]
References
- Phillies call up pitching prospect Edgar Garcia and his vaunted slider | NBC Sports Philadelphia
- Edgar Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
- Salisbury, Jim (November 20, 2018). "Phillies add Adonis Medina and 2 others to 40-man roster, avoid losing them in Rule 5 draft | NBC Sports Philadelphia". Nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- "Edgar Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Milb.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- Year. "Edgar Garcia Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
- RotoWire Staff (May 6, 2019). "Phillies' Edgar Garcia: Summoned to majors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- "Philadelphia Phillies at St. Louis Cardinals Box Score, May 6, 2019". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- "Edgar Garcia Minor & Winter Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- Prospect Notes: Two Phillies Pitchers To Watch
- "Player Card: Edgar Garcia". Brooksbaseball.net. March 30, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors), or Retrosheet