Chris Garia


Christopher George Paul Garia (born December 16, 1992) is a Dutch sprinter and former baseball player from Curaçao.[1] Garia won the 60 metres at the 2018 Dutch National Indoor Championships in a time of 6.70 seconds. He was also a member of the Dutch national baseball team before completing his transformation to sprinter.[2]

Chris Garia
Personal information
Nationality Netherlands
Born (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Sport
SportRunning
Event(s)100 metres, 200 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 60 m: 6.70
  • 100 m: 10.22
  • 200 m: 20.68
Chris Garia
Outfielders
Born: (1992-12-16) 16 December 1992
Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
Bats: Both Throws: Right

Baseball career

Garia played for the Texas Rangers organization.

Garia was also selected for the Netherlands national baseball team for the 2016 France International Baseball Tournament, the 2016 European Baseball Championship, the exhibition games against Japan in 2016 and the training camp in the United States in 2017

On August 25, 2016, he was selected for the 2016 France International Baseball Tournament.[3]

On September 7, 2016, he was selected for the 2016 European Baseball Championship.[4]

On October 26, 2016, he was selected for the exhibition games against Japan.[5]

On February 7, 2017, he was selected for the training camp in the United States.[6]

On February 9, 2017, he was selected for the 2017 World Baseball Classic.[7] But on February 26, 2017, he canceled for paticipate.[8]

References
  1. "Chris Garia next player from Curacao to play with Saltdogs - MOSAE SPORTS". 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  2. "Chris Garia getransformeerd van honkbal-international naar veelbelovende sprinter". RTV Rijnmond. 23 May 2018.
  3. "Rob Cordemans met Koninkrijksteam naar Sénart". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). September 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. "Bernadina voor EK terug in nationale ploeg". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). September 7, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  5. "Jurickson Profar met Koninkrijksteam naar Japan". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  6. "Selectie Koninkrijksteam voor trainingskamp Arizona". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 7, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  7. "Tien hoofdklassers in definitieve WBC-selectie". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  8. "Van der Meer vervangt Garia in selectie WBC". Honkbalsite Honkbalnieuws uit Nederland (in Dutch). February 26, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
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