Avisail García

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Avisail García
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García with the Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox – No. 26
Right fielder
Born: (1991-06-12) June 12, 1991 (age 32)
Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 31, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through May 14, 2016)
Batting average .263
Home runs 31
Runs batted in 136
Teams

Avisail Antonio García Yaguarin (born June 12, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball right fielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball. He previously played for the Detroit Tigers

Professional career

Detroit Tigers (2012–2013)

2011–2012

García was invited to spring training with the Detroit Tigers in 2011 and 2012.[1] After the 2011 season, he was added to the Tigers 40-man roster.[2] He was named 2012 Minor League Player of the Year for the Tigers farm system, and first appeared on the major-league team on August 31, 2012. He hit .319 in 23 games, and made the playoff roster, appearing in the League Division Series, League Championship Series and 2012 World Series. In 23 postseason at-bats, García hit .261 with a double and four RBIs.

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García batting for the Lakeland Flying Tigers, advanced-A affiliates of the Detroit Tigers, in 2012

He is noted for his resemblance to former teammate Miguel Cabrera, earning him the nickname "Mini Miggy". Both stand Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). tall, weigh 240 pounds (110 kg), bat right-handed, and hail from Venezuela,[3] although Cabrera has an advantage in batting.

2013

García entered the 2013 season with an outside shot to make the Tigers' opening day roster, but that possibility ended when he was placed on the 15-day disabled list (DL) March 26 (retroactive to March 22) with a heel contusion.[4] He was brought up to the Tigers in May 2013 when Austin Jackson was placed on the DL. On May 15, Garcia hit his first major league home run.

In June 2013, García was optioned to the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens when Jackson came off the DL,[5] but was recalled four days later when Aníbal Sánchez was placed on the DL.[6] On July 7, 2013, during a game for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens, García hit for the cycle in a 9–7 victory over the Indianapolis Indians. This marked the first cycle for a Mud Hen since Ryan Raburn on May 27, 2007.[7]

Chicago White Sox (2013–present)

2013

On July 30, 2013, García was traded to the Chicago White Sox in a three-team trade that sent Jake Peavy and Brayan Villarreal to the Boston Red Sox, José Iglesias to the Detroit Tigers, and Francellis Montas to the White Sox.[8] Garcia initially reported to the White Sox Triple-A affiliate, the Charlotte Knights. Between Charlotte and Toledo, he led the International League in batting average with a .374 mark.[9] When the White Sox traded Alex Ríos on August 9, they promoted García to the major leagues.[10] He started his first game with the White Sox on August 10, and collected his first hit with the team in the sixth inning.[11]

2014

García came out of a game against the Colorado Rockies on April 9, 2014 after he jammed his left shoulder after attempting a diving catch in right field.[12] The next day, an MRI revealed that his left shoulder had a torn labrum. He was placed on the 60-day disabled list and was presumably ruled out for the 2014 season.[13] However, García successfully recovered and was activated from the DL on August 16, 2014.[14] Limited to only 46 games in 2014, García batted .274 with 7 home runs and 29 RBI.

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