Adolis García
José Adolis García Arrieta is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. He previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants.Career
García played for Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series.Yomiuri Giants
On April 20, 2016, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. García played for the Cuban national team at the 2015 Pan American Games.St. Louis Cardinals
García defected from Cuba in 2016. He signed with the St. Louis Cardinals in February 2017, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training. He spent 2017 with both the Springfield Cardinals of the Class AA Texas League and the Memphis Redbirds of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League, posting a combined.290 batting average with 15 home runs and 65 runs batted in between both clubs.
García began the 2018 season with Memphis. The Cardinals promoted him to the major leagues on August 6. In 112 games for Memphis he batted.256 with 22 home runs, 71 RBIs, and ten stolen bases, and in 21 games for St. Louis, he hit.118.
García was designated for assignment on December 18, 2019.Texas Rangers
On December 21, 2019, García was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for cash considerations.Personal life
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