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Luis García (first baseman)

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Luis García
García with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
First baseman/Designated hitter
Born: (1978-11-05) November 5, 1978 (age 45)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
NPB debut
June 9, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
October 2, 2012, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics
(through 2012)
Batting average.245
Home runs15
RBI64
Teams
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team

Luis Alfonso García Etxebarria (born November 5, 1978) is a former professional baseball designated hitter / first baseman.

García played in the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets minor league systems from 1997 to 2005. He signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League in 2005, playing with them until 2014. He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Leones de Yucatán, and the 2017 season with the Diablos Rojos del México. He played part of the 2018 season with the Guerreros de Oaxaca before he was released in early May. In June, he signed with the Generales de Durango, and was released in mid-August. He retired as an active player following the conclusion of the 2018 season, and later became the general manager of the Águilas de Mexicali in the Mexican Pacific League.

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