Carlos Jesús García Guerrero (born October 15, 1967) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman and right-handed batter who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990–1996), Toronto Blue Jays (1997), Anaheim Angels (1998) and San Diego Padres (1999). He is a former Manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate, the Altoona Curve.[1] In 2018, he became manager of the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League.
| Carlos García | |
|---|---|
.jpg) García with the Seattle Mariners in 2007 | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: October 15, 1967 San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 20, 1990, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| April 15, 1999, for the San Diego Padres | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .266 |
| Home runs | 33 |
| Runs batted in | 197 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
As player
As coach | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Playing career
editGarcía signed as an amateur free agent with the Pirates in 1987. He spent nearly three seasons at the Pirates' AAA Buffalo farm team. García had his best season yet at Buffalo in 1992, batting .303, with 13 home runs and 70 runs batted in. Originally a shortstop the Pirates' trade of José Lind offered García an opportunity at second base, as Jay Bell was entrenched at shortstop. He enjoyed his best seasons in 1995 and 1996, batting .294 and .285.
In a 610-game career, García hit for .266 (580 of 2178), with 33 homers, 197 RBI, 274 runs scored, 102 doubles, 17 triples and 73 stolen bases.
He was the Pirates lone representative at the 1994 All Star game; he singled in his only at bat.
In 1996, García was traded with Orlando Merced and Dan Plesac to the Toronto Blue Jays for José Silva, two minor leaguers, and players to be named later, who included Abraham Núñez and Craig Wilson. García finished his career with single seasons with the Blue Jays, Anaheim Angels and San Diego Padres.
Coaching career
editGarcía served as the first base and third base coaches for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2007. He served as the first base coach and infield instructor for the Pittsburgh Pirates for the 2010 season.
Carlos was named the manager of the Bradenton Marauders, the Class High-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, in December 2010. In 2013, he was promoted as manager of the Pirates' Double-A affiliate the Altoona Curve.[2] It was announced on Sep 23, 2014 that he would be fired from his position with the Altoona Curve.[3]
García was announced as the hitting coach for the Acereros de Monclova of the Mexican League for the Spring Tournament of the 2018 season. He was promoted to manager for the Fall Tournament of the 2018 season, but left the organization prematurely for personal reasons.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Curve Fire Manager Carlos Garcia - WeAreCentralPA.com - your one stop community web portal for all your Central Pennsylvania News, Sports and Weather, powered by WTAJ Your News Leader". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
- ^ Biertempfel, Rob (January 4, 2013). "Pirates make minor league managerial assignments".
- ^ "Curve Fire Manager Carlos Garcia - WeAreCentralPA.com - your one stop community web portal for all your Central Pennsylvania News, Sports and Weather, powered by WTAJ Your News Leader". Archived from the original on September 23, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)