Avisail García
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García with the Detroit Tigers
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| Chicago White Sox – No. 26 | |||
| Right fielder | |||
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Born: June 12, 1991 Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 31, 2012, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .258 | ||
| Home runs | 39 | ||
| Runs batted in | 173 | ||
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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.
García was invited to spring training with the Detroit Tigers in 2011 and 2012. After the 2011 season, he was added to the Tigers 40-man roster. 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.
He is noted for his resemblance to former teammate Miguel Cabrera, earning him the nickname "Mini Miggy". Both stand 6 feet 4 inches (1.9 m) tall, weigh 240 pounds (110 kg), bat right-handed, and hail from Venezuela, although Cabrera has an advantage in batting.
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. 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, but was recalled four days later when Aníbal Sánchez was placed on the DL. 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.
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