Karim García
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Gustavo Karim García (born October 29, 1975 in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico) is a former utility outfielder in Major League Baseball, from 1995 through 2004. García played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1995-1997), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), Detroit Tigers (1999-2000), Baltimore Orioles (2000), Cleveland Indians (2000-2001), New York Yankees (2002-2003) and New York Mets (2004). He batted and threw left handed. He's also known as the Latino Bambino.
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[edit] Career
In a ten-season major league career, García posted a .241 batting average with 66 home runs and 212 RBI in 488 games played.
Following his major league career, García was playing for the Orix Buffaloes from 2005 to 2006 as the cleanup hitter and right fielder. Thanks to the advice of Hideki Matsui, he has become more patient than before, adapting to his new environment in Japan.
[edit] Post-Season Appearances
[edit] Feat
- On August 10-11, 2005, García hit three homeruns in both two games against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, becoming the only player in Japanese baseball history to accomplish that.
[edit] Trivia
- García is remembered for an incident in the 2003 ALCS at Fenway Park, when he jumped into the bullpen to assist Yankees teammate Jeff Nelson in a fight with a groundskeeper. García is also known for a conflict with Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martínez during the same series because of a pitch that hit Garcia in the back. Martínez's post-game response of "Who is Karim García?" became a catch phrase for Red Sox fans during this series.
- Garcia is also known for being the player traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Luis Gonzalez and cash. Gonzalez went on to hit 57 homeruns in 2001 and lead the Diamondbacks to the World Series. Garcia went on to become a career journeyman, lasting only one full season with the Tigers in 1999 (with 14 home runs) and playing just 8 games with them in 2000.
[edit] External links
- Baseball Reference - statistics and analysis
- The Baseball Guru - 2005 feat
Categories: Arizona Diamondbacks players | Baltimore Orioles players | Cleveland Indians players | Detroit Tigers players | Los Angeles Dodgers players | New York Mets players | New York Yankees players | Major league outfielders | Mexican baseball players | Non-Japanese baseball players in Japan | 1975 births | Living people
