- Karim García
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name=Karim Garcia
position=Outfielder
team=Lotte Giants
number=95
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|10|29
debutdate=September 2
debutyear=1995
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
statyear=2007
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=66
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.241
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=212
teams=
*Los Angeles Dodgers (by|1995-by|1997)
*Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998)
*Detroit Tigers (by|1999-by|2000)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2000)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2001)
*New York Yankees (by|2002)
*Cleveland Indians (by|2002-by|2003)
*New York Yankees (by|2003)
*New York Mets (by|2004)
*Baltimore Orioles (by|2004)
*Orix Buffaloes (NPB) (by|2005-by|2006)
*Sultanes de Monterrey (LMB) (by|2007)
*Lotte Giants (KBO) (by|2008)Gustavo Karim Garcia (born
October 29 1975 inCiudad Obregón ,Mexico ) is a formerMajor League Baseball outfielder who is currently playing for theLotte Giants of theKorea Baseball Organization . García played for theLos Angeles Dodgers (by|1995-by|1997),Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998),Detroit Tigers (by|1999-by|2000),Baltimore Orioles (2000, by|2004),Cleveland Indians (by|2001, by|2002-by|2003),New York Yankees (2002-2003), andNew York Mets (2004). He bats and throwsleft-handed . He is also known as "The Latino Bambino." [ [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=garcika01 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=garcika01] ]Career
In a ten-season major league career, Garcia posted a .241
batting average with 66home run s and 212 RBI in 488games played .Following his first foray in the major leagues, Garcia played for the
Orix Buffaloes from by|2005 to by|2006 as the cleanup hitter andright fielder . Thanks to the advice ofHideki Matsui , he has become more patient than before, adapting to his new environment inJapan .On
January 8 , by|2007, Garcia signed a minor league deal with the Phillies. [ [http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_4974363 Karim Garcia chooses Phillies] "www.denverpost.com" ] He was released before he made an official start for them, and after that, played for theSultanes de Monterrey in theLiga Mexicana de Beisbol . OnJanuary 14 , by|2008, Garcia signed with the Lotte Giants.Post-Season Appearances
*
2003 American League Championship Series
*2003 World Series Feat
*On
August 10 -August 11 , 2005, García hit three home runs in two consecutive games against theTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles , becoming the only player in Japanese baseball history to accomplish that.Trivia
*García is remembered for an incident in the
2003 ALCS atFenway Park , when he jumped into thebullpen to assist Yankees teammate Jeff Nelson in a fight with agroundskeeper . García is also known for a conflict withBoston 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. Fact|date=March 2007
*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 home runs in 2001 and lead the Diamondbacks to theWorld 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.References
External links
*baseballstats|br=g/garcika01 |fangraphs=1537 |cube=G/karim-garcia
*japanesebaseball|id=1911
* [http://baseballguru.com/archives/entries/00001431.htm The Baseball Guru] - 2005 featsuccession box
title = Youngest Player in theNational League
years = 1995
before =Ismael Valdez
1994
after =Andruw Jones
1996
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