Harvey García Explained

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Harvey García
Position:Pitcher
Birth Date:16 March 1984
Birth Place:Caracas, Venezuela
Bats:Right
Throws:Right
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:September 3
Debutyear:2007
Debutteam:Florida Marlins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 29
Finalyear:2007
Finalteam:Florida Marlins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:4.38
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:15
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Harvey Anderson García Ibarras (born March 16, 1984) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

Professional career

Florida Marlins

Garcia was signed as an amateur free agent by the Florida Marlins in 2000 and after pitching for their Dominican League team he was released in 2002 and signed with the Boston Red Sox.

Boston Red Sox

Garcia signed with the Boston Red Sox on June 14, 2002. In November 2005, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Marlins along with Hanley Ramírez, Aníbal Sánchez and Jesús Delgado in exchange for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota.[1]

Return to the Marlins

In November 2005, he was traded by the Red Sox to the Marlins along with Hanley Ramírez, Aníbal Sánchez and Jesús Delgado in exchange for Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell and Guillermo Mota.[1] He was called up on September 2, and made his major league debut on September 3, 2007 against the Washington Nationals. He pitched in eight games with the Marlins in September, finishing 0–1 with a 4.38 ERA. He did not pitch in 2008 because of injury and during Spring Training in 2009 he was released by the Marlins.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On June 23, 2009 Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He appeared in 10 games with the Pirates Class-A team, the Lynchburg Hillcats and then was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade that sent Delwyn Young to the Pirates for Eric Krebs and Garcia.

Los Angeles Dodgers

Garcia was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade that sent Delwyn Young to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Eric Krebs and Garcia. He began 2010 with the Chattanooga Lookouts in the Double-A Southern League but was released by the Dodgers on May 22, 2010.

Washington Nationals

He signed with the Washington Nationals in December 2010,[2] but he was released before the 2011 season.

France

In 2016, García began playing in the French Division 1 Baseball Championship. He spent the 2016 season in Toulouse with the Tigers de Toulouse. In 2017, he played in Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert for Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert Duffy Duck's. In 2019 and 2020, he played in Paris with the Paris Université Club.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red Sox make Beckett trade official. Browne. Ian. November 25, 2005.
  2. Web site: Minor League Transactions: Rangers, Twins, Nats. Polishuk. Mark. December 23, 2010.
  3. Web site: Baseball-Stats Harvey GARCIA IBARRAS . france.stats.free.fr . 5 January 2021.