Dermis García

Dermis García (born January 7, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.

Dermis García
Oakland Athletics – No. 40
First baseman
Born: (1998-01-07) January 7, 1998
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 12, 2022, for the Oakland Athletics
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.207
Home runs5
Runs batted in20
Teams

Career

New York Yankees

García was considered to be the best available free agent in the 2014 international signing class.[1] He signed with the New York Yankees for a $3.2 million signing bonus.[2] García spent seven seasons in the Yankees’ farm system, minus the missed 2020 season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and appeared for the rookie-level Gulf Coast Yankees, the rookie-level Pulaski Yankees, the Single-A Charleston RiverDogs, the High-A Tampa Tarpons, and the Double-A Somerset Patriots.[3] In 469 games played for the affiliates, García had a .230 batting average, 101 home runs, and 276 runs batted in.[4]

Oakland Athletics

On March 11, 2022, García signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics, receiving a non-roster invitation to spring training.[4] He began the 2022 season with the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.[5] The Athletics will promoted García to the major leagues on July 10.[6] He made his MLB debut on July 12, batting 1-for-3 with two strikeouts.[7]

García was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas to begin the 2023 season.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Garcia leads newest group of international prospects". MLB.com.
  2. Atkins, Matthew (July 26, 2016). "Garcia Proving He Belongs in Yankees Organization". Milb.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  3. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. "A's recall Tapia, select Garcia from Las Vegas; option Logue to Las Vegas". MLB.com.
  5. "Breakdown of Aviators' opening day roster". Reviewjournal.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  6. Darragh McDonald (July 10, 2022). "Athletics To Select Dermis Garcia". Mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  7. "Pair of rookies out to cement spots on A's roster". MLB.com.
  8. "A's announce 10 roster moves". mlb.com. Retrieved March 12, 2023.


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