... Was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 11th inning to end the game on 6/5 vs. Detroit … was the first White Sox to record a game-ending, hit-by-pitch since A.J. His 18 doubles were a career high and the 32 extra-base hits matched a career high (also 2015) … his 12 home runs and 51 RBI were the second-most of his career.
Garcia was 21 years old when he broke into the … Find detailed Avisaíl García stats on FOXSports.com.
Draft: Undrafted. 6 years and 167 days days of service time. Team: Milwaukee Brewers (majors) Born: June 12, 1991 in Anaco, Venezuela ve Debut: August 31, 2012 (Age 21-080d, 17,899th in … 450 PA; STATS LLC)...Set career highs with 171 hits, 27 doubles, 18 homers, 80 RBI, 75 runs scored, 262 total bases and 50 extra-base hits...Southpaw Success Story: Led MLB with a .424 (56-132) average vs. left-handers, the first Sox player since at least 1974 to accomplish that feat (STATS) … became the first White Sox player since Frank Thomas in 2000 (.407) to lead the AL in that category … the .424 mark also was the highest by a Sox player since at least 1974... Ranked fourth in the AL and tied for eighth in the majors with 18 three-hit games, the most by a White Sox since Magglio Ordóñez recorded 20 in 2002...Posted the following averages: .333 at home, .327 on the road, .374 with runners on base and .310 with two outs … his .358 (78-218) mark after the All-Star break led the majors...Hit safely in 97 of his 136 games, reached base safely in 100 contests and reached multiple times in 71...Was selected to his first career AL All-Star Team...Was named the White Sox Heart and Hustle Award winner by the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association … the award honors active players who demonstrate a passion for and best embody the values, spirit and traditions of the game...Reached base safely in his first 13 games of the season (4/4-18), hitting .440/.481/.680 (22-50) with three home runs, 13 RBI, nine runs scored, three walks and six multihit efforts...His 22 hits tied for the seventh-most by a Sox in the first 13 games of a season (most since Frank Thomas' 23 in 2000)...Recorded a nine-game hitting streak from 4/4-14, the longest of his career to open a season … joined A.J. College: None. ... Made his second consecutive Opening Day start in right field … went 3-4 with a double on 4/8 at Kansas City … hit safely in five consecutive games from 4/11-18 (.333, 7-21). Garcia was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 31, 2012, with the Detroit Tigers. ... Hit .293/.353/.407 with three home runs and 13 RBI against lefties, compared to .247/.297/.353 with 10 homers and 46 RBI vs. right-handers. Connected on a game-winning, two-run double on 5/16 at Oakland … the double completed a five-run seventh inning that erased a 6-2 deficit … registered his second straight three-hit game on 5/17 at the A's, including a home run and two RBI.
Avisail Garcia OF, Milwaukee Brewers Brewers signed OF Avisail Garcia to a two-year, $20 million contract with a club option for 2022. Avisaíl García. Pierzynski on 4/5/07 vs. Cleveland. Garcia was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 31, 2012, with the Detroit Tigers. Recorded a career-high tying, 11-game hitting streak from 4/25-5/10, going 19-41 (.439) with four doubles, two home runs, nine RBI and a 1.221 OPS during the streak (six multihit efforts). Avisail Garcia roster status changed by Detroit Tigers. ... Made his first career start at designated hitter on 8/17 at Los Angeles-AL, going 2-3 with a double … drew a game-winning, bases-loaded walk in the 10th inning on 8/24 at Seattle. Returned to the lineup on 5/5 vs. Boston and hit a solo home run … missed four games with a sore right hamstring. ... Tied for fourth in the Venezuelan Summer League with 110 total bases and seven home runs, while he finished fifth with a .449 slugging percentage and tied for fifth with 73 hits. Garcia, 28, hit a nice.282 with a career-high 20 home runs, 72 RBI and 10 steals in 125 games in his only season with Tampa. Position: Rightfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-4, 250lb (193cm, 113kg) .