Signed by the Pirates in 1987, Carlos Garcia made his City Island debut in 1989. In 1989 he batted .282 in 54 games. In 1990 he batted .277, 5 homeruns, 36 runs scored and 12 stolen bases in 65 only games. See as how Carlos was a standout SS for the Senators and went on to play all 1B, 2B, 3B, and SS in the majors, people tend to forget that he pitched in 21 games for the Senators in 1990. He started 20 of those appearances and finished the season with an 8-10 record and a 3.98 ERA (not bad for a SS prospect).
Carlos Garcia played parts of 13 seasons in the majors, with Pittsburgh (90-96), Toronto (97), Anaheim (98) and San Diego (99). Garcia finished 9th in the Rookie of the Year voting in 1993. He was an All-Star with the Pirates in 1994. He finished off his playing career with Yankees Triple-A affiliate in 2000 & 2001. Since retiring he has served as a minor league coach in the Indians organization (2002-2004), 3rd base coach for the Mariners (05-07) and is currently the Minor League infield Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
After 18-years, Carlos returned to City Island on 8/10/2008 with the Altoona Curve. My good friend Jane Bratz mentioned that he was at the game and I managed to take this photo of him between innings.
1 comment:
Will -
Carlos Garcia was a good player for the Harrisburg Senators, is a good coach, and continues to be a GREAT person.
Jane
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