Luis García (first baseman)

Luis García
Luis García
	García with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
	First baseman/Designated hitter
	Born: November 5, 1978 (age 46); Guadalajara, Mexico
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
NPB debut
	June 9, 2011, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Last NPB appearance
	October 2, 2012, for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
NPB statistics ; (through 2012)
Batting average	.245
Home runs	15
RBI	64
Teams
	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2011–2012);
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing Mexico
Pan American Games

Luis Alfonso García Etxebarria (born November 5, 1978) is a former professional baseball designated hitter / first baseman.

García played in the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets minor league systems from 1997 to 2005. He signed with the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League in 2005, playing with them until 2014. He spent the 2015 and 2016 seasons with the Leones de Yucatán, and the 2017 season with the Diablos Rojos del México. He played part of the 2018 season with the Guerreros de Oaxaca before he was released in early May. In June, he signed with the Generales de Durango, and was released in mid-August. He retired as an active player following the conclusion of the 2018 season, and later became the general manager of the Águilas de Mexicali in the Mexican Pacific League.

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