1991
Born June 12, 1991
Anaco, Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Avisaíl García Notable
b. June 12, 1991 · Detroit Tigers 2012–2013, Chicago White Sox 2013–2018, Tampa Bay Rays 2019, Milwaukee Brewers 2020–2021, Miami Marlins 2022–2024
Avisaíl García played for five clubs across 13 seasons as a right fielder, opening with the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and closing with the Miami Marlins in 2024. His longest stay was with the Chicago White Sox, from 2013 to 2018.
Across 1,104 games he batted .263, with 1,038 hits and 496 runs. He finished with 140 home runs, 154 doubles and 51 stolen bases.
He played 950 games in the outfield, with 1,693 putouts and 34 errors.
He was an All-Star in 2017.
He was born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, Venezuela on June 12, 1991. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 1 | 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | DET | 23 | 47 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | .319 |
| 2013 | CHW/DET | 72 | 244 | 31 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 9 | 59 | 3 | .283 |
| 2014 | CHW | 46 | 172 | 19 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 44 | 4 | .244 |
| 2015 | CHW | 148 | 553 | 66 | 142 | 17 | 2 | 13 | 59 | 36 | 141 | 7 | .257 |
| 2016 | CHW | 120 | 413 | 59 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 12 | 51 | 34 | 115 | 4 | .245 |
| 2017 | CHW | 136 | 518 | 75 | 171 | 27 | 5 | 18 | 80 | 33 | 111 | 5 | .330 |
| 2018 | CHW | 93 | 356 | 47 | 84 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 20 | 102 | 3 | .236 |
| 2019 | TBR | 125 | 489 | 61 | 138 | 25 | 2 | 20 | 72 | 31 | 125 | 10 | .282 |
| 2020 | MIL | 53 | 181 | 20 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 20 | 49 | 1 | .238 |
| 2021 | MIL | 135 | 461 | 68 | 121 | 18 | 0 | 29 | 86 | 38 | 121 | 8 | .262 |
| 2022 | MIA | 98 | 357 | 31 | 80 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 109 | 4 | .224 |
| 2023 | MIA | 37 | 108 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 2 | .185 |
| 2024 | MIA | 18 | 50 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 0 | .240 |
| Career | — | 1104 | 3949 | 496 | 1038 | 154 | 17 | 140 | 524 | 262 | 1038 | 51 | .263 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Avisaíl García
Avisaíl García made a major-league debut on August 31, 2012.
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