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| Free Agent — No. 34 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Born: June 10, 1976 Caracas, Venezuela | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
| April 7, 1999 for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2007) | |
| Win-Loss | 117-76 |
| Earned Run Average | 4. In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched 07 |
| Strikeouts | 1252 |
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Freddy Antonio García (born June 10, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who last played for the Philadelphia Phillies. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caracas (kaˈɾakas is the Capital and largest city of Venezuela. Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the In Baseball or Softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the Pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. García began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners in 1999 and was traded to the Chicago White Sox during the 2004 season. The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Atlanta Braves (4-0 Mariano Rivera, MVP The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. He bats and throws right-handed. Someone who is right-handed will prefer to use this hand for everyday activities such as writing, maintaining personal hygiene, Cooking and so forth
Signed by the Houston Astros as a non-draft amateur free agent in 1993, García was acquired by Seattle in 1998, along with Carlos Guillén and John Halama in the trade that sent Randy Johnson to the Astros. The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. In Professional sports a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired and the player is able to sign a contract with another team if that player Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Philadelphia Phillies (4-2 Paul Molitor, Headline events of the year Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr Carlos Alfonso Guillén (born September 30, 1975) is a Major League Baseball Left fielder and Switch-hitter who plays for the John Thadeuz Halama (born February 22, 1972 in Brooklyn New York) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who currently plays for For other people named Randy Johnson see Randy Johnson (disambiguation Randall David Johnson (born September 10, 1963 in
During García's rookie season, he pitched 201 innings, compiling a 17-8 record with 170 strikeouts and a 4. For the Walt Disney Pictures film about Jim Morris, see The Rookie (2002 movie. In Baseball, innings pitched (IP are the number of Innings a Pitcher has completed measured by the number of batters and Baserunners In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes 07 ERA in 33 starts. In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched After going 9-5 in his second season, he went on to win 18, 16, 12, 13, and 14 games over the course of the next five seasons.
Freddy was the starting pitcher in the championship clinching Game 4 of the 2005 World Series for the Chicago White Sox, going 7 innings and allowing no earned runs. The 2005 World Series, the 101st Major League Baseball championship series saw the American League champion Chicago White Sox sweep the National League
Freddy experienced a bit of controversy in 2006 when it was alleged by a Venezuelan newspaper that he failed a drug test during the World Baseball Classic. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success The World Baseball Classic, sometimes abbreviated WBC, is an international Baseball tournament first held in March 2006. [1]
In 2006, he surpassed 1200 strikeouts for his career. In eight post-season games, he is 5-2 with a 3. 56 ERA in 48 innings. Also during 2006, on April 29, García recorded his 103rd career win in a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, surpassing former White Sox left-hander Wilson Alvarez as the Venezuelan native with most career wins in Major League history. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Wilson Eduardo Alvarez Fuenmayor (born March 24, 1970 in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball
He was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies on December 6, 2006, in exchange for prospects Gavin Floyd and Gio Gonzalez[2]. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Gavin Christopher Floyd (born January 27, 1983 in) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. Giovany A Gonzalez (born September 19, 1985 in Hialeah Florida) is a Left-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher for While Phillies fans eagerly anticipated Garcia's 2007 season, he failed to live up to even the lowest of expectations. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Garcia hid a shoulder injury for the first several months of the season and was finally placed on the disabled list in June. He made 11 starts before being placed on the DL and earned one win. That win infamously became known in Philadelphia as the "ten million dollar win," in reference to Garcia's ten million dollar salary. Garcia was not re-signed by the Phillies after the 2007 season.
García throws a fastball that can get into the 90s and a hard slider. For the American band of the same name see Fastball (band. For the game also known as fast-pitch softball see Softball. In Baseball, a slider is a pitch halfway between a Curveball and a Fastball. He also throws a two-seamer, a curve, a changeup and occasionally uses a splitter. A two-seam fastball is a pitch in Baseball and a variant of the straight Fastball. The curveball is a breaking pitch in Baseball thrown with a grip and hand movement that imparts down and/or sideways spin to the ball. A changeup is a type of pitch in Baseball. Other names include change-of-pace and simply change. A split-finger fastball or splitter is a pitch in Baseball and a variant of the straight Fastball.
Freddy Garcia has started to throw off the mound and is looking at return date to baseball in july and several teams has express interest in him.
Freddy Garcia has started to work his way back from injury by throwing and pitching and getting in shape and has schedule a return date by something in July 2008. Several teams has interest in him.
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Highlights
- Two time All-Star (2001 and 2002)
- Led league in ERA (3. The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League The 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 72nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL and National League The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 73rd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL and National League 05, 2001)
- Led league in innings pitched (238. 2, 2001)
- Won a world championship with the Chicago White Sox in the 2005 season.
Trivia
- Garcia was the American League pitcher on the mound when the 2002 All-Star Game was called after 11 innings, and ended as a 7-7 tie. The other pitcher was Philadelphia's Vicente Padilla. Vicente de la Cruz Padilla (born September 27, 1977 in Chinandega, Nicaragua) is a Nicaraguan Right-handed Pitcher
See also
- Players from Venezuela in MLB
- List of Major League Baseball ERA champions
- Chicago White Sox all-time roster
Sources
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube
- Baseball Library - article
- Retrosheet - 2001 box scores
| Preceded by Pedro Martínez | American League ERA Champion 2001 | Succeeded by Pedro Martínez |
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