Luis García (first baseman)

Mexican baseball player For other people with the same name, see Luis García (disambiguation). In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is García and the second or maternal family name is Alvarez. Baseball player

Luis García

García with the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

First baseman/Designated hitter

Born: (1978-11-05) November 5, 1978 (age 46)
Guadalajara, Mexico

Batted: RightThrew: 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

RBI

Teams

Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (2011–2012)

Medals

Men's baseball

Representing Mexico
Pan American Games
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team

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.

References

Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)
Luis Garcia at NPB (archive)

v t e Mexican Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
1958–59: Magallón 1959–60: Ferrer 1960–61: Sotelo 1961–62: Sotelo 1962–63: Espino 1963–64: Espino 1964–65: Castro 1965–66: Fitch 1966–67: Ayón 1967: Camacho 1968–69: Secrist 1969–70: Morris 1970–71: Espino 1971–72: Espino 1972–73: Espino 1973–74: López 1974–75: Hairston 1975–76: Espino 1976–77: López 1977–78: Armas 1978–79: Obradovich 1979–80: León 1980–81: Limón 1981–82: Barrios 1982–83: Barojas 1983–84: Rodríguez 1984–85: Barrera 1985–86: Leopold 1986–87: Aikens 1988–89: Esquer 1989–90: Elvira 1990–91: Tolentino 1991–92: Solís 1992–93: Carrillo 1993–94: García 1994–95: Osuna 1995–96: Jiménez 1996–97: Hernández 1997–98: Fernández 1998–99: Arias 1990–00: Burkhart 2000–01: Nelson 2001–02: López 2002–03: Osuna 2003–04: Campos 2004–05: Muñoz 2005–06: García 2006–07: Durazo 2007–08: Presichi 2008–09: Murillo 2009–10: García 2010–11: Christian 2011–12: Cruz 2012–13: Cañizares 2013–14: Burgamy 2014–15: Rodríguez 2015–16: Amador 2016–17: Amador 2017–18: Rodríguez 2018–19: Rodríguez 2019–20: Álvarez 2020–21: Elizalde 2021–22: Sanchez 2022–23: Tomás

Mexican Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

1958–59: Magallón
1959–60: Ferrer
1960–61: Sotelo
1961–62: Sotelo
1962–63: Espino
1963–64: Espino
1964–65: Castro
1965–66: Fitch
1966–67: Ayón
1967: Camacho
1968–69: Secrist
1969–70: Morris
1970–71: Espino
1971–72: Espino
1972–73: Espino
1973–74: López
1974–75: Hairston
1975–76: Espino
1976–77: López
1977–78: Armas
1978–79: Obradovich
1979–80: León
1980–81: Limón
1981–82: Barrios
1982–83: Barojas
1983–84: Rodríguez
1984–85: Barrera
1985–86: Leopold
1986–87: Aikens
1988–89: Esquer
1989–90: Elvira
1990–91: Tolentino
1991–92: Solís
1992–93: Carrillo
1993–94: García
1994–95: Osuna
1995–96: Jiménez
1996–97: Hernández
1997–98: Fernández
1998–99: Arias
1990–00: Burkhart
2000–01: Nelson
2001–02: López
2002–03: Osuna
2003–04: Campos
2004–05: Muñoz
2005–06: García
2006–07: Durazo
2007–08: Presichi
2008–09: Murillo
2009–10: García
2010–11: Christian
2011–12: Cruz
2012–13: Cañizares
2013–14: Burgamy
2014–15: Rodríguez
2015–16: Amador
2016–17: Amador
2017–18: Rodríguez
2018–19: Rodríguez
2019–20: Álvarez
2020–21: Elizalde
2021–22: Sanchez
2022–23: Tomás

v t e Mexico roster – 2006 World Baseball Classic
3 Jorge Cantú 7 Mario Valenzuela 8 Alfredo Amézaga 9 Vinny Castilla 13 Rodrigo López 17 Juan Castro 18 Luis Alfonso García 20 Miguel Ojeda 21 Esteban Loaiza 22 Benji Gil 23 Adrián González 24 Gerónimo Gil 26 Luis Cruz 28 Karim García 29 Adán Muñoz 33 Pablo Ortega 36 Luis Carlos García 44 Erubiel Durazo 45 Elmer Dessens 46 Roberto Ramírez 47 Jorge de la Rosa 48 Francisco Campos 50 Antonio Osuna 51 David Cortés 52 Dennys Reyes 54 Édgar González 56 Luis Ayala 57 Óscar Villarreal 59 Óliver Pérez 73 Ricardo Rincón
Manager 25 Francisco Estrada Coach 34 Fernando Valenzuela Coach 49 Teddy Higuera

Mexico roster – 2006 World Baseball Classic

Manager 25 Francisco Estrada
Coach 34 Fernando Valenzuela
Coach 49 Teddy Higuera

v t e Mexico roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic
3 Jorge Cantú 8 Edgar Gonzalez 9 Sebastián Valle 11 Daniel Rodríguez 13 Rodrigo López 14 Eduardo Arredondo 18 Luis García 19 Ramiro Peña 21 Gil Velazquez 23 Adrián González 24 Humberto Cota 25 Walter Ibarra 27 Cesar Ramos 31 José Cobos 39 Luis Mendoza 41 Marco Estrada 42 Horacio Ramírez 42 Arnold León 45 Francisco Rodríguez 46 Óliver Pérez 47 Luis Cruz 49 Yovani Gallardo 52 Dennys Reyes 54 Sergio Romo 57 Óscar Villarreal 59 Fernando Salas 64 Alí Solís 68 Efren Navarro 74 José Félix 91 Alfredo Aceves 95 Karim García
Manager Rick Renteria Coach Rubén Amaro Coach Juan Castro Coach Teddy Higuera Coach Ever Magallanes Coach Sid Monge Coach Fernando Valenzuela

Mexico roster – 2013 World Baseball Classic

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