Jose Adolis García…he and his wife, Yasmarys, have a son, Chris Jason (6/6/17)…has an older brother, Adonis, who played infield for the Atlanta Braves (2015-17)…nickname is “El Bombi”…was given the nickname as a child due to his head being perceived to be shape as a light bulb or “bombilla” in Spanish…is close friends with Rays outfielder Randy Arozarena…the pair, who finished first (Arozarena) and fourth (García) in the 2021 BBWAA Rookie of the Year voting, both grew up in Cuba and were roommates during Cardinals spring training in 2017…after winning the award, Arozarena credited García for his support during their respective careers and publicly “shared” the honor with him...co-hosted the 2021 Texas Rangers Equipment Drive, presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Bally Sports Southwest, and the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation… the event raises money and provides baseball and softball equipment donations to athletes at Rangers Youth Academy.
Produced career highs in HR (39), RBI (107), R (108), fWAR (4.8), bWAR (4.2), OBP (.328), SLG (.508), OPS (.836) and BB (65), earning second career All-Star selection (also 2021)…finished 14th in BBWAA voting for the A.L.’s Most Valuable Player award after finishing the season ranked among A.L. leaders in HR (second), RBI (second), R (second), SLG (sixth), OPS (ninth), XBH (9th, 68) and TB (10th, 282)…joined teammate Marcus Semien (122 R/100 RBI) as the 12th and 13th players in Rangers history (19th & 20th instances) with 100+ R and 100+ RBI in a single season, first since Josh Hamilton in 2012 (103 R/128 RBI)…the only other players in MLB to reach those totals in 2023 were ATL’s Ronald Acuña Jr. (149 R/106 RBI) and Matt Olson (127 R/139 RBI), LAD’s Mookie Betts (126 R/107 RBI) and Freddie Freeman (131 R/102 RBI), PHI’s Kyle Schwarber (108 R/104 RBI) and SEA’s Julio Rodríguez (102 R/103 RBI)…according to Stathead, García was just the 6th Cuban-Born player in MLB history to post a 100 R/100 RBI campaign, joining Yoenis Céspedes (2015), Rafael Palmeiro (3x, last 2000), José Canseco (2x, last 1991), Tony Pérez (2x, last 1970), and Minnie Miñoso (2x, last 1954)…had campaign interrupted by stint on 10-day Injured List from 9/8- 17 (right patellar tendon strain), but closed season by slashing .256/.385/.674/1.059 (11-43) with five HR, three 2B, seven RBI and nine BB/16 SO over 13 games following his return from the injury… had nearly identical splits against LHP (.244 BA/.866 OPS) and RHP (.245 BA/.826 OPS)…improved walk rate from 6.1% in 2022 to career-high 10.3% in 2023, this while cutting his strikeout pct. slightly from 27.9% (2022) to 27.7% (2023).
POSTSEASON: Batted .323/.382/.726/1.108 (20-62) with team-high eight HR and 22 RBIs over 15 games/starts in the 2023 postseason, his first career playoff action...22 RBIs were an MLB record for a single postseason (see chart) and the most RBI ever by a player in his first 15 career playoff games (prev. 20, BOS’ Nomar Garciaparra from 1998-2003)…8 HR were T2nd-most ever in one postseason behind only TB’s Randy Arozarena in 2020 (10) and matched the club record for a single postseason (also eight HR by Nelson Cruz in 2011)…went 3-for-4, HR, two RBIs, R, BB, HBP and a SB in Game 1 of the World Series on 10/27 vs. ARI, including a walk-off solo HR in the bottom of the 11th inning (off Miguel Castro)…was just the 17th walk-off HR in World Series history (last LAD’s Max Muncy in 2018 World Series G3 vs. BOS) and the 4th-ever walk-off blast in Game 1 of a Fall Classic…plated RBI in seven straight games (17 total RBI) spanning Game 2-7 of the ALCS vs. HOU and Game 1 of the WS vs. ARI, T2nd-longest RBI streak ever in a single postseason (eight G by PHI’s Ryan Howard in 2009)…homered in five straight games (6 total HR) spanning Games 4-7 of the ALCS vs. HOU and Game 1 of the WS vs. ARI, T2nd-longest HR streak ever in a single postseason behind only NYM’s Daniel Murphy in 2015 (six)…was removed from Texas’ World Series roster on 10/31/23 after exiting Game 3 at ARI with a moderate oblique strain...selected as recipient of the 2023 Babe Ruth Award as outstanding player of postseason by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
2023 ALCS M.V.P.: Was named Most Valuable Player of the 2023 American League Championship Series after slashing .357/.400/.893/1.293 (10-28) with five HR and 15 RBIs in the 7-G series vs. HOU...joined Nelson Cruz (2011) and Josh Hamilton (2010) as the only players in club history to earn ALCS M.V.P. honors...sixth Cuban-born postseason series M.V.P. in MLB history: Jorge Soler (2021 WS), Yordan Alvarez (2021 ALCS), Randy Arozarena (2020 ALCS), Orlando Hernández (1999 ALCS), Liván Hernández (1997 NLCS & WS)…15 RBI set the MLB postseason record for a single series (prev. 13 RBI, TEX’s Nelson Cruz in 2011 ALCS vs. DET)…recorded at least one RBI in six straight games spanning Games 2-7 of the ALCS, longest RBI streak in a single postseason series since RBI became official in 1920 (per MLB’s Sarah Langs)…Five HR were T2nd-most ever in a single postseason series behind only six HR by TEX’s Nelson Cruz in the 2011 ALCS vs. DET…went 4-for-5, two HR, five RBIs and a SB in ALCS G7 at HOU, just the 4th multi-HR performance ever in a postseason Game 7 (also BOS’ Johnny Damon in 2004 ALCS at NYY, NYY’s Jason Giambi in 2003 ALCS vs. BOS, and NYY’s Yogi Berra in 1956 WS at BRO)...according to Stathead, García was also the 1st player in MLB postseason history with 4+ H, 2+ HR, 5+ RBI, and at least one SB in a single game...hit ninth-inning grand slam in ALCS G6 at HOU...the slam came in his fifth PA of the night after he had struck out in each of 1st 4 PA’s, making him the first player in MLB postseason history to hit a HR after four strikeouts earlier in a game (credit ESPN Stats & Info).
ALL-STAR ADOLIS: Went 0-for-2 with a strikeout as the starting right fielder for the A.L. in the 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle…marked his second career All-Star selection and first-ever start in the Mid-Summer Classic, though he was selected to the A.L. roster as a reserve via player voting…became just the sixth outfielder in Rangers history (beg. 1972) to start an All-Star Game, joining Josh Hamilton (5x), Juan González (1998), Rubén Sierra (1989), Richie Zisk (1978) and Jeff Burroughs (1974)…hit 17 HR in 1st-round Home Run Derby loss on 7/10/23 (24-Arozarena), his first-ever HR Derby appearance… earned his first career All-Star selection as a rookie in 2021, joining C Jim Sundberg in 1974, RHP Jeff Zimmerman in 1999, RHP Neftali Feliz in 2010 and RHP Yu Darvish in 2012 as the only rookies in club history to appear in an ASG.
GOING GOLD: Joined teammates Jonah Heim (catcher) and Nathaniel Lowe (1st base) as winners of 2023 Rawlings Gold Glove Awards for the American League at their respective positions…García was a first-time winner and just the fourth outfielder selected in Rangers history, joining Juan Beniquez (1977), Gary Pettis (1990) and Joey Gallo (2020)…his team-leading 11 outfield assists in 2023 ranked T3rd in A.L. behind only BOS’ Alex Verdugo (12) and SEA’s Teoscar Hernández (12)…his 37 OF assists over the last three seasons (beg. 2021) are the most in MLB in that span…2023 marked his third straight season with 10+ OF assists (2021-23), as he is one of four players in Rangers history with as many as three such campaigns: Jeff Burroughs (four), Rubén Sierra (four), Leonys Martín (three) and Adolis García (three)…per FanGraphs, García ranked 3rd among qualified MLB right fielders last season in both Defensive Runs Saved (seven) and Ultimate Zone Rating (6.4), trailing only SD’s Fernando Tatis Jr. (29 DRS/13.8 UZR) and Verdugo (nine DRS/10.6 UZR) in both categories…since the beginning of 2021, he ranks among the top-10 MLB outfielders in UZR (fourth, 22.6) and DRS (seventh, 26).
2022
Slashed .250/.300/.456/.756 (151-605) with 27 home runs and career-high 101 RBI…recorded career-high 66 extra-base hits (27 HR, 5 3B, 34 2B), 10th-most in A.L. and most by a Texas batter since Elvis Andrus in 2017 (68)...most XBH by a TEX outfielder since Josh Hamilton in 2012 (76)…totaled career high and team-leading (tied-Semien) 25 stolen bases, T5th-most in the A.L. behind BAL’s Jorge Mateo (35) and Cedric Mullins Jr. (34), TB’s Randy Arozarena (32), and KC’s Bobby Witt Jr. (30)...went 25-for-31 (80.6%) in steal attempts, the second-highest SB pct. in the A.L. (min. 30 attempts) to KC’s Witt Jr. (81.1%, 30-37) and highest by a Ranger since Elvis Andrus in 2013 (84.0%, 42-50)…also established career highs in both FanGraphs (3.8) and baseball-reference (3.6) WAR, finishing with the 3rd-highest total among Rangers batters in both figures to Corey Seager (4.5 fWAR/4.1 rWAR) and Marcus Semien (4.2 fWAR/5.7 rWAR)…was a unanimous selection as Rangers June Player of the Month: .314/.348/.581/.929 (33-105), 7 HR, 18 RBI in 26 games...led team in hits (33), runs (19), HR (tied-7), and RBI (18) for the month...ranked among A.L. June leaders in hits (T6th, 33), runs (T7th, 19), HR (T9th, 7)...marked his 2nd time to win the team’s monthly award (also May 2021)…career-long 453-ft. HR on 8/22 at MIN (Statcast)…2nd career walk-off HR on 6/26 vs. WAS (also 5/21/21 vs. HOU)…4th career multi-HR game on 5/15 vs. BOS, one of 2 games with 5 RBI (also 8/6 vs. CWS)…career-high four hits on 7/24 at OAK…appeared in 156 of club’s 162 games, making starts in RF (team-high 93), CF (57), and DH (21)...diving catch on 4/21 at SEA was named MLB’s Electric Play of the Week...ALL-STAR ADOLIS: García was selected to the 2021 A.L. All-Star team, going 1-for-2 with a double as a reserve in game on 7/13/21 at Coors Field in Denver…finished 3rd in the player voting among A.L. outfielders to earn a reserve spot, becoming 5th Texas rookie to receive an All-Star selection…the others: C Jim Sundberg in 1974, RHP Jeff Zimmerman in 1999, RHP Neftali Feliz in 2010, and RHP Yu Darvish in 2012…joined OF Joey Gallo and RHP Kyle Gibson in representing the Rangers at the ASG, marking just the 2nd time for the Rangers to have two outfielders selected to an All-Star Team (also 2009 – Josh Hamilton/Nelson Cruz)...DANDY DEBUT: Selected Rangers Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year for 2021, the first time in club history a player has won both awards in the same season…selected as winner of 2021 The Sporting News American League Rookie of the Year Award in an announcement on 10/28/21…became just the third Texas Ranger to win A.L. Rookie of the Year honors from The Sporting News, which has been presenting it annually since 1946, joining a pair of first basemen, Mike Hargrove in 1974 and Pat Putnam in 1979…finished fourth in 2021 BBWAA American League Rookie of the Year voting…led Rangers with 31 home runs and 90 RBI, just the second rookie in Texas history to lead the club (including ties) in both categories (also Dave Hostetler in 1982, credit Elias Sports Bureau)…was just the seventh player (eighth instance) in Rangers history with at least 30 HR/90 RBI/15 SB in a season, 1st since Alfonso Soriano in 2005 (30/104/30)…set team rookie records for home runs, RBI, total bases (264), and game-winning RBI (14), also compiling top two totals across club rookie history in STATS Inc. WAR (2nd, 3.9), extra-base hits (2nd, 59), and go-ahead RBI (23)…led MLB rookies in RBI, TB, and XBH, finishing second in HR to BAL’s Ryan Mountcastle (33)… led A.L. rookie position players in STATS Inc. WAR…became just the 14th rookie in American League history to hit 30+ HR with 90+ RBI in a season, the third to do so this century: CWS’ Jose Abreu (2014) and NYY’s Aaron Judge (2017)…García also became the 8th rookie in MLB history with at least 30 HR, 80 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in a season, and was the first of those 8 rookies to reach those minimums and not be selected as his league’s rookie of the year by the BBWAA
2021
Compiled a .243/.286/.454/.741 slash line with 31 HR and 90 RBI over 149 G for Texas in his first full Major League season…led the Rangers in HR, RBI, 2B (26), R (77), TB (264)… began the season at the Alternate Training Site and was on the taxi squad for the club’s first two road trips before his contract was selected on 4/13 when 1B/OF Ronald Guzmán suffered a right knee injury…appeared in 149 of the team’s final 152 G from 4/13- end of season, incl. 89 straight from 4/13-7/24 and 126 of 127 team games from 4/13-9/6…batted .270/.312/.527/.840 with 22 HR and 62 RBI over 80 G in the season’s 1st ‘half’ leading up to his 1st career All-Star Game before batting .211/.256/.370/.627 with 9 HR and 28 RBI over 69 G in the 2nd ‘half’…team-high 194 strikeouts were 3rd-most in MLB…made 147 starts in CF (76), RF (50), DH (13), and LF (8)…was designated for assignment just before spring training on 2/10 when the club formally signed RHP Mike Foltynewicz, cleared outright waivers, and invited to Major League camp as a non-roster invitee.
2020
Appeared in three games (two starts) during lone stint with Texas from 7/28-8/9, going 0-for-6 with four strikeouts at the plate...became the 1st Cuban-born player to appear for the Rangers since OF Leonys Martín (2011-15)…saw action in 15 Cactus League contests prior to the COVID-19 shutdown in March, slashing .304/.320/.696/1.016 (7-23) with three home runs and seven RBI…was added to Texas’ 60-man Club Player Pool on 6/28 and participated in Summer Camp workouts and scrimmages at Globe Life Field…connected for 4 home runs during those instrasquads, one shy of tying Rougned Odor (5 HR) for the camp lead…assigned to Alternate Training Site on 7/23, one day before Opening Day, where he spent almost the entirety of the regular season.
2019
Spent his 3rd U.S. season at Triple-A Memphis, batting .253/.301/.517/.818 with 32 HR, 96 RBI, and 96 R over 132G…ranked among Pacific Coast League leaders in HR (8th), R (8th), and RBI (10th)…over his final 44 G after the AS break (beg. 7/11): .296/.355/.691/1.046 (45-152) with 16 HR, 40 RBI, and 40 R…of his 4 multi-HR games in '19, 3 came in a span of 5 contests from 7/15-21: 7/15 at Round Rock, 7/19 at Omaha, 7/21 at Omaha, and also 8/25 vs. Omaha…put up season-best 8 RBI in the 7/21 game, including a grand slam…posted similar slash lines against both RHP (.249/.300/.518/.819) and LHP (.266/.304/.514/.818)…season highs in hits (4) and runs (4) on 8/9 at Sacramento…played 17 games for Gigantes in the Dominican Winter League over the offseason…was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on 12/18 and acquired by Texas in a 12/21 trade in exchange for cash considerations.
2018
Purchased from Memphis (AAA) on 8/6 when Tyler O'Neill was placed on the disabled list...Played in 21 games for St. Louis with two starts (8/8 at MIA & 8/11 at KC)...Made his Major League debut at MIA (8/8) starting in centerfield and went 0-for-4; was the 7th Cardinal to make his MLB debut in 2018...Recorded his first Major League hit at KC (8/10), an 8th inning single off Jason Adam...Recorded his first career MLB RBI and double 9/11 vs. PIT in pinch-hit appearance...Was recalled from Memphis (AAA) for the rest of the MLB season on 8/29, appearing in 15 games...Batted .256 (104-406) with 22 HR, 71 RBI, 25 doubles, 10 stolen bases in 112 games for Memphis...Ranked among Cardinals minor league players in home runs (22, 3rd), RBI (71, T-3rd), runs (62, T-10th), doubles (25, 6th) and slugging pct (.500, 10th)...Finished the season ranking T-10th in the Pacific Coast League in home runs (22)...His 14 outfield assists ranked 2nd in the PCL...Had a historic game at Salt Lake (7/26) going 3-for-4 with 3 HR and 8 RBI, totaling 12 bases, including a grand slam in the 6th inning...Posted two multi-HR games (7/26 at Salt Lake [3 HR] & 8/1 vs. Sacramento [2 HR])...Put together a 14-game hit streak for Memphis from 7/208/4, batting .419 (26-62) with 9 HR and 23 RBI during the stretch...Named Minor League Baseball and Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month for July...Named PCL Player of the Week (7/23-7/29)...Rated as having the "Best Outfield Arm" and "Best Athlete" by Baseball America's Best Tools survey.
2017
Signed by the Cardinals as a minor league free agent, February 24, 2017 and received an invitation to Major League Spring Training... Named a Texas League Mid-Season All-Star, but did not play in the game... Batted a combined .290 with 15 home runs, 65 RBI, 34 double and 15 stolen bases over 124 games in his first professional season in the USA between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA)... Led all Cardinals minor leaguers with 34 doubles and ranked among the Top 10 in hits (129, 4th), runs (64, 8th), home runs (15, T-7th), RBI (65, 5th), stolen bases (15, T-7th) and slugging percentage (.476, 5th). Posted 34 multi-hit games and five games with two or more doubles... Played in 10 postseason games during the Pacific Coast League playoffs batting .359 (14-39) with five doubles, three home runs, six RBI and eight runs scored. Led all postseason players in hits (14) and tied for the lead in extra base hits (8)... Hit a two-out, two-run walk-off home run off Eric Yardley in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 2 of the Pacific Coast League championship series vs. El Paso (9/14) to break a scoreless tie and give the Redbrids a 2-0 series lead... Tallied two multi-home run games in Springfield (8/11 at Corpus Christi & 8/28 vs. Tulsa)... Homered in consecutive games twice (5/21-22 vs. NW Arkansas & 8/10-11 at San Antonio & Corpus Christi 2 HR)... Recorded a season-high three doubles and tied his season high (also 7/4 at Round Rock) with four hits vs. Corpus Christi (8/20)... Rated as the "Best Outfield Arm" in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America.
