Daniel Joseph Garcia graduated from John Wesley North High School in Riverside, CA in 1998...Played baseball, football and soccer. Named All-State in football his senior year...Earned All-League honors in soccer in 1997 was also All-State in baseball in 1997. Is the first former Brooklyn Cyclone to play in the major leagues.
2003
Major League Service Time: 0 Years, 30 Days
Contract Status: Signed through 2003.
How Obtained: Selected in the fifth round of the June, 2001 First Year Player Draft.
Family: Single.
Tied his career-high with his fourth, two-hit game on September 24th vs. Pittsburgh...Also had two hits on September 13th at Montreal; September 10th vs. Florida and September 2nd vs. Atlanta.
Collected a career-best three RBI, including a two-run home run (Vazquez) and tied his career-best with his third, two-hit game of the
season, September 13th at Montreal.
Hit his first major league home run, a solo shot, on September 10th vs. Florida off Mark Redman.
Made his first major league appearance in the outfield on September 7th at Philadelphia when he entered the game in the 10th inning in leftfield.
Collected his first big league hit, a single in the first inning off Mike Hampton on September 2nd vs. Atlanta...Also scored his first run in that contest.
Picked up his first major league RBI, a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning vs. Atlanta on September 3rd (Marquis).
Had his contract purchased by the Mets on September 2nd...Made his major league debut that night vs. Atlanta...Started at second base.
Became the first Brooklyn Cyclone to make it to the major leagues.
Performed in 17 games (16 starts) at second base and one game in leftfield for the Mets.
With the Mets, he was 6-18 (.333) vs. lefthanded pitching, and 7-23 (.304) in seven home games.
Hit .263 (102-388) with 45 runs, 23 doubles, three triples, four home runs and 54 RBI with 11 stolen bases for Norfolk (AAA) of the International League.
Started the season with Binghamton (AA) of the Eastern League and hit .333 (39-117) with 22 runs, 12 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 22 RBI in 32 games before being promoted to Norfolk (AAA) on May 14th.
Hit safely in 24 of 32 games in which he played for Binghamton.
With Norfolk, he had 26 games with two hits and five games with three hits.
Knocked in five runs vs. Syracuse on May 15th.
DANNY'S bests
HITS, GAME -- 2 (four times, last, September 24, 2003 vs. Pittsburgh)
HRs, GAME -- 1 (twice, last, September 13, 2003 at Montreal)
RBI, GAME -- 3 (September 13, 2003 at Montreal)
STOLEN BASES, GAME -- None
BATTING STREAK -- 3 games (September 10 - September 13, 2003)
GRAND SLAMS -- None
2002
Florida State League All-Star second baseman, Player of the Week 8/19-8/25, fourth in the FSL in doubles, won St. Lucie's Baserunning Award
