Batting Practice Pitcher
Miguel Garcia is in his 21st season in the Royals organization and 14th as the Major League club’s batting practice pitcher. He originally started working in the organization as a Hitting and Outfield Coach for the Dominican Royals in 2001. Garcia has assisted the Dominican National Team in each of the last four World Baseball Classic tournaments and was part of the Royals coaching staff at the 2015 and 2016 All-Star Games.
He played in the Cleveland Indians minor league organization for three seasons after signing with the Tribe in 1991 as a non-drafted free agent.
A native of Villa González, Santiago, Dominican Republic, Garcia and his wife, Elizabeth, have six children: O’Nill, Maria, Steven, Nomar, Mixiara and Eliana, and two grandchildren: Luian and Saraly.