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ARLINGTON — At times this postseason, Adolis Garcia hasn’t been the most popular name among his Cuban compatriots. For example, in the Rangers’ wild-card series against the Rays, Garcia’s friend Randy Arosarena was already famous for his cowboy boots, his historic 2020 playoff/World Series performance and his outstanding role in this year’s World Baseball Classic. Mexican team.
In the American League Championship Series in Texas against Houston, Yordon Alvarez and Jose Abreu both had very remarkable careers on good Major League teams after leaving Cuba. Even with the Rangers, Cuban Aroldis Chapman has a well-known history at the major league level, playing for more than a decade and winning a World Series with the Cubs in 2016.
And Adolis? A star at Texas for three years, but on significant teams before 2023.
It all culminated this month, with Garcia setting records for most RBIs in a postseason series (15, ALCS vs. The Astros) and consecutive games with at least one RBI (six) in the playoffs/World Series. Achievements to remember. In all, he has seven home runs and 20 RBIs (a Rangers CE record) in the postseason, the all-time leader in both categories. Now, in the World Series that begins this Friday against the Diamondbacks, “El Bambi” will be looking for more.
“When I got here, thank God I had good numbers,” Garcia said as he reflected on his career so far in the major leagues. “I’ve always played good baseball, I’ve always had good results. That’s what kept me going. I always had that in me that I could do it in any situation, in any league.
Garcia has been through several rounds. In the middle of the last decade, he was one of the best players in the Cuban national league, along with Ciego de Ávila as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player in 2014–15. In 2016, he represented the particular team in the Santo Domingo Caribbean Series before trying his luck in Japan. After 28 games in the Asian country’s minor league and four with the Yomiuri Giants, a major league team, Garcia decided that baseball in Japan was not for him and decided to leave Cuba once and for all.
“At first, it was a good experience,” Garcia said of that stage of his career. “I loved going to Japan and playing. At that point, I think I had already considered playing in the Major Leagues from Cuba. I think it was one of the dreams I had. That’s how I decided.”
His career in baseball in America was not easy at first either. Signed by the Cardinals in 2017 — where he truly developed his friendship with the Arosa Arena — Garcia was traded to the Rangers at the end of 2019. The road in Texas also had its obstacles. In the spring of 2021, the slugger was designated for assignment, did not claim waivers and began the season in the minor leagues. But when he returned to the big team, he shined enough to be invited to the 2021 All-Star Game in Denver. Another invitation to the 2023 Midseason Classic in Seattle, amid a campaign of 39 home runs, 107 RBIs and an .836 OPS, cemented him as a key figure in Texas’ strong offensive attack.
Now, after being named ALCS Most Valuable Player – The fifth Cuban to win the award in a championship series – Garcia is on pace to tie the all-time record for an RBI in a postseason, set by David Freese (2011 for the Cardinals, who beat the Rangers in that World Series).
“I think you can’t deny that October was different in every way,” said Garcia — whose father made a name for himself in Cuban baseball and whose brother, Adonis, was the Braves’ third baseman after shining in Venezuela over the past decade. “The emotion, the public… everything is different. But I feel better. Thanks to God, I have always been able to control my emotions, I try to do what I always do and be with the season.
Now, Garcia has left Cuba, established residency in the Dominican Republic, and is trying to “gel” in the major leagues, a far cry from the uncertainty of being assigned twice and having to fight to establish himself in Texas. He is four wins away from winning his team championship ring. And he won’t be overlooked among his nation’s top baseball figures.
“I think it means a lot,” Garcia, 30, recalled of the journey over the past few years. “I, personally, have been through a lot of things like (them)… leaving our country, coming with a dream and trying to succeed here. I couldn’t achieve it at the beginning of my career, but I think I didn’t give up and everything that happened today was worth it.”
