Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1996, Garcia mere oku na-ezighi ezi n'oge Egwuregwu 1 nke
American League Championship Series n'etiti Baltimore Orioles na Yankees; ọ na-ekpe ikpe n'akụkụ aka nri. N'agba nke asatọ, ndị Yankees jikọtara egwuregwu ahụ 4 na 4 mgbe Derek Jeter kụrụ bọọlụ na-efe efe n'akụkụ aka nri nke onye ofufe dị afọ iri na abụọ bụ Jeffrey Maier dọtara n'ime ebe ndị mmadụ na-eguzo mgbe ọ gafesịrị mgbidi aka nri. Garcia kpebiri na ọ bụ home run, mana mgbe ọ hụchara egwuregwu ọzọ kwetara na o mehiere mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị; ndị Yankees meriri egwuregwu ahụ na 11 innings ma ga-aga n'ihu iji merie usoro.