Luis J. García (infielder)
# Luis J. García (infielder)

Luis José García (born October 1, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder in the Detroit Tigers organization.

## Career

García signed with the Philadelphia Phillies as an international free agent on July 2, 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018 with the rookie–level Gulf Coast Phillies, hitting .369 in 43 games. He spent the 2019 season with the Single–A Lakewood BlueClaws, playing in 127 games and batting .186/.261/.255 with 4 home runs and 36 RBI.

García did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He returned to action in 2021, splitting the season between the Single–A Clearwater Threshers and High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws. In 103 combined games, he hit .243/.353/.414 with career–highs in home runs (13), RBI (50), and stolen bases (15).

On November 19, 2021, the Phillies added García to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. García played for four different minor league affiliates in 2022, reaching as high as the Double–A Reading Fightin Phils. The majority of his work came in High–A Jersey Shore, where he hit just .168 in 45 games. On September 4, 2022, García was designated for assignment by Philadelphia following the promotion of Dalton Guthrie.

On September 6, 2022, García was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers. On November 10, García was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens.

