The Phillies have agreed to a one-year, $10 million contract with free-agent outfielder Adolis García, a supply informed MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki on Monday. The membership has not confirmed the deal, which was first reported by Francys Romero of BeisbolFR.com.
The 2026 season was attributable to be García’s ultimate yr of arbitration eligibility, however he turned a free agent after the Rangers non-tendered him on Nov. 21. Texas opted to maneuver on from the right-handed slugger after he slashed .225/.279/.397 with a 96 OPS+ throughout 2024-25.
It wasn’t way back that García was on the pinnacle of the game, serving to the Rangers win the 2023 World Collection with a postseason efficiency for the ages: eight homers, a 1.108 OPS and a single-postseason-record 22 RBIs.
García was notably spectacular within the ’23 ALCS in opposition to the Astros, incomes sequence MVP honors after going deep 5 occasions and driving in 15 runs. To prime it off, he hit a walk-off homer within the eleventh inning of Recreation 1 of the World Collection in opposition to the D-backs.
That exhibiting got here on the heels of a robust common season that noticed García earn his second All-Star choice and produce profession highs in homers (39), RBIs (107), OPS (.836) and WAR (4.7, per FanGraphs). His protection additionally drew acclaim, netting him his first Gold Glove Award.
García made his first All-Star workforce as a 28-year-old rookie two years prior and went on to complete fourth in AL Rookie of the Yr Award voting after recording 31 homers with 16 steals. He adopted that up with 27 dwelling runs, 101 RBIs and 25 steals in 2022.
García’s breakout with the Rangers was the fruits of a outstanding journey that started in his native Cuba. Born in Ciego de Avila in 1993, García performed professionally for 5 years within the island nation’s prime skilled league, the Cuban Nationwide Collection, even successful the league’s MVP Award on the finish of the 2015-16 season. García additionally had a quick stint in Japan, the vast majority of which was spent enjoying for the Yomiuri Giants’ Minor League affiliate.
García was anticipated to return to Cuba following his time abroad, however he defected as a substitute and established residency within the Dominican Republic to turn into a world free agent who was eligible to signal with a Main League workforce. He subsequently signed a Minor League take care of the Cardinals. Nevertheless, he logged solely 21 huge league video games throughout his time with the group, and St. Louis designated him for task on Dec. 18, 2019, to make room on the 40-man roster for Korean lefty Kwang Hyun Kim. García was traded to the Rangers for money concerns days later.
Even then, his Rangers profession practically ended earlier than he had an opportunity to earn a significant function. After enjoying simply three video games for Texas through the shortened 2020 marketing campaign, the membership designated him for task in February 2021. García, although, handed via waivers unclaimed and remained with the group, giving him an opportunity to work his approach again onto the 40-man roster and finally set up himself as an impression participant for the workforce.
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