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Freddy Garcia
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Starting Pitcher
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Chicago White Sox
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34
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Right
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April 7
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1999
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Seattle Mariners
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2005
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Wins
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99
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ERA
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393
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Strike Out S
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1067
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(born
June 10 ,
1976 in
Caracas, Venezuela ) is a
Starting Pitcher in
Major League Baseball who has played for the
Chicago White Sox since
2004 . García began his major league career with the
Seattle Mariners in
1999 and was traded to the White Sox in the 2004 midseason. He bats and throws right handed.
Signed by the
Houston Astros as a non-draft amateur
Free Agent in
1993 , García was brought to Seattle in
1998 along with
Carlos Guillén and
John Halama in the same trade that sent
Randy Johnson to the Astros.
García exceeded expectations in his
Rookie season by handling one difficult role, namely that of the substitute for departed Johnson. He was a stable and effective performer, rolling up 201
Innings and compiling a 17-8 record with 170
Strikeout s and a 4.07
ERA in 33 starts. After going for 9-5 in his sophomore year, he won 18, 16, 12, 13, and 14 the next five seasons.
Basically, García is a hard thrower with a
Fastball that can get into the 90s and a hard
Slider . He also throws a
Two-seamer , a
Curve and a
Changeup . García has a
Splitter but he rarely throws it. Sometimes, he uses his
Breaking Ball while neglecting to establish the fastball. García works hard to hold baserunners with a variety of pickoff moves and also helps himself defensively with good skills and instincts.
Through the 2005 season, García has posted a 99-62 record with 1067 strikeouts and a 3.93 ERA in 1427.1 innings. In eight post-season games he is 5-2, 38, 3.56, in 48 innings.
- Twice All-Star (2001-02)
- Led league in ERA (3.05, 2001)
- Led league in innings pitched (238.2, 2001)
- On , 6-2; Carrara, of the Dodgers , facing Montreal , 13-1; Daal, of the Phillies , against Milwaukee , 8-6, and Escobar, of the Blue Jays , over Oakland , 5-2. This marked the first time in major league history that four pitchers coming from Venezuela have recorded a winning game in their respective starts in the same day.
- On April 29 , 2006 , García recorded his 103rd career win in a game against the Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim , surpassing former White Sox left-hander Wilson Alvarez as the winningest Venezuelan native in Major League history.
- Freddy is married to Glyndis, who is the niece of his current manager, Ozzie Guillén . They had a baby in late 2005.
