Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Productive start continues in win
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Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Thursday's win over the Angels.
After plating a run on a sacrifice fly in the first frame, Garcia launched a 382-foot shot into left-center field to give Texas a 4-1 lead in the third inning. He also struck out twice and has been punched out multiple times in three of the past four games. While the slugging outfielder is batting just .226 over his first 62 at-bats of the year, Garcia has remained productive by piling up three homers, five doubles, seven RBI and four stolen bases through 19 outings.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Snaps hitless skid in blowout loss
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Garcia went 1-for-3 in Monday's 7-0 loss to the Cubs.
Although he snapped an 0-for-17 skid with a single in the first inning Monday, Garcia remains without an RBI in his last seven games. The veteran outfielder has now gone just 6-for-34 (.176) with just four RBI so far, but he does have two home runs, three doubles, three walks and two stolen bases through 11 outings.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Logs second homer
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Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston.
Garcia hit the second of two Texas solo home runs in the sixth inning to erase Boston's lead. It was the second homer in as many days for Garcia, who told Jack Magruder of MLB.com at the start of spring training that his goal is to hit 50 home runs. He reworked his swing during the offseason in an effort to bounce back from a career-low .684 OPS in 2024.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Drives in three runs Saturday
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Garcia went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a two-run double in Saturday's 4-3 win over Boston.
Garcia went 0-for-6 across the first two games of the series, but he played a pivotal role in Texas' win Saturday. He got the Rangers on the board with a two-run double in the first inning, and in his next plate appearance he took Walker Buehler long for a 414-foot solo homer in the fourth frame. Garcia had a down year by his standards last season and is looking to return to his 2023 form, when he registered a .836 OPS with 39 home runs and 107 RBI in 637 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Returns with boom
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Garcia went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.
Garcia was making his return after an eight-day absence due to a left oblique strain. The 32-year-old slugger brought his boom stick with him, recording three batted balls in play that were classified as hard hit: a 96.6 mph double, a 105.9 mph lineout and a 110.0 mph flyout. According to Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News, Garcia's average exit velocity over his first eight spring contests was 86.7 mph, a drop from his career average of 91.5 mph. He served as the designated hitter Wednesday and is expected to play right field Thursday.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Back in action at DH on Wednesday
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Garcia (oblique) will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Wednesday's Cactus League game versus the Reds.
Garcia had been slated to return to action Thursday, but evidently he talked his way into the lineup a day earlier. The 32-year-old will play for the first time since March 3, as he's been battling a mild left oblique injury.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Begins running
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Garcia (knee) has been cleared to begin running, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia's 2024 season ended prematurely due to a sprained left patella tendon in his knee. He did not require surgery on the knee and is now ready to go through his normal offseason routine. The expectation is that the 31-year-old will head into spring training without restrictions.
Garcia will rehab for the next eight weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained left patella tendon in his knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia battled knee soreness during the final few weeks of the regular season. The good news is surgery has been deemed unnecessary, and the outfielder is expected to go through a normal offseason program after the eight weeks are up. Garcia slashed a disappointing .224/.284/.400 in 2024, although he did still hit 25 homers and steal 11 bases.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Undergoing MRI on knee
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Rangers general manager Chris Young said Tuesday that Garcia will undergo an MRI on his injured left knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Young expressed hope that Garcia will be able to avoid surgery, but more clarity on the situation will be available after the exam results are in. Garcia injured the knee during the final weekend of the regular season while attempting to beat out an infield single.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Leaves game with knee injury
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Garcia left Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left knee injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.
Garcia came up limping while attempting to beat out an infield hit at the top of the sixth inning. He'll finish the game 1-for-3 with one run scored. Travis Jankowski replaced Garcia in right field in the bottom of the sixth.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Slugs 24th homer
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's win over Oakland.
Garcia singled in his first trip to the plate before swatting a two-run homer in the third to extend the Rangers' lead to four runs. It marked the second-consecutive two-hit effort for the outfielder and his sixth multi-hit performance this month. Although he's batting just .235 in September, Garcia has gone 11-for-33 (.333) over his last eight games with two long balls, eight RBI and four runs scored.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Drives in three in win
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with two walks, three RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 13-8 win over the Blue Jays.
Garcia delivered a pair of runs in the Rangers' five-run fourth inning and then walked with the bases loaded in the eighth to produce the final run. He's batting just .192 (10-for-52) with seven walks during September. However, Garcia's hits have been timely with runners on base; he's knocked in 14 runs over 14 games, his most in any month since April when he had 21 RBI in 26 contests.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Garcia is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against the Mariners.
Garcia is mired in a 3-for-29 slump over his past eight games and will sit Sunday, ending a run of 39 consecutive starts. Travis Jankowski will receive a start in right field and bat ninth in the series finale in Seattle.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Snaps hitless run
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Wednesday's 14-4 loss to Arizona.
Garcia's fourth-inning single snapped a hitless run of 17 consecutive at-bats, and he's batting just .189 through 10 games this month. He still has fantasy utility with 22 home runs and 11 stolen bases, but Garcia's bat is having a lesser impact in 2024. After averaging 99 RBI and a .777 OPS over his previous three seasons, Garcia sits at 74 RBI and a .672 OPS with 16 games left in the campaign.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Three-run homer in victory
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Garcia went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer and a walk in Thursday's win over the Angels.
Garcia launched a three-run shot off Jack Kochanowicz in the opening frame and walked in his second trip to the plate, giving him back-to-back games with at least one hit, one walk and three RBI. The home run was the outfielder's 22nd of the campaign and his first since Aug. 18. He's now batting .263 (5-for-19) in September with four extra-base hits, eight RBI and a run scored.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Hits game-tying homer
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Garcia went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, a double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-5 extra-inning win over the Twins.
Garcia's seventh-inning homer tied the game at 4-4. He was also the initial runner in the 10th inning, scoring the winning run on a Josh Jung single. Garcia has three multi-hit efforts, two homers and five RBI over his last five contests, and he's now hitting .345 (20-for-58) in August. For the year, the outfielder has a .227/.290/.410 slash line, 21 homers, 62 RBI, 61 runs scored, 19 doubles and 10 stolen bases over 119 games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Goes yard twice in Boston
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Garcia went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 9-7 extra-inning win over the Red Sox.
The 31-year-old outfielder put balls over the Green Monster off Tanner Houck in the sixth inning and Luis Garcia in the eighth, snapping a 15-game power drought in the process. While Garcia hasn't been supplying many homers lately, his bat has been coming around -- over his last 20 contests, he's slashing .303/.369/.461 with three homers, three steals, 11 runs and 13 RBI. Wednesday's performance also got Garcia to 20 long balls, a mark he's now reached in four straight seasons.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Third straight multi-hit effort
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a walk, an RBI, a run and a stolen base during Sunday's 8-7 loss to the Yankees.
The outfielder walked and singled across his first four plate appearances Sunday, and he finished the day with an RBI single and a steal, his 10th of the season, in the bottom of the ninth inning. It's the third consecutive multi-hit game for Garcia, who went 7-for-11 with two walks, a double, two RBI and three runs during the three-game set in New York. He struggled at the plate in July with a .504 OPS, but he's hitting .357 through 32 plate appearances in August.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Back in lineup Saturday
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Garcia is starting in right field and batting fifth against the Red Sox on Saturday.
Garcia got the day off Friday after starting in the previous 19 games. Since the All-Star break, the 31-year-old has slashed .200/.245/.280 with two stolen bases, one home run and nine RBI across 53 plate appearances. Garcia will face off against Red Sox right-hander Tanner Houck.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Three hits, stolen base in win
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Garcia went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base in Wednesday's win over the White Sox.
Garcia recorded hits in each of his first three trips to the plate, topping things off with an RBI double in the fifth before coming around to score following a fielding error from Luis Robert. It marked only the second three-hit game of the season for Garcia and his first multi-hit game in July. He's still batting just .169 this month following Wednesday's performance, though he's now hit safely and driven in at least one run in back-to-back contests while also swiping two bags over that stretch to put him at nine steals on the season.
