Maikel García

Maikel Jose García (born March 3, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Maikel García
García with the Omaha Storm Chasers in 2022
Kansas City Royals – No. 11
Shortstop
Born: (2000-03-03) March 3, 2000
La Sabana, Venezuela
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 15, 2022, for the Kansas City Royals
MLB statistics
(through May 8, 2023)
Batting average.306
Home runs0
Runs batted in7
Teams

Career

García signed with the Kansas City Royals as an international free agent on July 27, 2016. He made his professional debut with the Dominican Summer League Royals, hitting .223/.277/.242 with no home runs, 7 RBI, and 9 stolen bases.

García split the 2018 season between the DSL Royals and the rookie-level Arizona League Royals, hitting a cumulative .222/.311/.260 with no home runs, 11 RBI, and 20 stolen bases in 52 contests. In 2019, he spent time with the Idaho Falls Chukars and Burlington Royals, both rookie-level teams, and batted .284/.349/.367 with one home run, 35 RBI, and 19 stolen bases in 57 games. García did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

García split the 2021 season between the Single-A Columbia Fireflies and the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits, slashing .291/.380/.405 with 4 home runs, 50 RBI, and 35 stolen bases. The Royals added him to their 40-man roster after the 2021 season.[2]

García was assigned to the Double-A Northwest Arkansas Naturals to begin the 2022 season.[3] On July 14, García was recalled and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut the next day against the Toronto Blue Jays, striking out in his lone plate appearance. On July 17, he was optioned back to Double-A.[4] In an 11-5 loss against the New York Yankees on July 30, García collected his first three career hits, the first of which coming off of Yankees starter Gerrit Cole.[5]

García was optioned to the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers to begin the 2023 season.[6]

Personal life

García’s cousin is Alcides Escobar, who played 13 years in MLB and currently plays for the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League.[7]

References
  1. "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  2. "MJ Melendez, Nick Pratto added to Royals' 40-man roster". MLB.com.
  3. "Royals' Maikel Garcia: Optioned to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  4. "Royals' Maikel Garcia: Heads back to Double-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  5. "Royals' Maikel Garcia: Collects first three MLB hits". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
  6. "Royals' Maikel Garcia: Heads to Triple-A Omaha". cbssports.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. https://royalsfarmreport.com/2022/06/30/six-under-the-radar-royals-prospects-part-1-maikel-garcia/


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