David García #80

David Alejandro Garcia…did not start catching until six months before signing first pro contract...rated as the 18th best prospect in the 2016 international class by MLB.com… signed by Rafic Saab and Jhonny Gomez.

2022

Slashed .228/.295/.346/.641 to go along with five HR and 39 RBI across his stints with Frisco (AA) and the ACL Rangers (Rk.)…posted his second career multi-HR game on 5/19 against Corpus Christi, going 2-for-3 with two HR and three RBI…served a short rehab stint after being placed on the seven-day IL with the ACL Rangers from 6/16-20 where he appeared in four G…ended the season strong in September, finishing 10-35 (.286) with a 1 HR and 10 RBI…homered in Game 2 of the Texas League Championship Series to lift the ‘Riders to a 7-5 win over Wichita.

2021

Batted .256/.299/.349/.647 (77-301) with 5 HR and 40 RBI over 83 G for High-A Hickory in his full-season debut…struggled to open the season, hitting .207 (34-164) in his first 46 G, but slashed .314/.347/.438/.785 (43-137) over his final 37 G to close the year (beg. 7/16)…switch-hitter batted .251 (53-211) with 3 HR as a LHB and .267 (24-90) with 2 HR as a RHB…made career-high 70 starts at catcher, logging High-A East-leading 594.2 innings behind the plate…threw out 27 of 77 (35.1%) att. base stealers, tied for 2nd-most CS among catchers on the circuit... ranked as Rangers’ no. 19 prospect (Baseball America).

2020

Did not see official game action after minor league season was canceled due to pandemic…was not invited to the Rangers’ Alternate Training Site or Summer Camp workouts in Arlington, but did slash .245/.288/.265/.554 over 52 PA in Fall Developmental League at the end of the year…recorded one extra-base hit, a double, while walking 3 times against 11 strikeouts…notched pinch-hit single on 3/3 at SF in lone Spring Training ‘A’ game at-bat before the COVID-19 shutdown…was listed as the 24th-best prospect in the Texas farm system in Baseball America’s midseason rankings.

2019

Named to Northwest League mid- and post-season AllStar teams in his 1st stint with Spokane after entering the season as Texas’ 22nd-best prospect according to Baseball America… tallied career bests in most offensive categories including HR (5), RBI (29), H (51), 2B (14), and R (33)…switch-hitter batted .297 (43-145) with all 5 HR as a LHB, .205 (8-39) as RHB… connected for pair of solo HR on 7/19 vs. Vancouver, 1st multiHR game of his career…threw out 19 of 40 (32%) attempted base stealers, 3rd-most CS among NWL catchers…rated as the 12th-best prospect in the NWL by BA.

2018

Made 31 starts behind the plate with the AZL Rangers in his stateside debut… threw out 17 of 53 (32%) attempted base stealers…batted .292 (28-96) vs. RHP against .174 (4-23) vs. LHP…registered a .426/.491/.617/1.108 (20-47) slash line over final 14 G beg. 8/3, the highest average in the AZL (min. 40 AB) during that span… recorded career-high 5 hits in 5-for-5 effort on 8/10 at AZL Brewers.

2017

Made pro debut with DSL Rangers2…batted .278/.387/.309/.696 over final 32 games...tabbed the 16th-best prospect in the Texas farm system by Baseball America following the season.