Robel Garcia #16

Robel made his major league debut in 2019, his first season in the Cubs organization...signed a minor league contract with the Cubs in October of 2018 after being scouted while playing with Team Italy in Arizona...Has batted .236 (303-for-1,283) with 65 doubles, 20 triples, 42 homers and 187 RBI in 372-career minor league contests...Began his professional career in the Indians organization in 2010 and reached low-A ball before being released by Cleveland at the end of Spring Training in 2014...Played overseas following his release, most recently in 2018 for UnipolSai Bologna, whom he helped lead to an Italian Baseball League championship...Is a native of Las Matas de Farfan, Dominican Republic.

2019

Robel had a breakout season with 27 minor league homers and made his major league debut with the Cubs in July...batted .208 (15-for-72) with two doubles, two triples and five homers in 31 games with the Cubs...Went 3-for-5 with a triple and solo homer in his first major league start, July 4 at Pittsburgh...marked his first career hit, homer, RBI and run scored...Batted .286 (10-for-35) with two doubles, two triples and four homers in his first 13 major league contests...Ranked second at Triple-A Iowa with 21 homers in 76 games played...made his season debut at Double-A Tennessee, appearing in 22 games before his Triple-A promotion.