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Luis García
Luis García
	Shortstop
	Born: May 20, 1975 (age 49); San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	April 5, 1999, for the Detroit Tigers
Last MLB appearance
	May 3, 1999, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
Batting average	.111
Runs	0
Hits	1
Teams
	Detroit Tigers (1999);

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Luis Rafael Garcia (born May 20, 1975) is a retired Major League Baseball shortstop. He played during one season at the major league level for the Detroit Tigers. He was signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1993. Garcia played his first professional season (in American baseball) with their Rookie league Bristol Tigers in 1993, and split his last season with the Triple-A teams of the Baltimore Orioles (Rochester Red Wings) and Pittsburgh Pirates (Nashville Sounds) in 2002.

Garcia's American-born son, also named Luis, signed with the Washington Nationals as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2016 and made his major league debut in 2020.

References

"Luis Garcia Statistics". The Baseball Cube. 14 January 2008.
"Luis Garcia Statistics". Baseball-Reference. 14 January 2008.

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-'''Luis Rafael Garcia''' (born May 20, 1975 in [[San Francisco de Macorís]], [[Dominican Republic]]) is a retired [[Major League Baseball]] [[shortstop]]. He played during one season at the major league level for the [[Detroit Tigers]]. He was signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent in {{By|1993}}. Garcia played his first professional season (in American baseball) with their Rookie league [[Bristol White Sox|Bristol Tigers]] in {{By|1993}}, and split his last season with the Triple-A teams of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] ([[Rochester Red Wings]]) and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ([[Nashville Sounds]]) in {{By|2002}}.
+'''Luis Rafael Garcia''' (born May 20, 1975) is a retired [[Major League Baseball]] [[shortstop]]. He played during one season at the major league level for the [[Detroit Tigers]]. He was signed by the Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1993. Garcia played his first professional season (in American baseball) with their Rookie league [[Bristol White Sox|Bristol Tigers]] in 1993, and split his last season with the Triple-A teams of the [[Baltimore Orioles]] ([[Rochester Red Wings]]) and [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ([[Nashville Sounds]]) in 2002.
+Garcia's [[Americans|American]]-born son, also named [[Luis García Jr.|Luis]], signed with the [[Washington Nationals]] as an amateur free agent out of the Dominican Republic in 2016 and made his major league debut in 2020.
 ==References==
 *[http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/Luis-Garcia-2.shtml "Luis Garcia Statistics".] ''The Baseball Cube''. 14 January 2008.
-*[http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garcilu01.shtml "Luis Garcia Statistics".] ''Baseball-Reference''. 14 January 2008.
+*[https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/garcilu01.shtml "Luis Garcia Statistics".] ''Baseball-Reference''. 14 January 2008.
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