Person in history
Adolis García
Adolis García, Cuban baseball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1993 · March 2
- Age this year
- 33No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 33rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life His older brother, Adonis García , is a former professional baseball player. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] García is the godfather of Randy Arozarena 's daughter. Arozarena, who defected from Cuba a year before García and also signed his first minor league contract with the Cardinals, described García in July 2023 as "kind of like my brother." [ 3 ] ^ Ortiz, Jorge L. (February 4, 2016). "Braves' Adonis Garcia relishes chance to play with Cuban brother" . USA TODAY . Retrieved October 29, 2024 .
José Adolis García Arrieta, nicknamed "El Bombi", is a Cuban-born professional baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants, and in the Cuban National Series for Tigres de Ciego de Ávila. García was an MLB All-Star in 2021 and 2023. García won the 2023 World Series with the Rangers,
Path and career
Career Cuban career García played for Tigres de Ciego de Ávila of the Cuban National Series from 2011 into 2016. [ 1 ] He was voted Most Valuable Player for the 2015–16 Cuban National Series , in a season where he slashed .294/.371/.520 in the first half, and .315/.395/.517 in the second half. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Yomiuri Giants On April 20, 2016, García signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball , and that season he batted .220/.258/.373 for them. [ 4 ] [ 5 ]
Why this date
Adolis García appears on our March 2 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1993.
- September 12STS-51
- November 1Maastricht Treaty
- September 14Lufthansa Flight 2904
- June 1Dobrinja mortar attack
- April 11Prison riot
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1993Farrah MoanSeptember 11
- 1993Niall HoranSeptember 13
- 1993Alice MertonSeptember 13
- 1993Marcus PetersJanuary 9
- 1993J. T. MillerMarch 14
- 1993Beau WebsterDecember 1
- 1993Max Power (footballer)July 27
- 1993Bryson DeChambeauSeptember 16
Sources
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Questions about Adolis García
When was Adolis García born?
March 2 1993.
How old would Adolis García be today?
33 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 2?
Tua Tagovailoa, Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne, Arike Ogunbowale and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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