Aramis Garcia

Aramis Michael Garcia (born January 12, 1993) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Giants in 2018 and has also played for the Oakland Athletics, Cincinnati Reds, and Philadelphia Phillies.

[2][3] In 2014, Garcia batted .368/.442/.626 and was named the Conference USA Baseball Player of the Year[4][5] and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award.

[7][8] In his first professional season, he played for both the AZL Giants and the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, posting a combined .225 batting average with two home runs and 15 RBIs.

[9][10] He received a midseason promotion to the San Jose Giants of the High–A California League and finished the year there; in 103 total games between the two teams, he batted .264/.342/.431 with 15 home runs and 66 RBIs.

With Buster Posey undergoing season-ending surgery, the Giants promoted Garcia to the major leagues on August 26.

[20] On February 6, 2021, the Rangers traded Garcia and Elvis Andrus to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Khris Davis, Jonah Heim, and Dane Acker.

[29] In 56 games split between the High–A Jersey Shore BlueClaws and Triple–A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, he slashed .243/.284/.505 with 14 home runs and 46 RBI.

Garcia began the 2024 campaign with Lehigh Valley, playing in 74 games and batting .163/.219/.287 with eight home runs, 25 RBI, and six stolen bases.