That year, García also played as the captain for the Dominican Republic national football team at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.

García batted leadoff during most of his tenure with the Blue Jays but was dropped to the ninth spot in the order at the beginning of the 1986 season, where he struggled to adjust.

[2] This move angered Toronto manager Jimy Williams, who confronted his second baseman in front of the entire team and strained García's relationship with the Blue Jays.

He briefly played with the Braves in 1988 and the Montreal Expos in 1989, but failed to make the cut during the same period with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees.

[3] García ran a baseball camp in the Dominican Republic for children who have haemophilia, a condition afflicting his oldest son.