Leury García

Leury García (born March 18, 1991) is a Dominican professional baseball utility player who is a free agent.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox.

The Texas Rangers signed García as an international free agent in December 2007 after he participated in tryouts in the Dominican Republic.

[2] Garcia played for the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League in 2009 and 2010,[2][3] stealing 47 bases in 56 attempts during the 2010 season.

With both Gordon Beckham and Jeff Keppinger injured to begin the season, García made the Opening Day roster in 2014.

[13] On June 4, García hit his first major-league home run, a go-ahead solo shot off of Dodgers starter Josh Beckett.

García played sparingly with the White Sox in 2015 and 2016, appearing in 18 games each season while spending the majority of his time with the Triple-A Charlotte Knights.

He returned to regular action for Chicago in 2017, playing in 87 games and batting a respectable .270/.316/.423 with 9 home runs, 33 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.

[22][23] On December 6, 2023, after spending the previous season out of baseball, García signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves.