Onelki García (born August 2, 1989) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Charros de Jalisco of the Mexican League.
[1] García defected from Cuba in August 2010 with hopes of pursuing a professional baseball career in the United States.
[2] He was originally declared eligible for the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft but was ruled ineligible due to issues with his residency.
He pitched 11⁄3 innings over three games for the Dodgers in September, and allowed two earned runs on one hit and four walks.
[7] He split the season between the Double-A Birmingham Barons and Triple-A Charlotte Knights, posting a cumulative 4.82 ERA with 72 strikeouts and 3 saves across 38 appearances.
[8] On July 8, 2016, García signed with the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League.
[citation needed] On October 21, 2016, García signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals organization.
[13] On December 20, 2017, García was confirmed to have signed with the Chunichi Dragons of Nippon Professional Baseball.
[16] On December 17, 2018, García signed a one-year, $1.5 million contract[17] with the Hanshin Tigers of NPB.
[20] On December 25, 2020, García signed a one-year, $500,000 deal with the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League.