Biograhpy

BIOGRAPHY

Aramis Garcia was born January 12, 1993, in Hialeah, Florida. He is a catcher in the MLB.

Garcia attended Pembroke Pines Charter High School in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The St. Louis Cardinals selected him in the 20th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, but he did not sign a contract with them.

He enrolled at Florida International University (FIU) to play college baseball for the FIU Panthers. In 2012 and 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2014, Garcia batted .368/.442/.626 and was named the Conference USA Baseball Player of the Year and a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award.

In 2018, Garcia played 80 games for Richmond, and then was promoted to the Sacramento River Cats of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. With Buster Posey undergoing season-ending surgery, the Giants promoted Garcia to the major leagues on August 26. He played his first game on August 31, and hit a home run in his debut.

He played in the 2019 season with Sacramento, batting .271/.343/.488 with 16 home runs and 55 RBIs in 332 at-bats. He also played 18 games for the Giants.