Frank Garcés

Frank Yeury Garcés Ochoa (born January 17, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Garcés and the second or maternal family name is Perez.
Frank Garcés
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1990-01-17) January 17, 1990
San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: August 19, 2014, for the San Diego Padres
NPB: May 3, 2017, for the Saitama Seibu Lions
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record0–1
Earned run average4.60
Strikeouts40
NPB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Win–loss record2-2
Earned run average6.39
Strikeouts21
Teams

Professional career

Texas Rangers

Garcés signed with the Texas Rangers organization as an international free agent on May 29, 2009.[1] He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Rangers and appeared in eight games, posting a 0–2 win–loss record, 4.96 earned run average (ERA), and 12 strikeouts in 16​1⁄3 innings pitched.[2]

San Diego Padres

Garcés was released by the Rangers organization on September 26, 2009, and signed with the San Diego Padres organization on May 12, 2011.[1] Assigned to the Dominican Summer League Padres for the 2011 season, Garcés pitched to a 4–3 record, 2.51 ERA, and 115 strikeouts in 71​2⁄3 innings.[2]

In 2012, Garcés was promoted to the Class-A Fort Wayne TinCaps and made 25 starts for the team. In a career-high 121​2⁄3 innings, he posted a 9–6 record, 2.81 ERA, and 112 strikeouts.[2] Garcés continued to progress through the Padres minor league organization, pitching the entire 2013 season with the Advanced-A Lake Elsinore Storm. He struggled in his 26 starts, going 7–9 with a 5.67 ERA and 126 strikeouts.[2] In the offseason, Garcés played with the Toros del Este of the Dominican Winter League.[2] He was assigned to the Double-A San Antonio Missions in 2014, where he posted a 2–5 record, 1.94 ERA, and 74 strikeouts in 51 relief appearances.[2]

Major Leagues

Garcés was called up to the majors for the first time on August 19, 2014.[3] He was optioned to Double-A on August 23, after making two scoreless appearances for San Diego.[4] Garcés was recalled in September and made 15 relief appearances for the Padres in 2014, with a 2.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts.[1] Garcés returned to the Toros del Este in the offseason.[2] In 2015, he made 40 appearances for the Padres, and posted a 0–1 win–loss record, 5.21 ERA, and 30 strikeouts in 38 innings.[1] He also made 19 appearances for the Triple-A El Paso Chihuahuas in 2015, going 1–0 with a 2.91 ERA and 17 strikeouts.[2]

On December 2, 2015, Garcés was granted free agency. He signed a minor league contract with the Padres on December 6.[1] He spent the entire 2016 season in Triple-A El Paso, pitching to a 6–8 record, 4.41 ERA, and 98 strikeouts in 114​1⁄3 innings.[2]

Miami Marlins

On November 17, 2016, Garcés signed a minor league deal with the Miami Marlins.[5]

Saitama Seibu Lions

On December 14, 2016, Garcés signed a one-year 60 million yen contract with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball.[6]

On October 25, 2017, he became a free agent,[7]

Barrie Baycats

On June 14, 2018, Garcés made his debut as a pitcher with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League.[8]

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna

On April 3, 2019, Garcés signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was released on July 15, 2019.

Piratas de Campeche

On July 17, 2019, Garcés signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He was released by the Piratas on February 11, 2020.

References
  1. "Frank Garces Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. "Frank Garces Register Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. Brock, Corey (August 14, 2014). "Hahn sent down to ease workload; Garces called up". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. Center, Bill (August 23, 2014). "Padres Roster Move, 8/23/14". padres.mlblogs.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. Frisaro, Joe (November 17, 2016). "Marlins sign 5, including 3 lefty relievers". MLB.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. "[12/14/2016] Seibu Lions reach agreement with Frank Garces". 2016-12-14.
  7. "2017年度 自由契約選手". NPB.jp 日本野球機構 (in Japanese). October 25, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  8. https://twitter.com/ryan_eaky/status/1007402465074073600. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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