Dominican baseball player (born 1990)
In this
Spanish name
, the first or paternal
surname
is
Garces
and the second or maternal family name is
Perez
.
Baseball player
Frank Yeury Garces Ochoa
(born January 17, 1990) is a Dominican professional
baseball
pitcher
for the
Barrie Baycats
of the
Intercounty Baseball League
(IBL). He has played in
Major League Baseball
for the
San Diego Padres
and in
Nippon Professional Baseball
for the
Saitama Seibu Lions
.
Professional career
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Texas Rangers
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Garces 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
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Garces 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, Garces pitched to a 4?3 record, 2.51 ERA, and 115 strikeouts in 71
2
⁄
3
innings.
[2]
In 2012, Garces 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]
Garces 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, Garces 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
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Garces was called up to MLB 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]
Garces was recalled in September and made 15 relief appearances for the Padres in 2014, with a 2.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts.
[1]
Garces 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, Garces 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]
Saitama Seibu Lions
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On November 17, 2016, Garces signed a minor league contract with the
Miami Marlins
organization.
[5]
On December 14, 2016, Garces signed a one-year, 60 million yen contract with the
Saitama Seibu Lions
of
Nippon Professional Baseball
.
[6]
Garces recorded a 2-2 record and 6.39 ERA in 18 appearances for the Lions in 2017. On October 25, 2017, he became a free agent.
[7]
Barrie Baycats
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On June 14, 2018, Garces made his debut with the
Barrie Baycats
of the Intercounty Baseball League.
[8]
Algodoneros de Union Laguna
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On April 3, 2019, Garces signed with the
Algodoneros de Union Laguna
of the
Mexican League
. He was released on July 15, 2019.
Piratas de Campeche
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On July 17, 2019, Garces signed with the
Piratas de Campeche
of the
Mexican League
. He was released by the Piratas on February 11, 2020.
Barrie Baycats (second stint)
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On March 1, 2021, Garces signed with the
Barrie Baycats
of the
Intercounty Baseball League
, joining the team for the 2021 season.
[9]
Pericos de Puebla
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On July 8, 2021, Garces signed with the
Pericos de Puebla
of the
Mexican League
.
[10]
He was released by the team on October 20, 2021.
Barrie Baycats (third stint)
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On December 23, 2021, Garces signed with the
Barrie Baycats
of the
Intercounty Baseball League
for the 2022 season.
[11]
References
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"Frank Garces Statistics and History"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2016
.
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"Frank Garces Register Statistics & History"
.
Baseball-Reference.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2016
.
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Brock, Corey (August 14, 2014).
"Hahn sent down to ease workload; Garces called up"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2016
.
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Center, Bill (August 23, 2014).
"Padres Roster Move, 8/23/14"
.
padres.mlblogs.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2016
.
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Frisaro, Joe (November 17, 2016).
"Marlins sign 5, including 3 lefty relievers"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
November 17,
2016
.
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"[12/14/2016] Seibu Lions reach agreement with Frank Garces"
. 2016-12-14.
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"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
.
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https://twitter.com/ryan_eaky/status/1007402465074073600
.
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"Baycats Sign Garces for 2021 Season"
. March 2021.
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Frank Garces Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball
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IBL Transactions
External links
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