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Garcia will rehab for the next eight weeks after being diagnosed with a sprained left patella tendon in his knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports. Garcia battled knee soreness during the final few weeks of the regular season. The good news is surgery has been deemed unnecessary, and the outfielder is expected to go through a normal offseason program after the eight weeks are up. Garcia slashed a disappointing .224/.284/.400 in 2024, although he did still hit 25 homers and steal 11 bases.
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Rangers general manager Chris Young said Tuesday that Garcia will undergo an MRI on his injured left knee, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports. Young expressed hope that Garcia will be able to avoid surgery, but more clarity on the situation will be available after the exam results are in. Garcia injured the knee during the final weekend of the regular season while attempting to beat out an infield single.
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Garcia (knee) is not in Sunday's lineup against the Angels. Given that he left Saturday's game with a knee injury and the Rangers have nothing to play for, it's not surprising Garcia will sit out the finale. Dustin Harris gets the start at designated hitter, batting eighth.
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Garcia left Saturday's game against the Angels due to a left knee injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports. Garcia came up limping while attempting to beat out an infield hit at the top of the sixth inning. He'll finish the game 1-for-3 with one run scored. Travis Jankowski replaced Garcia in right field in the bottom of the sixth.
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Garcia went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's win over Oakland. Garcia singled in his first trip to the plate before swatting a two-run homer in the third to extend the Rangers' lead to four runs. It marked the second-consecutive two-hit effort for the outfielder and his sixth multi-hit performance this month. Although he's batting just .235 in September, Garcia has gone 11-for-33 (.333) over his last eight games with two long balls, eight RBI and four runs scored.
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Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2024 | TEX | 154 | 580 | 68 | 130 | 25 | 85 | 45 | 177 | 11 | .224 |
2023 | TEX | 148 | 555 | 108 | 136 | 39 | 107 | 65 | 175 | 9 | .245 |