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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Logs second homer
Adolis Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's 3-2 win over Boston.Garcia hit the second of two Texas solo home runs in the sixth inning to erase Boston's lead. It was the second homer in as many days for Garcia, who told Jack Magruder of MLB.com at the start of spring training that his goal is to hit 50 home runs. He reworked his swing during the offseason in an effort to bounce back from a career-low .684 OPS in 2024.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Drives in three runs Saturday
Adolis Garcia went 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a two-run double in Saturday's 4-3 win over Boston.Garcia went 0-for-6 across the first two games of the series, but he played a pivotal role in Texas' win Saturday. He got the Texas Rangers on the board with a two-run double in the first inning, and in his next plate appearance he took Walker Buehler long for a 414-foot solo homer in the fourth frame. Garcia had a down year by his standards last season and is looking to return to his 2023 form, when he registered a .836 OPS with 39 home runs and 107 RBI in 637 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Hits first spring homer
Adolis Garcia started in right field and went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's spring game against the Giants.Garcia returned from a mild oblique strain after an eight-day absence Wednesday as the DH, but the pause in his spring doesn't seem to be an issue. "His timing has been right on," Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy told Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News. "He hit three balls hard yesterday, hit another one for the homer today. You see a difference." The downtime may even have been beneficial for Garcia, whose exit velocity was below normal during the first weeks of spring training.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Returns with boom
Adolis Garcia went 1-for-4 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's Cactus League game against the Reds.Garcia was making his return after an eight-day absence due to a left oblique strain. The 32-year-old slugger brought his boom stick with him, recording three batted balls in play that were classified as hard hit: a 96.6 mph double, a 105.9 mph lineout and a 110.0 mph flyout. According to Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News, Garcia's average exit velocity over his first eight spring contests was 86.7 mph, a drop from his career average of 91.5 mph. He served as the designated hitter Wednesday and is expected to play right field Thursday.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Back in action at DH on Wednesday
Adolis Garcia (oblique) will start at designated hitter and bat fifth in Wednesday's Cactus League game versus the Reds.Garcia had been slated to return to action Thursday, but evidently he talked his way into the lineup a day earlier. The 32-year-old will play for the first time since March 3, as he's been battling a mild left oblique injury.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: In line to DH Thursday
Adolis Garcia (oblique) will get at-bats on a back field Tuesday, and if all goes well, will serve as the designated hitter Thursday versus the Giants, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.Garcia received good news on his injured left oblique last week, as an MRI revealed a strain mild enough that it fell shy of being deemed Grade 1. Setbacks with oblique issues are always possible, but assuming Garcia can avoid one, he is on track to be ready to go for Opening Day.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Likely to be ready Opening Day
Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that he expects Adolis Garcia to be ready for Opening Day after an MRI revealed a "pretty mild" left oblique strain for the outfielder, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.Bochy added that the strain is considered "not quite a Grade 1," which is the least severe of the designations. It's excellent news for the Rangers and for Garcia, who is projected to be the team's primary right fielder this season.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Undergoing MRI on oblique
Adolis Garcia was scratched from the Texas Rangers' Cactus League lineup Tuesday due to a left oblique injury and is set to undergo an MRI, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.Garcia informed the Rangers on Tuesday morning that he was sore, and he will now be sent for testing. Any sort of strain, even if it's of the low-grade variety, would likely knock Garcia out for Opening Day. If Garcia does require IL time, it would likely open up more playing time for Leody Taveras.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: Unveils new swing
Adolis Garcia (knee) reworked his swing during the offseason, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.The outfielder is coming off a 2024 season during which he posted career lows in average (.224) and OPS (.684). As such, Garcia worked to remove a loop at the top of swing and generally tighten it up. Texas manager Bruce Bochy described the swing as "quieter" and said Garcia is being more direct to the ball. Bochy also noted the slugger's gait and spring while running the bases, which indicates the patella injury sustained late in 2024 will not be an issue when the Texas Rangers begin Cactus League games.
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Rangers' Adolis Garcia: On normal progression
Adolis Garcia (knee) had a normal offseason progression following eight weeks of rehab after the end of the 2024 season, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.Garcia dealt with a left patella tendon injury during the 2024 season, but neither he nor Texas president of baseball operations Chris Young believe it was the cause of the slugger's down year. An All-Star in 2023, Garcia slumped to a .684 OPS last year and started chasing more pitches, dropping from the 42nd percentile to the 17th. He noted there was extra movement in his swing and worked during the offseason to eliminate it.