Michael Garcia

Michael Garcia or Mike Garcia may refer to:

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Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1923)

Edward Miguel "Mike" Garcia (November 17, 1923 – January 13, 1986), nicknamed "Big Bear" and "Mexican Mike", was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). Garcia grew up In Orosi California and entered minor league baseball at the age of 18. After one season, he joined the U.S. Army and served for three years. Following his military discharge, Garcia returned to baseball. He was promoted to the MLB in 1948. He played 12 of his 14 major league seasons for the Cleveland Indians. From 1949 to 1954, Garcia joined Bob Lemon, Early Wynn, and Bob Feller on the Indians' "Big Four" pitching staff. Historians consider the "Big Four" to be one of the greatest starting pitching rotations in baseball history. During those six seasons with the "Big Four", Garcia compiled a record of 104 wins against 57 losses. He had two 20-win seasons and led the American League (AL) in earned run average (ERA) and shutouts twice each.

Garcia's best season came in 1954 when the Indians won a league record 111 games. Baseball historian Stephen Lombardi said that Garcia may have been the best AL pitcher that year. Garcia remained with the Indians until 1959, but never duplicated the success he had achieved in 1954. In his last five seasons with Cleveland, he finished with losing records three times. After leaving the Indians, Garcia spent a season with the Chicago White Sox and a season with the Washington Senators.

Mike Garcia (baseball, born 1968)

Michael R. Garcia (born May 11, 1968 in Riverside, California) is a retired professional baseball pitcher. He played parts of two seasons in Major League Baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He also played in Mexico, Taiwan, and the Korea Baseball Organization.

He was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 55th round of the 1989 amateur draft. Garcia played his first professional season with their rookie league Bristol Tigers and Class A (short season) Niagara Falls Rapids in 1989, and his last affiliated season with the Chicago Cubs' Triple-A Iowa Cubs in 2006. He finished his career with the Road Warriors of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball in 2007

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