Leury Garcia, the longest tenured member of the White Sox, was released today after being beaten out for the opening day roster. Garcia, who has spent portions of ten seasons on the south side, had a disappointing, injury filled 2022 and seemed to still be limited, both offensively and defensively, by the lingering impacts of those injuries this spring.
Garcia was acquired by the White Sox from the Rangers in 2013 in exchange for Alex Rios. He signed a 3-year, $16.5 million contract with the team following the 2021 season. With his departure, Tim Anderson now becomes the longest tenured member of the White Sox.
Garcia’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:
Career Batting
| BA | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks | Strike Outs | Doubles | Triples | HR | SB | GIDP | Errors | Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.214 | 397 | 42 | 85 | 48 | 18 | 105 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 123 |
| 0.254 | 2165 | 282 | 550 | 200 | 106 | 534 | 85 | 14 | 34 | 63 | 36 | 43 | 676 |