Garcia’s issues with high heat have reared up again at Rangers’ spring training, though the ALCS MVP knows it’s all part of the process.
Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis García fist bumps teammates in the dugout before a spring training game against the Kansas City Royals at Surprise Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in Surprise, Ariz.. As Geena Davis’ Dottie Hinson said in A League Of Their Own: “Can’t hit ‘em, can’t lay off ‘em.”“That’s the story for my entire career,” García said Tuesday before striking out twice against Oakland on, you got it, high fastballs.
He didn’t play in an “A” game until March 6. He didn’t play in consecutive games until this week. It’s hard to find timing against the fastball in uneven playing time.Texas Rangers outfielder Adolis García tosses his bat while facing pitcher José Leclerc in live batting practice during a spring training workout at the team's training facility on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024, in Surprise, Ariz.He entered the week in an 0-for-15 skid that included eight strikeouts.
. He’s no longer an indiscriminate swinger. Sometimes, though, he can still tilt towards too aggressive. It is the fight he always wages.In his first full season in the majors, García hit just .049 against fastballs at the top quadrant or above the zone. Of the 61 at-bats that concluded with a high-fastball, 70% ended with a swinging strikeout.A year later, he cut the strikeout rate to 37% and raised his average to .177 as a result.
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