Cuban slugger Adolis García heads into the World Series fresh off a performance for the ages. But starting his story here would be burying the meaning in it.
lost 102 games. That was the third-most in baseball and marked the club’s lowest point since 1973. Last year, Texas won 68 games and finished 38 games out of first place. This week, the wild-card underdog rallied to eliminate baseball's defending champions on their own field and will play for the first. The American League Championship Series MVP is coming off a performance for the ages.
This time, García went unclaimed and was fortunate to get a spring training invite from the Rangers. He was now 28 years old. After not making the club's Opening Day roster, García was called up two weeks into the season as an injury replacement. It was the opportunity he'd been fighting for, for a decade — and he immediately captured it. In his first full month in the big leagues, García recorded 11 homers and a .633 slugging percentage to earn AL Rookie of the Month honors. Two months later, he was an All-Star replacement.
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