Dámaso García
Dominican Republic baseball player (1957–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dámaso Domingo García Sánchez (7 February 1957 – 15 April 2020) was a Dominican professional baseball second baseman, best known for his time spent with the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB), in the 1980s.
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Dámaso García | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: (1957-02-07)7 February 1957 Moca, Dominican Republic | |
Died: 15 April 2020(2020-04-15) (aged 63) San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic | |
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 24, 1978, for the New York Yankees | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 12, 1989, for the Montreal Expos | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .283 |
Home runs | 36 |
Runs batted in | 323 |
Stolen bases | 203 |
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García was originally a footballer. In 1974, he was the club captain of Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. That year, García also played as the captain for the Dominican Republic national football team at the 1974 Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo.