Freddy García

Freddy Antonio García (born June 10, 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who has played for the Chicago White Sox since 2004. García began his major league career with the Seattle Mariners in 1999 and was traded to the White Sox in the 2004 midseason. He bats and throws right handed.

Fact

• On August 15, 2001, García combined with fellow Venezuelan pitchers Giovanni Carrara, Omar Daal and Kelvim Escobar for win their respective starts: García, in a Seattle victory over the Red Sox, 6-2; Carrara, of the Dodgers, facing Montreal, 13-1; Daal, of the Phillies, against Milwaukee, 8-6, and Escobar, of the Blue Jays, over Oakland, 5-2. This marked the first time in major league history that four pitchers coming from Venezuela have recorded a winning game in their respective starts in the same day.