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Dámaso Domingo García Sánchez (born February 7, 1957) is a former Major League Baseball player best known for his time spent with the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1980s. Originally he played soccer. In 1974, he was the Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra soccer team's captain. That year he played too as the captain for the Dominican Republic national football team at XII Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo. == Playing career == García made his major league debut in with the New York Yankees He played in 29 games over the following two seasons before being traded with Chris Chambliss and Paul Mirabella to the Toronto Blue Jays for Tom Underwood, Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn prior to the season. As Toronto's second baseman through , García batted over .300 twice ( and ); stole 54 bases in 1982 (2nd in the American League) and 46 in (6th in the AL), and was an All-Star twice (1984–85). He also won the Silver Slugger Award in 1982. Garcia batted leadoff during most of his tenure with the Blue Jays but was dropped to the ninth spot in the order at the beginning of the 1986 season.〔("Flashback Friday: Damasco Garcia Sets His Uniform on Fire" ). ''The Blue Jay Hunter'', June 5, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 Garcia struggled in the new spot in the order.〔 On May 14, 1986, following a loss to the Cleveland Indians Garcia burned his uniform in the hopes of ending the slump.〔Elliot, Bob. ("Garcia still burned up about making ashes out of Jays' uniform" ). ''Ottawa Citizen'', December 10, 1986. Retrieved March 23, 2013.〕 This move angered Blue Jays manager Jimy Williams who confronted Garcia in front of the entire team and strained Garcia's relationship with the Blue Jays.〔 Garcia was traded along with Luis Leal to the Atlanta Braves (for Craig McMurtry) in the off-season. Following the trade, García struggled to find a major league home. He played some time with the Braves in and the Montreal Expos in , but failed to make the cut during the same period with the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees. He retired having compiled a .283 career batting average, 36 home runs, 323 RBI, 490 runs and 203 stolen bases. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dámaso García」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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