César García Rondón

César Raúl García Rondón

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 8", Weight 165 lb.

• Born May 1, 1992 in Campechuela, Granma Cuba

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Biographical Information

César García has won several titles in Cuba.

He debuted with Granma in the 2012-2013 Serie Nacional and went 7-2 with two saves and a 3.42 ERA. He was 3-3 with a 3.29 ERA in 2013-2014 and fell to 2-2, 5.79 in 2014-2015. He had a 3-2, 5.03 record with one save in 2015-2016 and was 5-2 with a save and a 1.18 ERA in 2016-2017 despite only 16 strikeouts in 68 2/3 IP. He pitched four shutout innings in their 3-2 title clincher over Ciego de Ávila, relieving Leandro Martínez; the win went to Miguel Lahera, who closed it out. He allowed a hit to the only batter he faced in the 2017 Caribbean Series. He was 0-1 with a 5.16 ERA in the 2017 World Port Tournament.

The right-hander was 2-4 with a save and a 5.25 ERA in 2017-2018 (though Granma successfully defended their title) and improved to 3-5, 3.70 the next season. In 2019-2020, he began 4-3 with a 3.43 ERA for Granma. When they didn't make the second half, he reinforced Cienfuegos and was 4-1 with a 4.91 ERA. He was 7-4 with a 3.57 ERA for Granma in 2020-2021. He was 2-1 with a 3.32 ERA in the postseason and won his third title. He was 1-0 and pitched six shutout innings for Cuba in the 2021 Caribbean Baseball Cup. He tied Jordan Lucas, Frank Madan and Renner Rivero for the ERA lead.

In 2021-2022, he posted a 5-4, 3.18 record and was 4-1 with a 3.82 record in the postseason. He was 8th in ERA, between Hermes González and Danny Betancourt. He won his fourth championship and played a key role; in the clincher against Matanzas, throwing the final two innings to complete a combined shutout with Martínez. He was 0-1 with a 2.86 ERA in the 2022 Haarlem Baseball Week, losing a duel to Italy's Gabriele Quattrini. He was 10th in the event in IP (7 1/3) though his five walks trailed only Nelmerson Angela. For the Agricultores de Granma y Las Tunas in the new Cuban Elite League, he was a superb 4-0 with a 2.18 ERA to help them win the title (though he had a 9.53 ERA in the postseason, he was 2-0); he issued only 8 walks in 41 1/3 IP. He tied for 5th in victories and was among the ERA leaders. With Granma y Las Tunas in the 2023 Caribbean Series, he had two no-decisions with a 2.08 ERA. He was the first pitcher to face a Curaçao team in a Caribbean Series when he battled the WildCats KJ74' Cody Mincey in a fine outing. He and Mincey tied for the Series lead with 13 IP, yet neither one would get a decision.

García was 3-1 with a save and a 3.04 ERA in 2022-2023 and 0-1 with a 2.63 ERA in the 2023 Elite League. He was 7-3 with a 4.28 ERA in 2023-2024 but was not his old postseason self, going 0-3 with a 9.77 ERA. He tied for 8th in the regular season in wins and was 9th in WHIP (1.39).