Julio Garcia

Julio Garcia

Biographical Information[edit]

Julio Garcia did not play pro ball, but has become a minor league manager over most of the last 20 years.

Garcia played catcher and infield in college. He was a coach in the college ranks for Dallas Baptist College, Sam Houston State University, University of Texas-Arlington, and a junior college.

Garcia was a coach for the Augusta Pirates in 1991-1992, Welland Pirates from 1992 to 1994, Charleston RiverDogs in 1998, and the St. Petersburg Devil Rays in 1999. He was the Latin American field coordinator for the Chicago Cubs from 2005 to 2007. Garcia was a coach for the Peoria Chiefs in 2007 and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans in 2011-2012.

Year	Team	League	Record	Finish	Organization	Playoffs	Notes
1988	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	26-37	8th	Pittsburgh Pirates
1989	Princeton Pirates	Appalachian League	32-37	6th	Pittsburgh Pirates
1990	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	25-37	11th	Pittsburgh Pirates

1995	GCL Orioles	Gulf Coast League	34-25	7th	Baltimore Orioles
1996	Frederick Keys	Carolina League	64-67	5th	Baltimore Orioles		replaced Tim Blackwell (3-5) on April 16
1997	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York-Penn League	35-40	9th (t)	Tampa Bay Devil Rays

2000	St. Petersburg Devil Rays	Florida State League	58-81	13th	Tampa Bay Devil Rays
2001	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	65-75	9th	Chicago Cubs	Lost in 1st round
2002	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	74-65	5th	Chicago Cubs	Lost League Finals
2003	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	69-66	6th (t)	Chicago Cubs	League Champs
2004	Lansing Lugnuts	Midwest League	77-63	2nd (t)	Chicago Cubs	Lost in 1st round
2005	Peoria Chiefs	Midwest League	68-72	9th	Chicago Cubs

2008	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	42-32	2nd	Cincinnati Reds	Lost in 1st round
2009	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	24-58	8th	Cincinnati Reds

2013	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League	25-34	14th	Miami Marlins
2014	GCL Marlins	Gulf Coast League			Miami Marlins