Longo Garcia

Longobardo R. Garcia

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 5' 11", Weight 175 lb.

• School California State University, Fullerton

• Born October 16, 1966 in Santa Ana, CA USA

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Biographical Information

Longo Garcia pitched in the minor leagues and the CPBL.

Garcia was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 11th round of the 1988 Amateur Draft, and he had a 1-2 record with a 5.46 ERA for the Clinton Giants in 1988. Garcia was 2-4 with a 3.69 ERA for the Miami Miracle in 1989, then the Wei Chuan Dragons signed him when they were founded in 1990. Garcia was selected into the 1990 CPBL All-Star Games, and he pitched 3 shutout innings as the starter of Game 2; he allowed a run in 2 innings in Game 3. Garcia ended up 10-9 with a 2.63 ERA in 1990, ranking 8th in ERA (.71 behind Joe Strong), 3rd in wins (10 behind Ping-Yang Huang) and 7th in strikeouts (94 behind Enrique Burgos. In the 1990 Taiwan Series, Garcia started in Game 2, but he surrendered 3 runs in 1 2/3 innings and Ming-Shan Kang outdueled him with a shutout. The Dragons still beat the Mercuries Tigers in 6 games.

In the 1991 CPBL All-Star Game 2, Garcia relieved Strong in the 4th innings and he got the win with 3 shutout innings. That was the only All-Star win by a Dragons player as of 2023. Garcia ended up 7-9 with a 2.66 ERA, and he was 5th in ERA (.77 behind Huang). In the 1991 Taiwan Series, he pitched a shutout inning in Game 1, then he got the win over Chang-Heng Hsieh in Game 3 as he didn't allow any earned runs in 6 innings. He then started in Game 6, but he only pitched 2 innings while surrendering a run, and the Lions beat the Dragons. Garcia was 3-2 with a 3.69 ERA in 1992, and his professional career ended.

Overall, Garcia was 20-20 with a 2.77 ERA, struck out 175 and pitched 345 innings in 3 seasons in the CPBL.