Rosman García

Rosman Jose Garcia

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 2", Weight 160 lb.

• Debut April 19, 2003
• Final Game August 8, 2004
• Born January 3, 1979 in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela
• Died December 29, 2011 in Aragua State Venezuela

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Biographical Information

Rosman Garcia, out of Venezuela, signed as a free agent in 1996 with the New York Yankees and played in their minor league system through 2001. He was a primarily a starter from 1998 to 2000.

Following the 2001 season, Garcia was traded to the Texas Rangers as a player to be named later in an earlier deal for Randy Velarde. In 2002, he had a record of 8-5 with an 3.01 ERA for the Double A Tulsa Drillers. He spent the majority of 2003 on the Rangers big league roster, going 1-2 with a 6.02 ERA in 46 games, and also pitched for the Triple A Oklahoma RedHawks, recording 10 saves and a 1.91 ERA in 17 outings. In 2004, he was up for 2 more games, but mostly in the minors with Oklahoma.

Garcia later played in the Baltimore Orioles chain, making 33 appearances for the Double A Bowie Baysox in 2007. He allowed no runs in four innings for the Tigres de Aragua in the 2008 Caribbean Series.

Garcia continued to pitch in the Mexican League and in Venezuelan baseball until his death in 2011 in a car accident. He was playing for Aragua at the time of the accident. The car he was driving skidded off the road and hit a tree on the highway between Maracay and Caracas.