On March 20 i Chicago Cubs they decided to give him another chance by signing him with a minor league contract e Robert Garciaformer Fortitudo Bologna and player of the Italian national team, this new opportunity does not want to waste it.
On Monday, May 16, the 29-year-old Italian-Dominican intern was appointed by the MiLB (Minor League Baseball) as player of the week recently (9-15 May) for the performances that saw him protagonist of a 7-22 in the batting box with 8 run home 6 home runs (at least one home run in four consecutive games plus a two home run match) e 9 points beaten at home.
Robert Garcia this year he returned to play for the organization which, discovering him during an internship in Arizona with the Italian national team, after having shown off first with the Tennessee Smokies (double A) and then with the Iowa Cubs (triple A, 21 home runs in 76 games) allowed him to make his MLB debut in 2019, where he beat .208 / .275 / .500 with 5 home runs and 11 home points in 31 games played.
After having to miss the 2020 minor league season due to the coronavirus pandemic, he returned to MLB diamonds the following year in the uniform of the Houston Astros for a total of 46 games.
The adventure with the organization of the Astros ended, and the experience in Dominican winter baseball with the uniform of the Cibaeñas Eagles, Garcia has returned to excellent levels. On the Italian night between Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th he was the best of him beating 3-4 with a double, one point beaten at home and one point scored in the 9-3 home defeat against the Columbus Clippers. At the moment, after 28 games played and 90 batting rounds, Garcia beats .311/.422/.700 con 9 overs, 6 double, one triple, 21 points beaten at home e 17 ran home. The pot has earned more 18 bases on ball against 38 strikeout.
At the moment the Cubs see him primarily as third base, a role he has held in 18 games, but he has also been tried in first base (two games), second base (one game), left fielder (two games) and designated hitter (five games) . In the past, both in Italy and overseas, he was also used as a shortstop.
Photo: Robel Garcia in Iowa Cubs badge. Credit: MiLB
