13-Year Veteran Outfielder & All-Star Announces Retirement
The 34-year-old outfielder announced his retirement, closing the book on a 13-season MLB journey that began with the Detroit Tigers in 2012 and featured stops with the Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Milwaukee Brewers, and Miami Marlins.
In his message, Garcia thanked God, his family, and the people around him for helping him live out his childhood dream of playing in the majors.
Avisail Garcia’s All-Star peak and prime production
Garcia’s signature season came in 2017 with the Chicago White Sox, when he earned his lone All-Star nod and nearly chased down an AL batting title.
He hit .330 with an .886 OPS, added 18 home runs, and drove in 80 runs, flashing the power and bat-to-ball skill that once made him a highly regarded young talent.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
— MLB Hall of Pretty Good (@hallofgoodpod) February 2, 2026
Avisaíl García has officially retired and is now Hall of Pretty Good eligible. pic.twitter.com/OZJqWgmDLM
Later, he re-established his value in Tampa Bay with a 20-homer season in 2019, then posted another high point with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2021, setting career bests with 29 home runs and 86 RBI while hitting .262.
Why his career ended in Miami
That monster 2021 season earned Garcia a four-year, $53 million deal with the Miami Marlins, but the fit never clicked. Injuries kept piling up, and his production dipped sharply, as he hit .217/.260/.322 with 13 homers over 153 games across parts of three seasons in Miami before being designated for assignment and released in June 2024.
A lower back fracture and disc injury, followed by surgery, ultimately wiped out his 2025 season and effectively ended his playing days.
With Avisail Garcia announcing his retirement today, here is his moonshot off of the 2008 AL Champs banner in 2019 pic.twitter.com/gwLWYNOFlH
— Elijah Flewellen (@Flewellen727) February 2, 2026
Even with the ups and downs, Garcia leaves behind a solid big-league resume: a .263 career average, 1,104 games played, 140 home runs, and 524 RBI, plus that memorable All-Star run in 2017 and a late-career power surge that helped drive contenders.
He was never the steady superstar some projected early on, but he carved out more than a decade in the show, and that is a real accomplishment.
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