What Adolis Garcia means to the Texas Rangers can never be encapsulated into one article, it will take a mini series or maybe even a feature length documentary to do the job with justice.
That still won't stop us from looking back at Garcia's tumultuous six seasons in Arlington that not only endeared the entire fanbase to the 32-year-old but cemeneted his legacy as one of the greatest Rangers to ever wear the jersey.
During his six years with Texas, Garcia launched the ball over the fence 141 times, drove in 459 runs, slugged his way to 145 doubles, stole 74 bases and recorded a .734 OPS. All of that was during the regular season.
As Garcia departs from the Rangers after being non-tendered last week, here's three big-time moments that fans will never exist and will live in glory forever.
3 defining Adolis Garcia Texas Rangers moments that will stand the test of time
El Bombi's 2023 ALCS MVP performance
It was the first playoff meeting ever of the in-state division rivals with a trip to the World Series on the line. The Astros were the reigning champs and the Rangers were two years removed from 102 losses.
Enter Garcia, the power-hitting right fielder for the Rangers. In a series that went all seven games, each of which were won by the road team. Garcia batted .357 with a 1.293 OPS, seven home runs and drove in 15 runs. He homered in four of the seven games, including a two homer performance in winner take all Game 7.
While he has controlled the Astros for the entirety of his career, those seven games were when he officially became public enemy number one in the eyes of Astros' fans.
Garcia's walk-off homer in game one of 2023 World Series
Of course, this is perhaps one of the single biggest swings in Rangers' franchise history, ranking behind perhaps the homer that occurred a few innings prior by Corey Seager to tie the game in the ninth inning.
It was the 11th inning and Garcia stepped in with one out against Miguel Castro and took the fifth pitch of the at-bat opposite field into the right field stands to give the Rangers a momentous win to kick off the Fall Classic.
That homer was the only big fly for Garcia in the World Series as he was forced to leave the series early in Game 3 after suffering an oblique injury. It didn't keep Texas from winning the series, notching their first World Series title in franchise history.
ADOLIS GARCÍA WALKS IT OFF TO TAKE GAME 1 OF THE WORLD SERIES 😱
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 28, 2023
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Walk-off homer vs. Twins shifted momentum down stretch of regular season
Funny how all of these highlights are homers or showcasing his power during the 2023 season but that was when it was clutch when it mattered most.
Garcia's walk-off against the Minnesota Twins in early September can rightfully go on this list. It had heavily shifted the vibes of a Rangers' team that was limping into the final straight of the year.
The Rangers were fresh off a season long eight-game losing streak that lasted from August 16 to August 25 and all it took was a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth off Josh Widner to give Texas a 6-5 win and they went on to finish the season 14-12 and clinch their first postseason berth in eight years.
