For first baseman García, there's no experience like game experience
It hasn't always been pretty, but Luis García Jr. is showing signs of progress after one month at his new position in the field
CHICAGO – The first hold-your-breath moment came as Luis García Jr. attempted to make a back-handed, short-hop grab of Colson Montgomery’s fourth-inning grounder Friday night at Rate Field.
The second hold-your-breath moment came as García then turned to throw to shortstop CJ Abrams, with the White Sox’s Miguel Vargas running down that same path.
Then the third and final hold-your-breath moment came as Abrams caught the throw, stepped on second and then fired back to García, who had to simultaneously find the bag with his foot while making the catch just before Montgomery got there.
And when it was over, when García and Abrams had combined for their first 3-6-3 double play in nearly a month, the wide smile on the converted first baseman’s face said it all.
“It’s a new position for me, so it was really important,” García said, via interpreter Mauricio Ortiz. “The ground ball that was hit to me, it was kind of an uncomfortable situation. But I’m glad I was able to make that double play.”
