ARAMIS GARCIA NEWS

Filling in for injured Stephenson Garcia will start at catcher and bat eighth in Wednesday's game against the Diamondbacks.

Impact Garcia will make his second straight start behind the dish and his fourth in six games while top backstop Tyler Stephenson (thumb) is on the 10-day injured list. Though he earned his way on the Opening Day roster after mashing five home runs during Cactus League play, Garcia is slashing an unremarkable .153/.176/.208 with only one long ball across 75 plate appearances this season.

JUNE 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Loses hold of No. 1 role Garcia is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Brewers, Bobby Nightengale of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

Impact With Tyler Stephenson (concussion) returning from the injured list and starting behind the dish Tuesday, Garcia's run as the Reds' top catcher has come to an end. He'll hit the bench after starting in eight of Cincinnati's last 11 games while hitting .273 with a home run and two additional runs during that stretch.

MAY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Day off Sunday Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Garcia started the first two games of the series and will take a seat for the finale Sunday afternoon. Mark Kolozsvary will work behind the plate in his place.

MAY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Resting Thursday Garcia is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Padres.

Impact Garcia will get a breather while the Reds and Padres conclude their series with a day game after a night game. Mark Kolozsvary steps in behind the plate for Garcia, who had started in six of the Reds' last seven games following top backstop Tyler Stephenson's (concussion) move to the injured list.

APRIL 28, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Bows out of lineup Garcia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Garcia has taken over as the Reds' primary catcher following Tyler Stephenson's (concussion) placement on the 7-day injured list Wednesday, but the former will give way to Mark Kolozsvary behind the dish Sunday due to the quick turnaround for the series finale. According to Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer, manager David Bell said Sunday that Stephenson may not be ready to return from the IL for the rest of the Reds' homestand and the team's upcoming three-game series in Colorado next weekend, so Garcia could make for a quality short-term pickup for fantasy managers looking for help at the catcher spot. While starting in each of the past four games, Garcia went 4-for-11 with a double, a walk and two runs.

APRIL 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Reds catcher Stephenson placed on 7-day concussion list

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson was placed on the seven-day concussion list a day after a home plate collision with Luke Voit of the San Diego Padres

APRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting at catcher Wednesday Garcia is starting Wednesday's game against the Padres.

Impact Garcia has gone 2-for-9 with a double, a run and six strikeouts in four appearances this year, and he'll start behind the dish and bat ninth Wednesday. He should see an uptick in playing time after Tyler Stephenson (concussion) was placed on the 7-day injured list.

APRIL 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Machado, Musgrove help Padres hand Reds 8th straight loss

Manny Machado homered for the second consecutive game, Joe Musgrove pitched into the seventh inning and the San Diego Padres beat Cincinnati 6-2 to hand the beat-up Reds their eigh...

APRIL 20, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Braves get rings, beat Reds 2-1 behind scoreless Wright

Kyle Wright picked up a World Series ring along with many of his Atlanta teammates, then pitched two-hit ball over six scoreless innings to lead the Braves over the Cincinnati Reds...

APRIL 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Contract selected by Cincinnati Garcia's contract was selected by the Reds on Thursday.

Impact Garcia will serve as the No. 2 catcher behind Tyler Stephenson to begin the 2022 campaign. Garcia hit .205 with three homers, eight runs and seven RBI across 32 appearances with Oakland last year and is unlikely to see much playing time as long as Stephenson is healthy.

APRIL 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Finds work in Cincinnati Garcia signed Monday with the Reds on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to big-league spring training.

Impact After dealing away Tucker Barnhart to the Tigers earlier in the offseason, the Reds were left with only Tyler Stephenson and Mark Koloszsvary -- a 26-year-old who has yet to make his MLB debut -- as the only catchers on their 40-man roster. While Stephenson projects to serve as the No. 1 option in 2022, Garcia should get the chance to compete for the backup job during spring training. The 28-year-old appeared in 32 games for Oakland this past season, slashing .205/.239/.318 with three home runs and seven RBI across 94 plate appearances.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bassitt returns but Mariners beat A's 6-5 for 4-game sweep

Chris Bassitt pitched three scoreless innings less than a month after surgery to repair facial fractures, but the Seattle Mariners rallied against Oakland’s bullpen for a 6-5 victo...

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Released by Oakland Garcia was released by the Athletics on Thursday, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact Garcia was designated for assignment Monday, and he'll part ways with the Athletics after he went unclaimed on waivers. The 28-year-old backstop made 32 major-league appearances this year and slashed .205/.239/.318 with three homers, eight runs and seven RBI.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment Garcia was designated for assignment by the Athletics on Monday.

Impact Garcia was sent to Triple-A Las Vegas at the end of July, and he slashed .278/.333/.407 with two homers, 15 runs and 15 RBI across 29 minor-league games since then. He'll now be cast off the 40-man roster after right-hander Michael Feliz was claimed off waivers.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ohtani's RBI, Barria's gem gives Angels 1-0 victory over A's

Shohei Ohtani ended a long run drought with an RBI double, Jaime Barria outdueled Cole Irvin and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Oakland Athletics 1-0

JULY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Optioned to Triple-A Garcia was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas on Saturday.

Impact The 28-year-old had served as Oakland's No. 2 catcher to begin the season, but he'll lose out on his roster spot after the team traded fro Yan Gomes on Friday. Garcia has hit .205 with three homers, eight runs and seven RBI in 32 major-league appearances in 2021.

JULY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Launches third homer Garcia went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a strikeout in a 5-4 loss to the Mariners on Saturday.

Impact Garcia's seventh-inning long ball off Drew Steckenrider knotted the score at 4-4 though Oakland would eventually go on to lose the game in the ninth. It was the backstop's first home run since May 22 as he sees limited opportunities as the clear backup to Sean Murphy.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Mariners win on another wild pitch again against A's

Struggling rookie Jarred Kelenic scored the winning run on Lou Trivino’s wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth, Mitch Haniger homered twice and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oaklan...

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Modest numbers, opportunities Garcia finished the first half of the season with a .205/.233/.289 slash line, one double, two home runs, six RBI, one walk and seven runs across 88 plate appearances.

Impact As expected, Garcia is seeing only occasional playing time behind clear-cut starting backstop Sean Murphy, so the fact he hasn't gotten into a rhythm at the plate isn't overly surprising. The 28-year-old's extended pattern of struggling to make consistent contact against a higher level of pitching has also persisted; Garcia sports a 30.7 percent strikeout rate after posting the same figure with Triple-A Sacramento in a 26-game stint in 2019 and a 45.7 percent figure over 18 games with the Giants last season.

JULY 14, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

How Aramis Garcia maximized Frankie Montas' splitter in A's 'must-win' over Astros Montas struck out the first four batters he faced and had 10 strikeouts through four innings.

JULY 9, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Records two RBI Garcia went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Giants.

Impact Garcia was one of two players that recorded multiple knocks for the Athletics in this game and made his presence felt in both the sixth and seventh innings -- he delivered RBI singles both times, scoring Chad Pinder and Matt Chapman, respectively. The backstop is riding a four-game hitting streak, but his limited role and inconsistent playing time conspire against his upside.

JUNE 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Andrus hits walk-off single in 9th, A's edge Royals 4-3

Elvis Andrus hit a winning single in the ninth inning after making pair of fielding gaffes and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-3

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Smashes home run Garcia went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a strikeout in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.

Impact Garcia started for Sean Murphy and took Hunter Strickland deep in the seventh to extend Oakland's lead to 4-0. Despite the the big hit, it would most likely take an injury to Murphy for Garcia to move into a bigger role.

MAY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Sano 3-run homer propels struggling Twins past A's 5-4

Miguel Sanó snapped a 19-game homerless drought with a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Minnesota Twins came back to beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4

MAY 15, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kaprielian picks up 1st MLB win as A's outlast Red Sox 4-1

James Kaprielian got the victory in his first major league start with five innings of one-run ball, Matt Olson homered and the Oakland Athletics held off the Boston Red Sox 4-1

MAY 13, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS