Adolis Garcia is doing something totally different with the Phillies than with the Rangers
He's a totally different hitter.
Adolis Garcia is doing something totally different with the Phillies than with the Rangers originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Adolis Garcia is a totally different hitter with the Philadelphia Phillies .
Any Texas Rangers who watched his star years in the Lone Star State would be quite surprised by this development. Garcia is still strong and dangerous, of course. He doesn't look all that different, aside from the change in uniform.
But one part of his approach has changed drastically: Garcia is hardly ever swinging at the first pitch. With the Rangers in 2025, he swung at the first pitch 33. 2% of the time.
This season with the Phillies, it's about half -- 16. 4% of the time. MORE: A magical no-hit bid for the Cleveland Guardians That 16.