Chicago White Sox former outfielder Avisail Garcia retires

Recently, the Chicago White Sox announced that they will be having an alumni home run derby at some point during the 2026 MLB season. This was an idea pioneered by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2025. The idea pitted multiple franchise legends against each other in a derby. They were divided into two teams and the team with the most home runs won the derby.

Multiple MLB teams contacted Milwaukee after their event to find out the logistics of pulling it off. Chicago is now the second MLB team, after the Brewers, to announce an alumni home run derby.

And with Avisail Garcia‘s recent announcement, he could very well be a participant.

Former Chicago White Sox All-Star Avisail Garcia has retired
Aug 30, 2018; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago White Sox right fielder Avisail Garcia (26) hits a sacrifice RBI during the second inning against the Boston Red Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY Sports

After not playing Major League Baseball in 2025, former White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia has announced his retirement:

Avisail Garcia Announces Retirement https://t.co/QEvO1G49zO pic.twitter.com/VCmxAPAYuE

— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) February 2, 2026

Originally brought up by the Detroit Tigers, Garcia was traded to the White Sox in 2013. He was an instant success, hitting .304/.327/.447 with five home runs and 21 RBI following his arrival in Chicago.

His best season, though, came in 2017 when he hit .330/.380/.506 with 18 home runs and 80 RBI. That year, Garcia was named to his only career All-Star team.

In six seasons with Chicago, Garcia hit .271/.322/.424 with 74 home runs and 289 RBI.

Following his time with the White Sox, Garcia played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Brewers, and Miami Marlins.

Standard Batting Table

Season
Age
Team
Lg
WAR
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
SB
CS
BB
SO
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
OPS+
rOBA
Rbat+
TB
GIDP
HBP
SH
SF
IBB
Pos
Awards

2012
21
DET
AL
-0.3
23
51
47
7
15
0
0
0
3
0
2
3
10
.319
.373
.319
.692
90
.286
81
15
1
1
0
0
1
9/H78

2013
22
2TM
AL
0.1
72
256
244
31
69
7
3
7
31
3
3
9
59
.283
.309
.422
.731
97
.320
95
103
8
1
0
2
0
98H/7

2013
22
DET
AL
-0.1
30
88
83
12
20
3
1
2
10
0
1
4
21
.241
.273
.373
.646
74
.296
79
31
3
0
0
1
0
8/H97

2013
22
CHW
AL
0.2
42
168
161
19
49
4
2
5
21
3
2
5
38
.304
.327
.447
.775
109
.333
103
72
5
1
0
1
0
9/8H

2014
23
CHW
AL
-0.1
46
190
172
19
42
8
0
7
29
4
1
14
44
.244
.305
.413
.718
105
.321
102
71
5
2
0
2
1
9

2015
24
CHW
AL
0.4
148
601
553
66
142
17
2
13
59
7
7
36
141
.257
.309
.365
.675
89
.301
89
202
13
8
0
4
3
*9D/H

2016
25
CHW
AL
0.9
120
453
413
59
101
18
2
12
51
4
4
34
115
.245
.307
.385
.692
89
.315
97
159
9
4
0
2
0
D97/H

2017
26
CHW
AL
4.5
136
561
518
75
171
27
5
18
80
5
3
33
111
.330
.380
.506
.885
138
.384
142
262
14
9
0
1
5
*9/DH
AS

2018
27
CHW
AL
0.6
93
385
356
47
84
11
2
19
49
3
1
20
102
.236
.281
.438
.719
95
.317
97
156
9
4
0
5
2
9/D

2019
28
TBR
AL
2.3
125
530
489
61
138
25
2
20
72
10
4
31
125
.282
.332
.464
.796
112
.341
112
227
15
7
0
3
2
9D8/H

2020
29
MIL
NL
-0.3
53
207
181
20
43
10
0
2
15
1
3
20
49
.238
.333
.326
.659
78
.295
79
59
2
6
0
0
2
*8/9DH

2021
30
MIL
NL
3.1
135
515
461
68
121
18
0
29
86
8
4
38
121
.262
.330
.490
.820
119
.357
121
226
12
11
0
5
5
*9H/8

2022
31
MIA
NL
-1.1
98
380
357
31
80
9
0
8
35
4
0
17
109
.224
.266
.317
.582
64
.269
64
113
12
4
0
2
0
9D/H

2023
32
MIA
NL
-0.6
37
118
108
8
20
3
1
3
12
2
0
6
39
.185
.241
.315
.556
47
.244
32
34
1
2
0
0
1
97/HD8

2024
33
MIA
NL
-0.2
18
51
50
4
12
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
13
.240
.255
.380
.635
73
.269
58
19
4
0
0
0
0
9/H

13 Yrs
9.4
1104
4298
3949
496
1038
154
17
140
524
51
32
262
1038
.263
.316
.417
.733
100
.323
101
1646
105
59
0
26
22
9D8H7

162 Game Avg
1.4
162
631
579
73
152
23
2
21
77
7
5
38
152
.263
.316
.417
.733
100
.323
101
242
15
9
0
4
3

CHW (6 Yrs)
6.6
585
2358
2173
285
589
85
13
74
289
26
18
142
551
.271
.322
.424
.746
104
.330
107
922
55
28
0
15
11
9D7/H8

MIA (3 Yrs)
-2.0
153
549
515
43
112
13
1
13
49
6
0
24
161
.217
.260
.322
.582
61
.264
56
166
17
6
0
2
1
9HD7/8

MIL (2 Yrs)
2.8
188
722
642
88
164
28
0
31
101
9
7
58
170
.255
.331
.444
.775
107
.339
108
285
14
17
0
5
7
*98H/D

DET (2 Yrs)
-0.4
53
139
130
19
35
3
1
2
13
0
3
7
31
.269
.309
.354
.663
80
.292
80
46
4
1
0
1
1
89H/7

TBR (1 Yr)
2.3
125
530
489
61
138
25
2
20
72
10
4
31
125
.282
.332
.464
.796
112
.341
112
227
15
7
0
3
2
9D8/H

AL (8 Yrs)
8.5
763
3027
2792
365
762
113
16
96
374
36
25
180
707
.273
.323
.428
.751
105
.330
107
1195
74
36
0
19
14
9D8H7

NL (5 Yrs)
0.9
341
1271
1157
131
276
41
1
44
150
15
7
82
331
.239
.300
.390
.690
87
.307
86
451
31
23
0
7
8
98HD7

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