▁the ▁Ch un ichi ▁Drag ons ▁of ▁N ipp on ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁( NP B ). ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Cub an ▁career ▁and ▁defe ction ▁García ▁began ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Cub an ▁National ▁Series ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 8 . ▁In ▁three ▁seasons ▁for ▁the ▁Gu ant án amo ▁team ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 1 2 ▁win – loss ▁record ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 . 7 3 ▁earned ▁run ▁average ▁( ER A ). ▁ ▁García ▁defect ed ▁from ▁Cuba ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁hopes ▁of ▁purs uing ▁a ▁professional ▁baseball ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁originally ▁declared ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft ▁but ▁was ▁ruled ▁in el ig ible ▁due ▁to ▁issues ▁with ▁his ▁res iden cy . ▁ ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ▁D raft . ▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁D od gers ▁García ▁started ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁High - A ▁Ran cho ▁C uc am ong a ▁Qu akes . ▁He ▁started ▁one ▁game , ▁striking ▁out ▁four ▁over ▁two ▁inn ings ▁pitch ed . ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Double - A ▁Ch att ano oga ▁Look outs . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Tri ple - A ▁Al bu quer que ▁Is ot op es ▁in ▁August ▁