<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1AfZbR_0vihM92v00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1AfZbR_0vihM92v00" width="768" height="329" ></figure>Minor League Baseball has announced its 2024 High Class-A League Award winners and All-Stars. The Asheville Tourists had one representative chosen, John Garcia, who received more votes than any other catcher in the South Atlantic League.Garcia hit .293/.372/.480 in 77 games with the Tourists. John belted 10 Home Runs, 21 doubles, and two triples. The Bronx, NY native even set a professional baseball record with five doubles in one game. His .293 batting average would have ranked second in the league among all players, but John finished a mere 18 plate appearances shy of qualifying.At the end of June, Garcia was named the South Atlantic League’s Player of the Month. Garcia also was awarded the Houston Astros Minor League Player of the Month in June. The Astros selected John in the 19thround of the 2022 draft out of Grambling State University.The full 2024 South Atlantic League End of the Year All-Star Team and Award Winners are as follows:First Base — Xavier Isaac, Bowling GreenSecond Base — Cooper Kinney, Bowling GreenShortstop — Brayden Taylor, Bowling GreenThird Base — Charles McAdoo, GreensboroCatcher — John Garcia, AshevilleOutfield — Phillip Glasser, WilmingtonOutfield — Colton Ledbetter, Bowling GreenOutfield — Nick Morabito, BrooklynDesignated Hitter — Bryan Gonzalez GreenvilleUtility — Sebastian Walcott, HickoryStarting Pitcher — Cam Schlittler, Hudson ValleyStarting Pitcher — Dominic Perachi, GreensboroStarting Pitcher — Jackson Baumeister, Bowling GreenStarting Pitcher — Trent Sellers, Hudson ValleyReliever — Matt Cronin, WilmingtonReliever — Cy Nielson, GreensboroManager of the Year — Greg Brodzinski, Jersey ShoreMost Valuable Player — Charles McAdoo, GreensboroPitcher of the Year — Cam Schlittler, Hudson ValleyTop MLB Prospect — Xavier Isaac, Bowling GreenWritten by Doug Maurer, Asheville Tourists.</div></body>

Mountain View, CA

NewsBreak

Asheville Tourists’ John Garcia Named South Atlantic League All-Star

Minor League Baseball has announced its 2024 High Class-A League Award winners and All-Stars. The Asheville Tourists had one representative chosen, John Garcia, who received more votes than any other catcher in the South Atlantic League. Garcia hit .293/.372/.480 in 77 games with the Tourists. John belted 10 Home Runs,...