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Chicago Cubs: Former Cubs hurler Jaime Garcia retires from baseball

Jaime Garcia’s time with the Chicago Cubs was brief, disappointing and ultimately failed to yield positive results for either the southpaw or the organization. That being said, he still played a role on the 2018 club – so we’ll look back at his once-promising career that has abruptly drawn to a close.

Garcia, 32, took the ball eight times for Chicago after he signed with the club on the last day of August following his release by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was hardly what you’d call effective, pitching to a 4.70 ERA, but slightly more palatable 4.