A former White Sox outfielder has announced his retirement from Major League Baseball for the third time this offseason. Michael A Taylor and Travis Jankowski, who both played for the White Sox in 2025, made the transition from playing to coaching earlier in the offseason. This time, it’s former White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia, who spent parts of six seasons on the southside and made the AL All-Star team in 2017. Garcia last played in the big leagues in 2024 and has made the decision to hang it up at age 34.
The White Sox first acquired Garcia from the Tigers at the trade deadline in 2013, in a three-team deal that sent RHP Jake Peavy to the Boston Red Sox.