Apr 14, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Adolis Garcia (53) reacts with infielder Edmundo Sosa (33) before the game against the Chicago Cubs at Citizens Bank Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images Kyle Ross
PHILADELPHIA — Adolis García's outfield assist in the third inning of Tuesday night's loss to the Chicago Cubs didn't just impress Phillies fans. His teammates took notice as well.
Adolis García is planting SEEDS in right field🌱 pic.twitter.com/uOGXrVPEDX
— OnPattison (@OnPattison) April 14, 2026
Edmundo Sosa — who was on the receiving end of the 94.8 mph throw from García that gunned down Nico Hoerner at third base — gave his vantage point of the play.
"As soon as the ball was hit, I tried to position myself in the best way possible," Sosa said Tuesday night, via interpreter Diego D'Aniello
"In my head, I'm thinking whenever Adolis is throwing the ball, it's gonna come really fast at you. It's gonna be a strong throw. I just try to set myself up early and be ready for the throw and just position my feet to have an athletic position to my body. When the throw came, it was just perfect — it was the perfect throw."
According to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki, García's throw was the highest velocity on an outfield assist from a Phillies right fielder since Bryce Harper's 96 mph seed on May 20, 2019.
Justin Crawford, still in his first month of the majors, had a front-row view of García's throw.
"That was a great throw," Crawford said Wednesday afternoon. "Yeah, that was unbelievable. Obviously, he has a great arm, so being able to see that was really, really cool, especially at that point in the game."
Brandon Marsh — who started the game in left field — also gave his thoughts on the standout moment for the Phillies Tuesday.
"Very shocked, but not shocked," Marsh said of the throw. "Because just seeing an arm like that, it's not every day. But I'm not shocked at the same time, because I know the guy, and I know what he's capable of and he's like that."
It was already the second outfield assist for García, who has been a noticeable defensive upgrade over Nick Castellanos, who posted minus-11 defensive runs saved and minus-12 outs above average as the primary right fielder for the Phillies last season.
García's offensive production has been much more hit-or-miss, as he'll enter play Wednesday batting .213 with a .651 OPS. He nonetheless finds himself hitting cleanup for a team without an obvious answer in the four-hole. If he can get going offensively — coupled with excellent defense in right field — the one-year/$10 million deal the Phillies gave him in the offseason will prove to be a bargain.
