Frank Garcés

Frank Yeury Garcés Ochoa (born January 17, 1990) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Barrie Baycats of the Canadian Baseball League. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions.

Professional career Texas Rangers Garcés signed with the Texas Rangers organization as an international free agent on May 29, 2009. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Rangers and appeared in eight games, posting a 0–2 win–loss record, 4.96 earned run average (ERA), and 12 strikeouts in 16 innings pitched.

San Diego Padres Garcés was released by the Rangers organization on September 26, 2009, and signed with the San Diego Padres organization on May 12, 2011. He was optioned to Double-A on August 23, after making two scoreless appearances for San Diego. Garcés was recalled in September and made 15 relief appearances for the Padres in 2014, with a 2.00 ERA and 10 strikeouts.

Saitama Seibu Lions On November 17, 2016, Garcés signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins organization.

On December 14, 2016, Garcés signed a one-year, 60 million yen contract with the Saitama Seibu Lions of Nippon Professional Baseball. Garcés recorded a 2-2 record and 6.39 ERA in 18 appearances for the Lions in 2017. On October 25, 2017, he became a free agent.

Barrie Baycats On June 14, 2018, Garcés made his debut with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League. In seven starts for the team, Garcés compiled a 7-0 record and 0.38 ERA with 58 strikeouts over 47 innings of work.

Algodoneros de Unión Laguna On April 3, 2019, Garcés signed with the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He was released by the Algodoneros on July 15.

Piratas de Campeche On July 17, 2019, Garcés signed with the Piratas de Campeche of the Mexican League. He was released by the Piratas on February 11, 2020.

Barrie Baycats (second stint) On March 1, 2021, Garcés signed with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League.

Pericos de Puebla On July 8, 2021, Garcés signed with the Pericos de Puebla of the Mexican League. He was released by the team on October 20.

Barrie Baycats (third stint) On December 23, 2021, Garcés signed with the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League. He made five starts for the Baycats in 2022, posting a 2-3 record and 3.48 ERA with 39 strikeouts over 31 innings pitched. Garcés pitched in 10 games (all starts) for Barrie in 2023, compiling a 6-1 record and 2.47 ERA with 83 strikeouts across innings pitched.

Garcés made 12 appearances (11 starts) for the team during the 2024 campaign, registering a 7-2 record and 2.35 ERA with 81 strikeouts across innings pitched. On October 24, 2024, Garcés re-signed with the Baycats. He made 14 appearances (12 starts) for Barrie in 2025, logging a 5-3 record and 2.22 ERA with 116 strikeouts over 89 innings of work.

On December 5, 2025, Garcés re-signed with the Baycats, now part of the newly-rebranded Canadian Baseball League.