A former Miami Marlins star is speaking out about what he says really ended his Major League career. Outfielder Avisail Garcia, who signed a four-year, $53 million deal with the Marlins in 2022, was released in 2024 due to injury-plagued and disappointing seasons.
Garcia’s Career Cut Short
Garcia has filed a lawsuit, claiming the injury that cost him his career was missed by local doctors for more than a year. He alleges doctors for the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine failed to identify the extent of his injuries, despite an MRI revealing a pars defect, also known as a stress fracture, in his lower back.
Garcia’s attorney, Jorge Silva, claims that the radiology report making the proper diagnosis with the proper recommendation fell through the cracks. Instead, they allege doctors treated him for muscle or disc pain, instructing him to do rigorous physical therapy and training, causing a worsening of his symptoms.
It wasn’t until after the Marlins released Garcia in 2024 that a doctor in New York treated him for his actual injury, which by then required surgery. Garcia’s career is now over, and he is living with constant pain.
Original reporting: NBC6 Miami — read the source article.
