Dayán García
Full name: Dayan Garcia Ortega
Also known as: Dayán García
- Position
- Infielder
- Bats / Throws
- Right / Right
- Born
- 1987-06-16 · Mayabeque
- Debut
- 2006
Dayán García is a Cuban infielder. He batted and threw right-handed.
The record here covers 17 seasons in the Cuban Elite League and Serie Nacional de Béisbol, between 2005 and 2026. Most of that was with Artemisa, 12 seasons of it, with the remainder for Industriales, La Habana, Sancti Spíritus and Tabacaleros. He appears in 7 postseason campaigns.
Across his recorded career he batted .324, with 1,332 hits, 110 home runs and 679 runs batted in. His 679 runs batted in are the 96th highest total among the 3,347 players holding career records in this database. His highest recorded season average was .377, in 2023 (244 AB). His most home runs in a season was 15, in 2023.
Career summary
- Seasons 17 (2005–2026)
- Leagues Cuban Elite League, Serie Nacional de Béisbol
- Teams
Artemisa, Industriales, La Habana, Sancti Spíritus, Tabacaleros - AVG / OBP / SLG
.324 / .392 / .469
Batting
| Season | Team | League | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | IBB | SH | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26 | 68 | 64 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .172 | .194 | .250 | .444 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 8 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .217 | .240 | .348 | .588 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 71 | 309 | 275 | 37 | 81 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 106 | .295 | .354 | .385 | .739 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 47 | 41 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .220 | .304 | .268 | .572 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 89 | 389 | 355 | 51 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 160 | .321 | .362 | .451 | .813 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 26 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 | .231 | .167 | .398 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 85 | 376 | 343 | 53 | 118 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 167 | .344 | .395 | .487 | .882 |
| 2011-12 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 91 | 373 | 342 | 42 | 110 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 53 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 171 | .322 | .375 | .500 | .875 |
| 2012-13 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 86 | 362 | 320 | 38 | 101 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 151 | .316 | .390 | .472 | .862 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 69 | 284 | 252 | 33 | 71 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 103 | .282 | .345 | .409 | .754 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .300 | .364 | .400 | .764 |
| 2018-19 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 45 | 203 | 188 | 14 | 58 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 71 | .309 | .335 | .378 | .713 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 3 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .154 | .214 | .154 | .368 |
| 2019-20 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 43 | 179 | 170 | 26 | 58 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78 | .341 | .369 | .459 | .828 |
| 2020-21 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 308 | 266 | 39 | 85 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 142 | .320 | .399 | .534 | .933 |
| 2021-22 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 73 | 309 | 269 | 52 | 96 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 140 | .357 | .434 | .520 | .954 |
| 2022 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 212 | 41 | 75 | 18 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | .354 | .435 | .519 | — |
| 2022-23 | Tabacaleros | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 166 | 29 | 56 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | .337 | .448 | .500 | — |
| 2023 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 5 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .250 | .400 | .500 | .900 |
| 2023 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 70 | 300 | 244 | 59 | 92 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 153 | .377 | .487 | .627 | 1.114 |
| 2024 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 41 | 170 | 149 | 18 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 61 | .342 | .412 | .409 | .821 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 11 | 48 | 36 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .417 | .542 | .583 | 1.125 |
| 2025-26 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 52 | 225 | 184 | 36 | 67 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 105 | .364 | .462 | .571 | 1.033 |
| 2026 | Artemisa | Cuban Elite League | — | — | 142 | 21 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | .317 | .402 | .437 | — |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | — | — | 4106 | 596 | 1332 | 233 | 15 | 110 | 679 | 38 | 36 | 393 | 262 | 89 | 160 | 21 | 42 | — | .324 | .392 | .469 | .861 |
Fielding
| Season | Team | League | INN | PO | A | E | DP | FPCT | TC | TP | PB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 162.2 | 37 | 62 | 3 | 11 | .971 | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 56.0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 614.0 | 70 | 169 | 11 | 29 | .956 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 98.0 | 21 | 36 | 1 | 6 | .983 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 791.1 | 150 | 255 | 5 | 49 | .988 | 410 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 · Postseason | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 53.1 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | La Habana | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 731.0 | 140 | 229 | 9 | 57 | .976 | 378 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 753.2 | 211 | 252 | 4 | 82 | .991 | 467 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 610.0 | 140 | 195 | 7 | 47 | .980 | 342 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 511.1 | 153 | 187 | 5 | 54 | .986 | 345 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 · Postseason | Sancti Spíritus | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 23.0 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | .882 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 379.2 | 82 | 158 | 7 | 41 | .972 | 247 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 · Postseason | Industriales | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 26.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 301.2 | 29 | 67 | 4 | 5 | .960 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 431.2 | 84 | 151 | 8 | 37 | .967 | 243 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 339.0 | 19 | 82 | 3 | 13 | .971 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 40.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 378.2 | 32 | 102 | 5 | 12 | .964 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 · Postseason | Artemisa | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 17.0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | — | Serie Nacional de Béisbol | 7308.0 | 1436 | 2322 | 86 | 533 | .978 | 3844 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding totals are published aggregated across every position a player appeared at, not split by position.
International appearances
- 2023 — World Baseball Classic (Cuba 3–3)
- 2023 — Caribbean Cup
Awards and honours
- 2023 — led the league in slugging
Leaderships are computed from the season lines held here, using a qualification of 3.1 plate appearances or one inning per scheduled game. They describe this record rather than the league's own adjudication of its titles.
Transactions
- 2010-11–2011-12 —
La Habana →
Artemisa - 2022-23–2026 —
Tabacaleros →
Artemisa
Moves are inferred from a change of club between consecutive seasons in the same competition. No transfer date is recorded because none is published.
Frequently asked questions
When was Dayán García born?
Dayán García was born on 1987-06-16 in Mayabeque.
Which teams did Dayán García play for?
Dayán García appears for Artemisa, Industriales, La Habana, Sancti Spíritus, Tabacaleros across 17 recorded seasons.
What are Dayán García's career statistics?
In 17 recorded seasons Dayán García batted .324 with 1332 hits, 110 home runs and 679 runs batted in.
What position did Dayán García play?
Dayán García is recorded as IF.
Sources and licences
- Biographical detail from EcuRed, the Cuban encyclopedia, used under its non-commercial licence. custom-noncommercial (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Cuban league statistics from the Federación Cubana de Béisbol (beisbolcubano.cu). (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Roster details from Federación Cubana de Béisbol and INDER tournament bulletins and JIT squad announcements. Factual roster data only. (retrieved 2026-08-29)
- Biographical detail from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. CC-BY-SA-4.0 (retrieved 2026-08-29)
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