General manager David Stearns confirmed Garcia (concussion) was released from the hospital Monday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Garcia was diagnosed with a concussion after a hard collision at home plate in the Brewers' final spring game Saturday. According to McCalvy, he's entered the the league's concussion protocol and will have to pass every test before he's cleared to play again. Expect more updates as the 27-year-old continues to progress through his rehab.
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Brewers' Rene Garcia: Dealing with concussion
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Garcia was diagnosed with a concussion Sunday, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Though a concussion is nothing to scoff at, Garcia was lucky to avoid a major injury following his nasty collision at the plate during Saturday's game against the White Sox. It's very possible that he will land on the disabled list, but the 27-year-old hopefully won't have to miss too much time to start the 2017 campaign. The Brewers formally reassigned him to Triple-A Colorado Springs to begin the season.
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Brewers' Rene Garcia: Transported to local hospital
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Garcia has been taken to a local hospital to have his left knee and head-and-neck area examined further, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
The 27-year-old backstop was injured in the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the White Sox on a scary home plate collision with Chicago's Nick Delmonico. After several minutes, he was placed onto a stretcher and carted off the field before being taken to the hospital. There is no further word on Garcia's status at this time, but the Brewers will likely have a further update later in the weekend.
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Brewers' Rene Garcia: Carted off Saturday
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Garcia (undisclosed) was carted off the field in Saturday's exhibition game against the White Sox, Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
This is an extremely unfortunate occurrence for Garcia, who was involved in a home plate collision in the final inning of the Brewers' spring training schedule. He collided with Chicago's Nick Delmonico while trying to field the throw home and bent backwards awkwardly and remained on the ground for several minutes before being transported onto a cart. The Brewers figure to have a statement on the severity of Garcia's injury later in the weekend.
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Brewers' Rene Garcia: Inks minor league deal with Brewers
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Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on Monday that includes an invitation to spring training.
He spent the entire 2016 season with Milwaukee and will return to serve as organizational catching depth. Look for him to start the year at Triple-A Colorado Springs.
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Brewers' Rene Garcia: Signs with Brewers
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Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Brewers on Friday.
Garcia split time between Double-A and Triple-A in 2015, struggling to just a .245/.260/.265 after the promotion. He'll likely serve as catching depth with the Brewers, but the 25-year-old could see his first stint in the majors at some point during 2016.
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