About rey garcia

Rey was born in the Dominican Republic, where he excelled as both a shortstop and a second baseman. In both Little League and Babe Ruth, Rey represented the Dominican Republic in four international baseball tournaments. As a freshman in high school, Rey played on the varsity team, leading his squad in batting average, hitting four home runs, and leading the league in stolen bases. At 16, Rey represented the Dominican Republic in a year-long Canadian International Baseball Tournament.

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In 1987, Rey spent time at the Oakland Athletics Baseball Academy in the Dominican Republic. At the age of 17, he signed with the New York Yankees as a free agent. His first team with the Yankees played in the Gulf Coast League, where he batted .289 in his first year and .340 in his second. In 1992, his Yankee team played in the AA Eastern League in Albany, NY.

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After his professional baseball career, Rey played fast-pitch softball and made the All-American team for four consecutive years. In 2002, he received the Outstanding Defense Award for his play at shortstop. Also that year, Rey was nominated for Athlete of the Year as part of the Golden Glove Award. In 2004, he played for the Runner-Up team in the ASA Softball National Title Tournament. Rey also participated in the 2005 World Fast-Pitch Tournament in Milwaukee and was invited to play shortstop for the US Olympic Softball Team. In 2006, the US went undefeated and won the Gold Medal in an international tournament in which Rey won the Batting Title with a .583 average.

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Rey has been a lead instructor for the past 15 years and has sent numerous baseball players to Division I, II, and III colleges across the country. He currently works personally with 12 collegiate-level players from all over the country, the majority of whom are playing Division I collegiate baseball. Over the last five years, four of Rey’s players have been drafted by various MLB organizations.

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In softball, Rey has also sent numerous players to Division I, II, and III programs. He built the New England Blazers softball program and was the head coach of the 18U showcase team. He has conducted numerous coaching clinics in Massachusetts, including a hitting exposition for USA Massachusetts. Finally, Rey was awarded the USA affiliation for the All-Star Sports Academy and the New England Blazers.