Phillies' Luis Garcia to Rehab at Coca-Cola Park

(Allentown, Pa.) - Phillies RHP Luis Garcia - sidelined since May 22 with a right forearm strain - is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment when the IronPigs host the Louisville Bats at Coca-Cola Park on Thursday at 7:05 p.m. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is the exclusive sponsor of all Major League rehabilitation appearances at Coca-Cola Park.

Garcia, 27, had made three appearances with the Phillies following his early May promotion from Lehigh Valley, allowing seven earned runs in four innings prior to suffering the forearm strain.

Garcia - signed by the Phillies as a Minor League Free Agent last year - had a remarkable 2013 in which he went from Class-A ball to the Major Leagues for the first time in his career. In the minors, he finished a combined 2-2 with 1.51 ERA and 11 saves while going 1-1 with a 3.73 ERA in 24 games with the Phillies during his rookie year.  

Despite making just 19 career appearances with the IronPigs - his is among the most distinguished and accomplished relievers in franchise history. With the IronPigs, he is 2-0 with a sparkling 0.36 ERA in 19 games and 9-for-10 in save opportunities. This season in Triple-A, he failed to allow an earned run in 13.2 innings prior to receiving his call-up. Remarkably, Garcia was out of affiliated baseball in 2011 and 2012 and worked as both a mover and a hair stylist before beginning his amazing comeback story last year.

Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network is a nationally recognized rehabilitation leader, offering care for people with physical and cognitive disabilities and specializing in assistive and rehabilitation technology. Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network comprises a main operation based in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and a majority ownership of Good Shepherd Penn Partners based in Philadelphia. About 60,000 people come to Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network each year for specialized programs in orthopedics, stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, pediatrics, amputation and more. Good Shepherd's Lehigh Valley operation provides rehabilitation services in 8 eastern Pennsylvania counties and operates more than 25 outpatient sites, 4 inpatient sites, a long-term acute care hospital, 2 long-term care homes for people with severe disabilities and an independent living facility. For more information, visit www.HomeRunRehab.com.

Great seats are still available for all upcoming games and can be purchased in-person at Coca-Cola Park (Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447) or online at ironpigsbaseball.com. Two brand-new seating areas, the "Hot Corner" and the "Bacon Strip" were recently added to Coca-Cola Park offering IronPigs fans the most unique and distinctive seating and hospitality areas in all of Minor League Baseball.

Single-game tickets, mini-plan packages and group tickets for all IronPigs home games are on sale now and can be purchased at the Coca-Cola Park Ticket Office, online at www.ironpigsbaseball.com or by calling (610) 841-PIGS (7447). 

The 2014 IronPigs baseball season is presented by Capital BlueCross.

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