THE GARCIA FILE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full Name: Samantha Marie Garcia
Born: Aug. 11, 1996
Hometown: Clayton, Calif.
Education: Sacramento State, 2018 (B.S. Athletic Training); Concordia (Chicago), 2020 (M.S. Applied Exercise Science)
Husband: Jose
Children: Santiago (Son)

EXPERIENCE

2018: Athletic Training Student, Sacramento River Cats (Triple-A)
2019: Athletic Training Intern, Binghamton Rumble Ponies (Double-A)
2020-21: Athletic Trainer, Phillies DSL (Rookie Ball)
2022: MLB Medical Ops. Liason, Philadelphia Phillies
2023-24: Athletic Trainer, Clearwater Threshers (Single-A)
2025-Pres.: Athletic Trainer, Texas

Sam Garcia enters her second season as an assistant athletic trainer with the University of Texas baseball program.

Garcia arrived on The Forty Acres after spending eight years in professional baseball, including her final five campaigns with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.

Most recently, she served as the athletic trainer for the Clearwater Threshers, the Phillies’ Single-A affiliate.

In 2022, Garcia worked as the major league medical operations liaison with the National Champion Philadelphia Phillies.

Prior to that, she spent two seasons with the Phillies’ Dominican Summer League affiliates, supporting player development and injury management at the international level.

Garcia began her professional baseball career in 2018, as an athletic training student with the Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants. She followed that experience with an athletic training internship with the New York Mets organization, working with the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies.

Originally from Clayton, Calif., Garcia earned her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training from California State University, Sacramento. She went on to complete her Master of Science in Applied Exercise Science at Concordia University Chicago.

A certified athletic trainer, Garcia is licensed to practice in both Texas and Florida. She is also a Corrective Exercise Specialist, a Functional Range Conditioning Mobility Specialist and certified in dry needling.

Garcia and her husband, Jose, currently reside in Austin. They have a son, Santiago.