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Monday, January 30, 2012  St. Louis Cardinals and former Sharyland pitcher Jaime Garcia was on hand to drop the first puck, but Laredo had the last word in an overtime win over the Killer Bees in Hidalgo.

Friday, January 27, 2012  Over 100 local fans came out to meet and get autographs from St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia, raising money for the March of Dimes in the process.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  This week he's hosting charity benefits in McAllen, but in a few weeks, former Sharyland Rattler pitcher Jaime Garcia will be at St. Louis Cardinals spring training, preparing for a 2012 season he expects to be even better than the world series-winning one just completed.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  Back in the Valley for just a few more weeks before spring training begins, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia talks to Action 4 Sports about his charity benefits this week, and preparing to defend his World Series title.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Former Sharyland Rattlers pitcher Jaime Garcia will be hosting a pair of charity functions in McAllen next week, benefitting the March of Dimes.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Former Sharyland Rattler and current World Champion Jaime Garcia and his St. Louis Cardinals teammates were honored by President and Mrs. Obama at the White House on Tuesday.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Jaime Garcia, former Sharyland Rattler and current pitcher for the World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals, stopped by an elementary school in McAllen to tell the studentsabout his journey from the Valley to baseball's biggest stage.

Sunday, October 30, 2011  Exclusive on-field, postgame reaction from one-time Sharyland Rattler Jaime Garcia on what it's like and what it means to be a World Series champion.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  Former Sharyland pitcher Jaime Garcia meets the media in St. Louis one day before he starts game six of the World Series, a must-win game for the Cardinals.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Before he was the St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher for game two of the 2011 World Series, former Sharyland Rattler Jaime Garcia pitched in the 2007 Texas League All-Star game in Corpus Christi. former Action 4 Sports reporter Jon Castagnino has the story.

Thursday, October 20, 2011  Former Mission Sharyland pitcher Jaime Garcia, now with the Cardinals, will start game two of the World Series Thursday in St. Louis. On Wednesday, he spoke to the baseball media.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  At first he was going to start game one, then a possible game 4, but Tony La Russa finally made up his mind and gave Sharyland graduate Jaime Garcia, now a Cardinals the start on Tuesday against the Phillies.