When Freddy Garcia was busted for marijuana use during 2006 World Baseball Classic

According to reports, White Sox pitcher Freddy Garcia violated the International Baseball Amateur Federation's anti-doping guidelines when marijuana was discovered in his urine during a test conducted at the World Baseball Classic in 2006.

Garcia's positive marijuana test rocked the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Ken Williams, the general manager of the White Sox, discounted information from a Venezuelan newspaper.

He said

"I know he was tested before the games, and I'm pretty sure if something came up positive, he wouldn't have been allowed to participate," Williams said. "I don't know how much credence we can put into it."

Prior to the game, Garcia declined to speak. " Williams said:

"If it was up to me and a rumor like that was out there, I would not respond to it,

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Garcia's lengthy tenure with seven Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, including the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees, is what made him famous. Moreover, he has pitched in the Mexican League, the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL), and the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League.

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In 2001, Garcia had his best year, leading the American League in both innings pitched and earned run averages. He was selected for the 2001 and 2002 All-Star teams and started the series-clinching Game 4 for the 2005 Chicago White Sox, who won the World Series.

2006 World Baseball Classic controversies

The Korean squad competed and won each match they played in Pool A of the Classic. They proceeded to round two, winning all three games there as well to guarantee a spot in the semifinals. They had previously defeated the Japanese team twice, but were defeated by them in the semifinals.

This caused controversy in Korea regarding the WBC rules regarding the fact that Korea had to play Japan three times and that Japan was allowed to advance to the finals despite having only one loss and having already defeated Japan twice while the Korean team was eliminated.

Japan had four victories and three losses up to that point, including two losses to Korea.