The Texas Rangers and Houston Astros' year-long battle for AL West supremacy fittingly culminated in a Game 7 tilt in the ALCS. In the end, it was the Rangers that came out on top, thanks in large part to an offensive onslaught buoyed by an incredible night from Adolis Garcia. Garcia hit two home runs and drove in five runs on the night, serving as the team's catalyst at the plate in an 11-4 victory.

As a result of his series-long heroics for the Rangers, Garcia bagged ALCS MVP honors — deservedly so. And his Rangers teammates certainly think that there's no more fitting player to take home the trophy than the 30-year old outfielder. In fact, shortstop Corey Seager, who himself had a productive Game 7 (3-5 at the plate, including a solo home run that opened up the scoring for Texas), lauded Garcia, calling him “a bad man” who thrives amid the harsh spotlight the playoffs tend to bring.

“He's a bad man, isn't he? To be able to come into this atmosphere, get booed every at-bat and do what he did was pretty special. It was really fun to watch,” Seager said, per Deesha Thosar of FOX Sports.

Adolis Garcia was basically the most wanted man in Minute Maid Park for the past two games after his involvement in two game-altering plays back in Game 5. Garcia, as one would recall, admired his home run far too excessively for the Astros' liking, and then he was hit by a pitch later on, spurring a benches-clearing brawl. The Rangers lost Game 5, heading back to the road having to win two games to keep their World Series dreams alive.

But as Corey Seager said, Garcia is a bad, bad man indeed. The boos clearly fueled the Rangers outfielder, as he hit three home runs and drove in nine runs in the final two games to give his team a chance to win a championship.

What a rapid ascent it has been for Adolis Garcia; a late bloomer, Garcia only took off in 2021, but not before the Rangers designated him for assignment months before that season began. From expendability to indispensability, there is no “badder” man in Texas right now than him.