"He wasn't supposed to swing there, but he put his batting gloves on for the photo op," manager Buck Showalter said of Garcia facing an American League position player. "Then I watch him on deck, and he was pine-tarring his bat. I said, 'Why are you putting pine tar on?' He goes, 'Oh yeah.'"
Garcia, who walked on four consecutive balls, grinned when asked about his routine before getting into the box, quipping, "Got to look the part."
The O's dugout had some fun with the move, greeting Garcia with laughter and high-fives as he came in from first base.