Gilberto Garcia Flores (born October 27, 1952) is a retired

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player. Originally signed by the

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as an amateur free agent in , he batted .288 in a little over one season in their

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. Following the season, he went to the

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in the minor league draft. He made his major league debut in , and batted .278 with one

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and 26

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. He began the season assigned to the triple A

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before being dealt to the

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for a player to be named later on July 28. He joined the Mets as a September call-up, and batted .276 in eleven games. His

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dipped to .194 in . He remained in the minors with the Mets through .

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