Rony García

Rony Javier García (born December 19, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Rony García
Detroit Tigers – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1997-12-19) December 19, 1997
Mao, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 28, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average7.30
Strikeouts16
Teams

Career

New York Yankees

García signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1] He split the 2016 season between the DSL Yankees and the GCL Yankees, pitching to a 3–5 win-loss record with a 2.28 earned run average (ERA) over 71 innings pitched. He split the 2017 season between the Pulaski Yankees and the Charleston RiverDogs, going a combined 2–3 with a 2.50 ERA over 75+2⁄3 innings. He split the 2018 season between Charleston and the Tampa Tarpons, going a combined 4–9 with a 4.31 ERA over 119 innings. He split the 2019 season between Tampa and the Trenton Thunder, going a combined 4–13 with a 4.01 ERA over 130+1⁄3 innings.[2]

Detroit Tigers

On December 12, 2019, the Detroit Tigers selected García with the first selection in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[3] García made his major league debut on July 28, 2020, and gave up three runs over three innings. With the 2020 Detroit Tigers, García appeared in 15 games, compiling a 1–0 record with 8.14 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.[4]

On June 15, 2021, García was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left knee sprain.[5]

References
  1. Randy Miller (October 24, 2019). "Scouting reports on 7 Yankees pitching prospects who could debut in 2020". NJ.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  2. Anthony Fenech (December 12, 2019). "Detroit Tigers select RHP Rony Garcia from the Yankees in the 2019 Rule 5 draft". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  3. Chris McCosky (December 12, 2019). "Tigers take RHP Rony Garcia from Yankees' organization with Rule 5 pick". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
  4. "Rony García Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  5. "Major League Baseball Transactions".


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