Rico Garcia

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Rico Garcia
Baltimore Orioles
Pitcher
Born: (1994-01-10) January 10, 1994 (age 27)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 27, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record1–2
Earned run average7.31
Strikeouts9
Teams

Joshua Rico Garcia (born January 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Colorado Rockies and San Francisco Giants. He played college baseball for Hawaii Pacific University. He was drafted by the Rockies in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2019.

Career[]

Garcia attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii.[1] He attended Hawaii Pacific University and played college baseball for the Sharks, for whom he was 21-13 with a 3.10 ERA in 45 starts.[2] He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round (890th overall) of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[3][4]

Colorado Rockies[]

Garcia made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks, going 0–4 with a 6.37 ERA in 35+1⁄3 innings. He played 2017 with Boise and the Asheville Tourists, posting a 2–6 record and 3.39 ERA in 16 games (12 starts).

He split the 2018 season between the Lancaster JetHawks and Hartford Yard Goats, pitching to a 13–9 record and 2.96 ERA over 27 games (26 starts).[5] Garcia was an MILB.com Organization All Star, and both a mid-season and post-season California League All Star.[6]

Garcia opened the 2019 season with Hartford before being promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes on June 20.[7][8] Combined between the two levels, in 2019 he went 10–6 with a 4.24 ERA over 129+1⁄3 innings in 26 starts in which he struck out 138 batters.[9]

On August 27, 2019, the Rockies selected Garcia's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[10] He made his debut that night versus the Boston Red Sox, allowing six runs in five innings pitched.[11] He pitched a total of six innings for the Rockies in 2019.[9]

San Francisco Giants[]

On November 5, 2019, Garcia was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[12] He was non-tendered on December 2, 2019, and became a free agent.[13] Garcia later re-signed with the Giants on a minor league deal in the offseason.[14] In 2020, Garcia registered a 5.40 ERA with 7 strikeouts in 10 innings of work.[15] On December 2, Garcia was nontendered by the Giants. On December 3, Garcia resigned with the Giants on a minor league contract. On March 24, 2021, it was announced that Garcia would require Tommy John surgery and miss the 2021 season as a result.[16] On March 27, Garcia underwent the procedure. On November 7, Garcia elected free agency.

Baltimore Orioles[]

On November 10, 2021, Garcia signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles organization.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Web staff (June 13, 2019). "Former Saint Louis/HPU pitcher Rico Garcia could be next to get the MLB call-up". KHON 2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Kyle Newman (June 14, 2019). "Yard Goats right-hander Rico Garcia turning plenty of heads with his domination at the Double-A level". Denver Post. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Andrew Battifarano (May 15, 2019). "Rockies' Garcia building on career season". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rico Garcia Player Card - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com.
  5. ^ Web staff (August 7, 2019). "Former HPU pitcher Garcia is making "Mile High" strides in the minors with Rockies". KHON 2. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  6. ^ "Rico Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  7. ^ Dom Amore (June 20, 2019). "Rico Garcia, called to Triple A, dominated as a Hartford Yard Goats pitcher in the city where his father grew up". Hartford Courant. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  8. ^ Kyle Newman (June 22, 2019). "Rockies promote two notable pitching prospects, reliever Ben Bowden and starter Rico Garcia, from Double-A to Triple-A". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Rico Garcia College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
  10. ^ Luke Zahlmann (August 26, 2019). "Rockies set to call up No. 20 prospect Rico Garcia to face Red Sox". Mile High Sports 1340 & 104.7 FM. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  11. ^ Kyle Newman (August 27, 2019). "Red Sox rock Rico Garcia, Rockies with 10-6 win in series opener at Coors Field". The Denver Post. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  12. ^ Ryan Gorcey (November 5, 2019). "Giants add Rockies righty Rico Garcia as Hot Stove League begins". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  13. ^ Kerry Crowley (December 2, 2019). "Giants cut ties with Kevin Pillar, center field becomes a question mark again". The Mercury News. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
  14. ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "Rico Garcia Stats".
  16. ^ "Rico Garcia to Undergo Tommy John Surgery".
  17. ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/10/21".

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