Luis García (pitcher, born 1996)

Luis Heibardo García (born December 13, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Luis García
Houston Astros – No. 77
Pitcher
Born: (1996-12-13) December 13, 1996
Bolivar, Venezuela
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2020, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through September 24, 2020)
Win–loss record0-1
Earned run average2.92
Strikeouts9
Teams

Career

García signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on July 2, 2017.[1] He spent the 2017-2019 seasons in the Astros minor league system with the DSL Astros, Quad Cities River Bandits, Tri-City ValleyCats, and Fayetteville Woodpeckers.[2]

García was called up to the majors for the first time on August 29, 2020.[3] He made his major league debut on September 4, 2020 against the Los Angeles Angels.

In 2020 he was 0-1 with a 2.92 ERA in 12.1 innings over the course of five games (one start).[4] García made his postseason debut and started Game 5 of the 2020 American League Championship Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched two scoreless innings as the Astros went on to win this game.[5]

References

  1. Rome, Chandler. "Luis Garcia Gives Astros More Rotation Depth". www.baseballamerica.com.
  2. "Luis Garcia Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
  3. Rome, Chandler (August 29, 2020). "Astros call up Luis Garcia, option Chase De Jong". HoustonChronicle.com.
  4. "Luis Garcia Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  5. https://www.espn.com/mlb/game?gameId=401246377


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