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 | |||
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| Houston Astros – No. 77 | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: December 13, 1996 Bolivar, Venezuela | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 4, 2020, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through September 24, 2020) | |||
| Win–loss record | 0-1 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.92 | ||
| Strikeouts | 9 | ||
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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
- Rome, Chandler. "Luis Garcia Gives Astros More Rotation Depth". www.baseballamerica.com.
- "Luis Garcia Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-09-30.
- Rome, Chandler (August 29, 2020). "Astros call up Luis Garcia, option Chase De Jong". HoustonChronicle.com.
- "Luis Garcia Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- https://www.espn.com/mlb/game?gameId=401246377