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 | |||
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Detroit Tigers – No. 51 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Mao, Dominican Republic | December 19, 1997|||
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MLB debut | |||
July 28, 2020, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
MLB statistics (through August 15, 2020) | |||
Win–loss record | 0–0 | ||
Earned run average | 6.48 | ||
Strikeouts | 5 | ||
Teams | |||
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Career
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, going 3–5 with a 2.28 ERA over 71 innings. 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 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 innings.[2]
On December 12, 2019, García was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 1st selection in the 2019 Rule 5 draft.[3] García made his major league debut on July 28, 2020, and gave up 3 runs over 3 innings.
References
- Randy Miller (October 24, 2019). "Scouting reports on 7 Yankees pitching prospects who could debut in 2020". NJ.com. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- 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.
- Chris McCosky (December 12, 2019). "Tigers take RHP Rony Garcia from Yankees' organization with Rule 5 pick". The Detroit News. Retrieved December 12, 2019.