Rico Garcia
Joshua Rico Garcia (born January 10, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has previously played in MLB for the Colorado Rockies, San Francisco Giants and Baltimore Orioles. 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.
| Rico Garcia | |
|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: January 10, 1994 Honolulu, Hawaii | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 27, 2019, for the Colorado Rockies | |
| MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 1–2 |
| Earned run average | 6.38 |
| Strikeouts | 11 |
| Teams | |
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 re-signed 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] He was assigned to the Triple-A Norfolk Tides to begin the year.
On June 13, 2022, Garcia was selected to the 40-man roster to replace Keegan Akin, who could not travel to Toronto for a series against the Blue Jays due to his vaccination status.[18] In two games, he allowed one run on three hits with a strikeout in three innings pitched. He was removed from the 40-man roster and returned to Triple-A on June 17.[19]
He had his contract selected on July 10, 2022. On September 11, Garcia was designated for assignment and was outrighted to Triple-A.
Oakland Athletics
On November 11, 2022, Garcia signed a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Andrew Battifarano (May 15, 2019). "Rockies' Garcia building on career season". MiLB.com. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- ^ "Rico Garcia Player Card - The Baseball Cube". www.thebaseballcube.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rico Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Rico Garcia College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Ryan Gorcey (November 5, 2019). "Giants add Rockies righty Rico Garcia as Hot Stove League begins". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hilburn-Trenkle, Chris (January 3, 2019). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 3 - Dec 17". Baseball America. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Rico Garcia Stats".
- ^ "Rico Garcia to Undergo Tommy John Surgery".
- ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 11/10/21".
- ^ "Orioles' Keegan Akin: Joining big club in Toronto". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Orioles' Rico Garcia: Heads back to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Hawaii Pacific Sharks bio
- Rico Garcia on Twitter