Luis Garcia, Relief Pitcher, San Diego Padres
Date of Birth: 1/30/1987
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Luis Garcia, relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres, first signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers in January, 2004. He pitched in the Dodgers' minor league system from 2006 through 2008. He was traded to the Washington Nationals on August 31, 2009, and he continued to play in the minors.
Garcia became a free agent on November 6, 2010. No teams signed him and he didn't play at all in 2011 and 2012.
The Philadelphia Phillies signed Garcia to a minor league contract on March 25, 2013. He split his time in 2013 between the majors and the minors. In 24 games with the Phillies, he had a 3.73 ERA in 31.1 innings. The following season, he pitched in just 13 games with the Phillies. The rest of the time he was on the DL with a forearm strain and in the minors.
Garcia had a full season with the Phillies in 2015. He finished the season with 4 wins and 6 losses, 2 saves, 63 strikeouts to 37 walks, and a 3.51 ERA in 66.2 innings in 72 games.
Garcia spent most of the 2016 season in the minors. He had a 6.46 ERA in 15.1 innings in 17 games with the Phillies.
Garcia pitched in 66 games with the Phillies in 2017. He finished the season with 2 wins and 5 losses, 2 saves, 60 strikeouts to 26 walks, and a 2.65 ERA in 71.1 innings.
Garcia finished the 2018 season with 3 wins and 1 loss, 1 save, 51 strikeouts to 18 walks, and a 6.07 ERA in 46.0 innings in 59 games.
The Phillies traded Garcia to the Los Angeles Angels on December 6, 2018. He finished the 2019 season with 2 wins and 1 loss, 1 save, 57 strikeouts to 33 walks, and a 4.35 ERA in 62.0 innings in 64 games.
Garcia became a free agent on October 28, 2019. He signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on January 9, 2020. He was released on September 17, 2020. He pitched 8.1 innings in 11 games in 2020, and he had a 7.56 ERA.
Garcia signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees on December 12, 2020. The Yankees released him on July 6, 2021. Three days later, on July 9th, he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals. He finished the 2021 season with a 3.24 ERA in 33.1 innings in 34 games with the Cardinals. He played only in the minors with the Yankees. In the postseason, he gave up 1 hit and no runs in 1.2 innings in 1 game.
Garcia became a free agent on November 3, 2021. He signed with the Padres on December 1st.
Career pitching statistics for Garcia through 2021 include:
- 360 games played
- 348.1 innings pitched
- 15-18 win-loss record
- 325 strikeouts to 175 walks
- 4.16 ERA
Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Luis Garcia
ESPN - Luis Garcia