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Dominican baseball player (born 1993)

Baseball player

Jarlín Emmanuel García (born January 18, 1993), nicknamed the Elephant,[1] is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). García signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins in 2010. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Marlins and has also played for the San Francisco Giants.

Early life[edit]

Growing up in Pedro Brand in the Dominican Republic, García played soccer, not trying baseball until he was 15 years old. The next year, his younger sister died of drowning.[2]

Minor leagues[edit]

García signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins in August 2010, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus. He progressed slowly through Minor League Baseball starting in 2011 at 18 years of age, and in 2014 was 10–5 with a 4.38 ERA with 111 strikeouts (10th in the South Atlantic League) in 25 starts with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.[3] He was left exposed in the Rule 5 draft after the 2014 season.[2][4]

In 2015, the Marlins assigned García to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League (FSL).[5] García appeared in the FSL All-Star Game[6] and was chosen to represent the Marlins at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game.[7] The Marlins promoted him to the Jacksonville Suns of the Class AA Southern League in July.[8] In 25 combined starts, García had a 3.57 earned run average (ERA) and 104 strikeouts in 133+2⁄3 innings pitched.[9] The Marlins added García to their 40-man roster after the season, protecting him from the Rule 5 draft.[10]

García began the 2016 season with Jacksonville. After making seven starts with a 4.04 ERA for the Suns, the Marlins promoted him to the major leagues on May 15, 2016.[11][12] They returned him to Jacksonville on May 20, without him appearing in a major league game.[2][13] Playing for Mesa in the Arizona Fall League, he was named a Rising Star.[14]

Miami Marlins (2017–19)[edit]

After starting the 2017 season with Jacksonville, the Marlins promoted García to the major leagues on April 14.[15] Working as a relief pitcher, García led the team with 68 games played. He pitched to a 1–2 win–loss record with a 4.73 ERA in 53+1⁄3 innings.[4] He was named the Marlins Rookie of the Year.[14]

In 2018, García made the Marlins’ Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher.[4] On April 11, 2018, in his first major league start, García did not allow a hit in six innings pitched against the New York Mets.[16] Through 12 appearances, 6 starts, he was 1–1 with a 4.41 ERA with 40 strikeouts in 66 innings before being sent down to AAA. Batters had a barrel percentage against him of 22%, putting him in the bottom 3% in that category, and he induced a strikeout percentage of 14.4%, in the bottom 4% in MLB.[17]

In 2019 with the Marlins he was 4–2 with a 3.02 ERA in 53 relief appearances covering 50.2 innings. García was designated for assignment by the Marlins on February 10, 2020.

San Francisco Giants (2020–2022)[edit]

García was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants.[18] He was superb for the Giants in 2020, pitching to a 0.49 ERA with a 19.2% strikeout rate across 18.1 innings of work in 19 games, with an 0.982 WHIP.[19]

In the 2021 regular season, García was 6–3 with one save and a 2.63 ERA. He pitched in 58 relief appearances, pitching 68.2 innings in which he averaged 6.3 hits, 2.4 walks, and 8.9 strikeouts per 9 innings for an 0.961 WHIP.[20] He inducted batters to chase his pitches that were out of the strike zone only 22.5% of the time, in the bottom 3% in MLB.[17]

In 2022, García was 1–4 with one save and a 3.74 ERA in 58 relief appearances for the Giants, covering 65 innings.[21] On November 18, he was non,tendered and became a free agent.[22]

Pittsburgh Pirates (2023–present)[edit]

On December 28, 2022, García signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates.[23] The deal also included a $3.25-million club option for 2024.[24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Jarlín García Stats, Fantasy & News”. MLB.com.
  2. ^ a b c Villa, Walter (June 6, 2016). “Tragedy pushes Marlins’ pitching prospect Garcia to succeed”. Miami Herald. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  3. ^ “2014 South Atlantic League Pitching Leaders”. Baseball-Reference.com.
  4. ^ a b c Fernandez, Andre C. (March 30, 2018). “Baseball success helped ease Miami Marlins’ pitcher’s sorrow”. Miami Herald. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  5. ^ “Miami Marlins’ Jarlin Garcia, Juancito Martinez combine on one-hitter for Jupiter Hammerheads”. MiLB.com. April 21, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Aris Kelvyn. “Lanzador Jarlin García se destaca en el Juego de Estrellas de Florida State League”. Los Toros del Este (in Spanish). Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  7. ^ Frisaro, Joe (June 25, 2015). “Garcia to represent Marlins in Futures Game”. MLB.com. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  8. ^ “Barons slam Suns again”. The Florida Times-Union. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  9. ^ Frisaro, Joe (February 1, 2016). “Jarlin Garcia could pitch for Marlins in 2016”. MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ^ “Jarlin Garcia among 4 added to Marlins’ roster”. MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. ^ “Marlins bring up prospect Jarlin Garcia”. MLB.com. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  12. ^ Network, FanRag Sports (May 15, 2016). “Marlins recall Jarlin Garcia Option Flores And Wittgren – TKB”. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  13. ^ Gelman, Scott (May 20, 2016). “Marlins option Jarlin Garcia to Double-A”. Fish Stripes. SB Nation. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  14. ^ a b “Jarlin Garcia Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball”. MiLB.com.
  15. ^ Healey, Tim (April 14, 2017). “Marlins promoting relief prospect Jarlin Garcia from Double-A Jacksonville, source says”. Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
  16. ^ “Jarlin Garcia tosses six hitless innings in debut as starter; Marlins’ bullpen implodes again”. Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  17. ^ a b “Jarlín García Statcast, Visuals & Advanced Metrics | MLB.com”. baseballsavant.com.
  18. ^ Jeff Todd. “Giants Claim Jarlin Garcia, Designate Burch Smith”. MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
  19. ^ “SF Giants: The Arbitration Case for Lefty Jarlin Garcia”. October 19, 2020.
  20. ^ “Jarlin Garcia Stats”. Baseball-Reference.com.
  21. ^ “Jarlin Garcia Minor, Winter & Fall Leagues Statistics”. Baseball-Reference.com.
  22. ^ https://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2022/11/18/23467255/san-francisco-giants-non-tender-10-players-2022-donnie-walton-mauricio-llovera-alex-young-lhp
  23. ^ “Injuries & Moves: Bucs sign lefty reliever García”. mlb.com. December 28, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  24. ^ Floyd, Griffin (December 28, 2022). “Pirates Finalize Deal With Jarlín García, DFA Bryse Wilson”. Pittsburgh Baseball Now. Retrieved December 29, 2022.

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