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Yankees, Luis Garcia Agree To Minor League Deal
The Yankees and former Astros righty Luis Garcia are in agreement on a minor league contract, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. It’s presumably a two-year minor league pact, as Garcia underwent his second career Tommy John surgery back in October.
That latest surgery marked another setback in what’s become a grueling stretch of injuries. From 2021-22, Garcia looked to be breaking out as a cornerstone in Houston’s rotation. The 6’1″, 240-pound righty started 28 games and turned in a mid-3.00s ERA in each of those two seasons, combining for 312 2/3 frames with a 3.60 earned run average, a 25.4% strikeout rate and a 7.5% walk rate. Garcia was never a flamethrower, averaging 93.6 mph on his four-seamer even in that two-year peak, but he had good command and generated big whiff rates on his cutter, slider and changeup alike, helping him to an overall 13.2% swinging-strike rate that sat a couple percentage points north of average.
Astros fans bracing for regret after Yankees sign this familiar arm
There's a lot of bad blood between the Houston Astros and New York Yankees. The two organizations have been battling for AL dominance over the past couple of years, and each team has made a trip to the World Series. The Astros, however, won during their trek through October back in 2022 and the Yankees fell short in 2024.
While both teams were on the outside looking in last year, the Astros and Yankees still have a bitter rivalry, which is why it'll pain the Houston faithful to learn that former starting pitcher Luis Garcia has signed a minor-league deal with the Evil Empire.
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On Friday, the New York Yankees won their second game of the 2026 season when they beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 3-0 (in California).
GettyTORONTO, CANADA – SEPTEMBER 9: Luis Garcia #77 of the Houston Astros delivers a pitch against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning in their MLB game at Rogers Centre on September 9, 2025 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Sousa/Getty Images)
On Friday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN reported that the Yankees had signed a new player to a minor league deal.
Castillo wrote: “The Yankees have signed right-hander Luis Garcia to a two-year minor-league deal, a source tells ESPN. Garcia is rehabbing after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery in October. His base salary for 2027 would be $2.25MM with another $750K in possible performance bonuses.”
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