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Junior García (born October 1, 1995) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He was signed by the Houston Astros as an international free agent in 2012. García is listed at 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg) and bats and throws left handed.

Junior García
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995 (age 26)
Jima Abajo, Dominican Republic
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Medals
Men's baseball
Representing  Dominican Republic
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo Team

Career



Houston Astros


On October 17, 2012, García signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent.[1] He made his professional debut in 2013 with the Dominican Summer League Astros, recording a 2.67 ERA in 14 games. In 2014, García split the season between the rookie-level GCL Astros and the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats, posting a cumulative 2.89 ERA in 13 appearances between the two teams. He began the 2015 season with the rookie-level Greeneville Astros, and also played in 2 games for Tri-City.


Arizona Diamondbacks


On August 8, 2015, García was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Oliver Perez.[2] He finished the season with the rookie-level Missoula Osprey, logging a 2-2 record and 3.74 ERA in 5 starts.

In 2016, García split the season between the Low-A Hillsboro Hops and the Single-A Kane County Cougars, registering a 7-8 record and 4.53 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 119.1 innings of work between the two teams. The following year, García again split the year between Kane County and Hillsboro, pitching to a 4-3 record and 1.74 ERA in 24 appearances. For the 2018 season, García played in High-A with the Visalia Rawhide, posting a 2-3 record and 1.82 ERA in 24 appearances. He split the 2019 season between the Double-A Jackson Generals and Visalia, recording a 3-1 record and 2.53 ERA with 16 strikeouts in 32.0 innings of work.[3]

García did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] He was assigned to the Double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles to begin the 2021 season before receiving a promotion to the Triple-A Reno Aces in May.[5]


International career


García was named to the Dominican Republic national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics (contested in 2021).[6]


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