Deivi Anderson García (born May 19, 1999) is a Dominican

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for the

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(MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the

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Early life

García was born and grew up in

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. He has two older brothers. His father, a youth baseball coach, also coached García as a youngster. His mother, a doctor, set aside her career to raise their family.

Career

New York Yankees

García signed with the

in July 2015 for a $200,000 signing bonus. Though he previously played baseball as an infielder and an

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, the Yankees had him become a

due to his throwing arm strength. In 2018, García pitched for the

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of the Single–A

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and the

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of the High–A Florida State League. He made his final start of the 2018 season with the

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of the Double–A Eastern League. García returned to Tampa in 2019, and was promoted to Trenton after making four starts. In July he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game. After the game, he was promoted to the

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of the Triple–A International League. Following the 2019 season, the Yankees added García to their

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to protect him from becoming eligible in the Rule 5 draft. García was named minor league pitcher of the year in the Yankees organization in 2019. The Yankees sent García to their alternate training site to begin the 2020 season. He made his major league debut for the Yankees on August 30. He pitched six innings on 75 pitches, allowing four singles, one unearned run, no walks, and had six strikeouts in a no-decision. He had a 3–2 record with a 4.98 ERA in six starts during the 2020 season. He started Game 2 of the

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. as an opener, pitching one inning before being replaced with

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. García spent most of the 2021 season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, pitching to a 6.85 ERA in innings. He was 0-2 with a 6.48 ERA with the Yankees in two major league starts in 2021. He missed time during the 2022 season due to a finger injury, and had a 6.89 ERA for the

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and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He did not pitch in the major leagues in 2022. The Yankees transitioned García into a

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in 2023. The Yankees promoted him to the major leagues on May 10. He earned his first major league save and was optioned back to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. After posting a 5.67 ERA in 28 appearances for Scranton, García was

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on August 7.

Chicago White Sox

On August 10, 2023, the

claimed García off of waivers. He made seven appearances for the

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of the International League, allowing two runs in nine innings, before he was promoted to the major leagues on September 11.

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