Rony Javier García (born December 19, 1997) is a Dominican professional

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for the Detroit Tigers of

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(MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.

Career

New York Yankees

García signed with the

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as an international free agent on July 2, 2015. He split the 2016 season between the DSL Yankees and the

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, pitching to a 3–5

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with a 2.28

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(ERA) over 71 innings pitched. He split the 2017 season between the

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and the

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, going a combined 2–3 with a 2.50 ERA over innings. He split the 2018 season between Charleston and the

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, going a combined 4–9 with a 4.31 ERA over 119 innings. He split the 2019 season between Tampa and the

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, going a combined 4–13 with a 4.01 ERA over innings.

Detroit Tigers

On December 12, 2019, the Detroit Tigers selected García with the first selection in the 2019 Rule 5 draft. García made his major league debut on July 28, 2020, and gave up three runs over three innings. With the 2020 Detroit Tigers, García appeared in 15 games, compiling a 1–0 record with 8.14 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched. García missed spring training in 2021 due to an appendectomy, and started the 2021 season with the

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. The Tigers promoted him to the major leagues on May 30. On June 15, García was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left knee sprain.

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