Ryan Garcia, who was the Texas Rangers’ second-round choose in 2019, pitched for the primary time in three years when he began for the Class A Down East Wood Ducks on Friday.
Garcia threw 2 2/third innings, giving up one hit and one stroll whereas putting out three.
The indisputable fact that Garcia had a no-decision was meaningless. The indisputable fact that he lastly threw in a recreation had all of the that means on this planet for the 24-year -old right-hander.
The Rangers drafted Garcia No. 50 total out of UCLA in 2019. Garcia threw in three minor-league video games, the final for Spokane on July 14, a recreation through which he threw for two innings, gave up two hits and a run, but in addition struck out three.
Since then, Garcia didn’t play in 2020 due to COVID-19 canceled all of minor-league baseball and didn’t play in 2021 as he was recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure. The Rangers assigned Garcia to Hickory final May, and he remained on the Crawdads’ damage checklist till he was activated on Nov. 7.
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The Crawdads put him again on their damage checklist on July 8, and on May 31 the Rangers group assigned Garcia to Down East, setting him up for his first motion in three years.
He isn’t at the moment listed among the many Rangers’ Top 30 prospects by MLB.com.
The checklist is at the moment topped by pitchers Jack Leiter and Cole Winn, adopted by third baseman Josh Jung, infielder Ezequiel Duran and second baseman Justin Foscue. Two of the Rangers’ prime prospects have not too long ago joined the membership in catcher Sam Huff and infielder Josh H. Smith.
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