Rico Garcia


Joshua Rico Garcia is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2019.

Career

Garcia attended the Saint Louis School in Honolulu, Hawaii. Garcia attended Hawaii Pacific University and played college baseball for the Sharks, for whom he was 21-13 with a 3.10 ERA in 45 starts. He was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 30th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

Colorado Rockies

Garcia made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks, going 0–4 with a 6.37 ERA in innings. He played 2017 with Boise and the Asheville Tourists, posting a 2–6 record and 3.39 ERA in 16 games. He split the 2018 season between the Lancaster JetHawks and Hartford Yard Goats, pitching to a 13–9 record and 2.96 ERA over 27 games.
He opened the 2019 season with Hartford before being promoted to the Albuquerque Isotopes on June 20. Combined between the two levels, in 2019 he went 10–6 with a 4.24 ERA over innings in 26 starts in which he struck out 138 batters.
On August 27, 2019, the Rockies selected Garcia's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his debut that night versus the Boston Red Sox, allowing six runs in five innings pitched. He pitched a total of six innings for the Rockies in 2019.

San Francisco Giants

On November 5, 2019, Garcia was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants. He was non-tendered on December 2, 2019, and became a free agent. Garcia later re-signed with the Giants on a minor league deal in the offseason.