BIOGRAPHY
Jarlin Garcia was born on January 18, 1993, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.
Growing up in Pedro Brand in the Dominican Republic, García played soccer, not trying baseball until he was 15 years old. The next year, his younger sister died of drowning.
García signed as a free agent with the Miami Marlins in August 2010, receiving a $40,000 signing bonus. He progressed slowly through Minor League Baseball, and in 2014 was 10-5 with a 4.38 ERA with 111 strikeouts (10th in the South Atlantic League) in 25 starts with the Greensboro Grasshoppers.
In 2018, García made the Marlins' Opening Day roster as a relief pitcher. On April 11, 2018, in his first major league start, García did not allow a hit in six innings pitched against the New York Mets. Through 12 appearances, 6 starts, he was 1–1 with a 4.41 ERA before being sent down to AAA.
In 2019 with the Marlins he was 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA in 53 relief appearances.
García was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco Giants after being previously designated for assignment by the Marlins on February 10, 2020. García was superb for the Giants in 2020, pitching to a 0.49 ERA with a 19.2% strikeout rate across 18.1 innings of work.
In the 2021 regular season, García was 6-3 with one save and a 2.63 ERA. He pitched in 58 relief appearances, pitching 68.2 innings in which he averaged 6.3 hits, 2.4 walks, and 8.9 strikeouts per 9 innings for an 0.961 WHIP.
In 2022, García was 1–4 with one save and a 3.74 ERA in 58 relief appearances for the Giants, covering 65 innings. On November 18, he was non,tendered and became a free agent and go on to sign with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
