Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Rony García was born December 19, 1997, in Mao, Dominican Republic. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

García signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2015. He split the 2016 season between the DSL Yankees and the GCL Yankees, going 3–5 with a 2.28 ERA over 71 innings. He split the 2017 season between the Pulaski Yankees and the Charleston RiverDogs, going a combined 2–3 with a 2.50 ERA over 75.2 innings.

On December 12, 2019, García was selected by the Detroit Tigers with the 1st selection in the 2019 Rule 5 draft. García made his major league debut on July 28, 2020.

García missed spring training in 2021 due to an appendectomy and started the 2021 season with the Toledo Mud Hens. The Tigers promoted him to the major leagues on May 30.