Pirates' Jhostynxon Garcia is showing 'The Password' hype is real after Red Sox trade

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The Pittsburgh Pirates are doing their best to unlock "The Password."

And right now, it looks like Jhostynxon Garcia is going to be a great future solution for the Pirates' batting lineup.

Garcia, who earned that "The Password" nickname due to his consonant-heavy, unique first name, is new to the Pirates this season.

The Boston Red Sox developed him but traded him to Pittsburgh in the winter.

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So far this spring, Garcia is looking like a win for the Pirates.

Entering Monday, Garcia is 7-for-13 on the spring. He has a home run, three RBI and three stolen bases in three attempts.

Garcia may not have a perfectly obvious role in the lineup to begin the season for Pittsburgh.

But if he keeps hitting like this in the spring, they might have to find a spot for him.

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Garcia has always hit in the minor leagues. Last year between Double-A and Triple-A, he had a combined .810 OPS that included 17 doubles, four triples and 21 home runs.

The year before, his season-long OPS was .892 between three minor league levels.

Garcia is a right-handed hitting outfielder from Venezuela who just turned 23 this winter, so he's got a lot of time to still break through.

He's doing his best this spring to earn a chance sooner rather than later at the big league level with the Pirates.

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