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The New York Yankees are acquiring infielder Luis García Jr. from the Washington Nationals, according to multiplereports Sunday, Aug. 2.
García, 26, leads the National League in slugging percentage and is hitting .283/.313/.560 with 23 home runs. He’s under team control through end of 2027.
MORE: Nationals scratch slugger from lineup one day before MLB trade deadline
Joel Sherman of the New York Post, who connected the Yankees to García earlier in the week, was first to report a deal was done. According to multiplereports, the Yankees are sending four right-handed pitchers to the Nationals in return: Ben Grable, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Jake Bird.
García, a left-handed hitting first baseman, is enjoying a resurgent season for the surprising Nationals. His 23 home runs and 76 RBIs are already career highs.
The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3.
MORE: Braves make trade, acquire two players from Royals ahead of MLB deadline
The Nationals were widely expected to trade Garcia after scratching him from their lineup earlier in the day. Reporters who saw Garcia heading down the tunnel to the visitors’ clubhouse in Atlanta could practically pre-write their trade stories.
Garcia will give the Yankees additional pop from the left side with Cody Bellinger on the injured list. Although he’s historically a poor hitter against lefties (.235/.259/.336 career slash line), he figures to be an everyday presence in the lineup against righties.
MORE: Mets make trade, send 30-year-old All-Star to Rays
Of the four pitchers the Yankees sent the Nationals in exchange for García, only Cruz was on their 26-man roster at the time of the trade. Only Cruz and Bird were on their 40-man roster.
Cebert was starting for the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. Grable was relieving for the Patriots.
García debuted with the Nationals in 2020 and had spent his entire career with the organization that signed him as a 16-year-old amateur in 2016.
“A lot of great memories,” he told reporters after the trade became official. “A lot of great moments over my tenure here with with the Nationals, and all I can say is that I love this organization. I love my teammates, the clubhouse, the coaches, staff, everyone.”
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García, 26, leads the National League in slugging percentage and is hitting .283/.313/.560 with 23 home runs. He’s under team control through end of 2027.
MORE: Nationals scratch slugger from lineup one day before MLB trade deadline
Joel Sherman of the New York Post, who connected the Yankees to García earlier in the week, was first to report a deal was done. According to multiplereports, the Yankees are sending four right-handed pitchers to the Nationals in return: Ben Grable, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Jake Bird.
García, a left-handed hitting first baseman, is enjoying a resurgent season for the surprising Nationals. His 23 home runs and 76 RBIs are already career highs.
The MLB trade deadline is 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3.
MORE: Braves make trade, acquire two players from Royals ahead of MLB deadline
The Nationals were widely expected to trade Garcia after scratching him from their lineup earlier in the day. Reporters who saw Garcia heading down the tunnel to the visitors’ clubhouse in Atlanta could practically pre-write their trade stories.
Garcia will give the Yankees additional pop from the left side with Cody Bellinger on the injured list. Although he’s historically a poor hitter against lefties (.235/.259/.336 career slash line), he figures to be an everyday presence in the lineup against righties.
MORE: Mets make trade, send 30-year-old All-Star to Rays
Of the four pitchers the Yankees sent the Nationals in exchange for García, only Cruz was on their 26-man roster at the time of the trade. Only Cruz and Bird were on their 40-man roster.
Cebert was starting for the Somerset Patriots, the Yankees’ Double-A affiliate. Grable was relieving for the Patriots.
García debuted with the Nationals in 2020 and had spent his entire career with the organization that signed him as a 16-year-old amateur in 2016.
“A lot of great memories,” he told reporters after the trade became official. “A lot of great moments over my tenure here with with the Nationals, and all I can say is that I love this organization. I love my teammates, the clubhouse, the coaches, staff, everyone.”
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Continue reading...
