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CHICAGO — The Yankees won Sunday at Wrigley Field with minimal offense again. Somehow, Jose Caballero’s two-run homer in the third inning was enough.
The Yankees held on for a 2-1 victory over the Cubs for a 6-4 road trip against three clubs in playoff positions. They managed only 11 runs across five of the six wins.
With Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton still on the injured list and maybe not returning for another month, the Yankees have been desperate to add a quality hitter.
They’re getting a good one.
A day before Monday’s 6 p.m., ET trade deadline, the Yankees acquired first baseman Luis Garcia, Jr., who was having a career season with the Nationals with a .285 average, 23 homers, 78 RBI and an .873 OPS in 104 games.
“He rakes,” manager Aaron Boone said.
The Yankees traded four pitchers to the Nats, including rookie reliever Yovanny Cruz, a hard-throwing right-hander who was recalled from Triple-A for third time this season on Saturday.
Three minor leaguers are also in the deal: Triple-A reliever Jake Bird, who spent most of the season with the Yankees, plus two Double-A Somerset Patriots arms, starter Jack Cebert and reliever Ben Grable.
Half of the Yankees’ package for Garcia was ranked among their top 30 prospects by MLB Pipeline, Cebert (14) and Grable (25).
Garcia, 26, figures to platoon at first base with Paul Goldschmidt at least until the Yankees get some of their injured stars back.
A left-handed hitter, Garcia is batting .295 with 20 homers against right-handed pitching. Goldschmidt, a right-handed hitter, is hitting .309 against lefties.
The Yankees are getting a hot hitter, too. In Garcia’s last seven games, he’s hitting .367 (11 for 30) with two homers and six RBI.
Born in New York and raised in the Dominican Republic from age three on, Garcia is a second-generation big leaguer. His father, Luis Garcia Sr., was a shortstop who played eight games for the Detroit Tigers in 1999.
Garcia has spent his entire career with the Nationals, hitting .268 with 81 homers over 2,673 career plate appearances from 2020-26.
Garcia was a weak-fielding second baseman before moving to first base this season.
“I know that he’s a great hitter,” Caballero said. “I just saw the news. I’m excited to see him here and what he can contribute to the team.”
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