Garcia walked two and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Wednesday to record his first career save in a 5-3 win over the White Sox. With Ryan Helsley having pitched Monday and Tuesday, the Orioles closer was given a breather while other members of the bullpen stepped up. After Grant Wolfram handled the seventh and Anthony Nunez the eighth, Garcia got the call in the ninth and managed to get the job done despite throwing only 10 of his 22 pitches for strikes. Garcia is establishing himself as a high-leverage option for manager Craig Albernaz, producing a win, two holds and a save in his first six appearances with a 0.00 ERA, 0.53 WHIP and 7:3 K:BB in 5.2 innings.
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Rico Garcia Game Log 2026
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Regular SeasonDateOppResultIPKBBHBPCGSHOHRER4/14L 4-31.1200000004/11W 6-21.0100000004/8W 5-31.0220000004/4L 3-20.1010000004/3L 5-41.0000000003/30L 5-22.0300000003/29W 8-60.110000000
Regular Season Totals 6.393000000
Rico Garcia Splits 2026
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SplitsGSIPWLERAKBBHBPCGHRERSVOSAVGHR
Overall 09.0100.010300000110.0000Home 05.2100.07000000000.0000Away 03.1000.03300000110.0000Day 02.2100.03300000110.0000Night 06.1000.07000000000.0000vs Righty 00.0000.05200000000.0000vs Lefty 00.0000.05100000000.0000March 02.1100.04000000000.0000April 06.2000.06300000110.0000Opponent vs MIN 0 0.1 1 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs AZ 0 2.1 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs CWS 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 vs PIT 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs TEX 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 vs SF 0 1.0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 Venue @ Chicago 0 2.0 0 0 0.0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.000 0 @ Baltimore 0 5.2 1 0 0.0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 @ Pittsburgh 0 1.1 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0
Rico Garcia Player Profile
Career History
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Strong start in 2026
Garcia threw a clean ninth inning Friday against the Pirates. Garcia is now up to 3.1 scoreless innings to begin the season, posting a 4:0 K:BB through three appearances. The 32-year-old right-hander helped pick up the pieces in Baltimore's beleaguered bullpen late last year, producing a 2.84 ERA and 20:6 K:BB with nine holds in 19 regular-season frames for the Orioles in 2025, and he's making a case for high-leverage work early on in 2026.
Re-signs with Orioles
The Orioles re-signed Garcia to a one-year contract Thursday. Garcia pitched for three different teams during the 2025 season but finished out the year strongly with the Orioles, collecting a 2.84 ERA and 20:6 K:BB over 19 innings. The right-hander will turn 32 in January and should fill a middle-relief role in Baltimore next season.