On Friday, the New York Yankees won their second game of the 2026 season when they beat the San Francisco Giants by a score of 3-0 (in California).
They will go for the sweep on Saturday.
Yankees Sign 5-Year MLB Player To Minor League Deal
On Friday, Jorge Castillo of ESPN reported that the Yankees had signed a new player to a minor league deal.
Castillo wrote: “The Yankees have signed right-hander Luis Garcia to a two-year minor-league deal, a source tells ESPN. Garcia is rehabbing after undergoing his second Tommy John surgery in October. His base salary for 2027 would be $2.25MM with another $750K in possible performance bonuses.”
MLB Social Media Reacts
Here’s what people were saying on social media about the news:
@TalkinYanks: “Yankees are signing Luis Garcia to a two-year minor-league contract Garcia is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery that he had in October”
Ryan Garcia: “A little late to this, but I love the Luis Garcia signing for the Yankees. High-spin RHP with good carry on his fastball and a track record of having good strikeout numbers numbers when healthy, perfect match for NYY’s pitching development group.”
@acosta__nick: “I actually love this signing. Guy has always been pretty damn good at the Major League level.. added depth for 2027 is a GOOD THING!”
@boricuaboy258: “Yankees could potentially have a rotation of 1. Paul Skenes 2. Gerrit Cole 3. Max fried 4. Luis Garcia 5. Carlos Rodon Next year assuming they pull off a Skenes trade”
@NYY_Prospects: “The Yankees have signed RHP Luis Garcia to a minor league deal. Yes, the former Astro. 3.6 ERA in 56 starts from 2021-22 but he’s only made eight starts in the last three seasons. He underwent a second TJS in September and will likely miss all of 2026.”
Garcia’s MLB Career
Garcia has spent all five seasons of his MLB career with the Houston Astros.
The 2022 World Series Champion has a 29-19 record with a 3.60 ERA in 71 career games (65 starts).
MLB World Reacts To New York Yankees Signing Former World Series Champion