BRONX, NY — The New York Yankees recently announced that they have acquired infielder Luis García Jr. from the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitchers Jake Bird, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Ben Grable.
TRADE DETAILS
New York gets: INF Luis García Jr.
Washington gets: RHPs Jake Bird, Jack Cebert (Nationals No. 14 prospect), Ben Grable (No. 26) and Yovanny Cruz (No. 30)
García Jr., 26, has hit .283/.313/.560 (101-for-357) with 48R, 20 doubles, 5 triples, 23HR, 76RBI, 16BB and 4SB in 104 games with the Nationals this season, setting career highs in home runs and RBI. He has played 93 games (75 starts) at first base and has made nine starts as the designated hitter. The left-handed hitter ranks third in the Majors in slugging percentage (first in NL), is tied for third in multi-HR games (four, tied for second in NL) and fifth in RBI (fourth in NL). He is also tied for eighth in the National League in home runs and triples and is tied for ninth in extra-base hits (48).
Against right-handed pitchers this season, García Jr. has batted .295/.325/.593 (89-for-302) with 20 doubles, 5 triples, 20HR and 14BB. He has also hit .330/.347/.532 (31-for-94) with 7 doubles, 4HR, 47RBI, 3BB and 1SF with runners in scoring position this year.
In his last 70 games (since May 9), he has batted .305/.337/.659 (76-for-249) with 34R, 14 doubles, 4 triples, 22HR, 60RBI, 12BB and 2SB. During that stretch, García Jr. leads the Majors in RBI and slugging percentage, is tied for second in home runs (second in NL) and extra-base hits (40, tied for second in NL), and ranks fifth in OPS (.996, third in NL). He has hit .331/.373/.763 (39-for-118) with 18R, 8 doubles, 2 triples, 13HR, 30RBI, 8BB and 2SB over his last 32 games (since June 22). He was named the National League “Player of the Week” for the first time in his career from June 22-28.
Over parts of seven Major League seasons with the Washington Nationals (2020-26), García Jr. has batted .268/.301/.431 (677-for-2,522) with 310R, 138 doubles, 15 triples, 81HR, 345RBI, 124BB and 53SB in 708 career games. He has appeared defensively at second base (508 games/480 starts), first base (95 games/77 starts) and shortstop (70 games/66 starts). García Jr. was originally signed by the Washington Nationals as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2016.
Information Courtesy of the New York Yankees
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