Ralph Garza is doing what his mother told him to do before she passed away from cancer in 2011 – he is following his dream. Now, five years after her death, and in his second professional season, the 22-year-old from Edinburg, Texas, is getting sharper as a pitcher for the River Bandits. Garza has lowered his ERA over his last ten appearances from 4.56 to 2.60, not allowing any earned runs in that time period.
His high school coach called him in 2012, “the best all-around player” he had coached, according to a Lorne Chan, MySA.