CLEARWATER, FLORIDA - MARCH 04: Deivi García #83 of the New York Yankees delivers a pitch in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies in a spring training game at BayCare Ballpark on March 04, 2021 in Clearwater, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
Maybe the New York Yankees had more of a reason to let Masahiro Tanaka leave in free agency this offseason. Though money likely played a big role, you have to think his similarities to Deivi Garcia were among the other deciding factors.
Sounds weird, right? But it’s really not!
Garcia made his spring training debut on Thursday and while he registered nine swings and misses across his two innings of work (which was good for three strikeouts), he also allowed two homers.