Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo made the call to bring Luis García up to the majors in Baltimore earlier this month, when Starlin Castro went down with a broken wrist, in spite of the fact that García, who signed out of the Dominican Republic for $1.3M in 2016, is only 20 years old and had never played above Double-A before this season.
Through seven games heading into Sunday afternoon’s matchup with Miami’s Marlins, the left-handed hitting infielder was 7 for 24 (.292/.320/.458) at the plate with a double, a home run, a walk, and seven Ks in his first 25 big league plate appearances, and the GM said he’s liked what he’s seen from the talented young player so far.