Luis García and Carter Kieboom hit back-to-back jacks in Wednesday night’s game, taking Phillies’ righty Chase Anderson deep for each of the young infielder’s 2nd HR of 2021, and García talked after the game (and after he hit a second home run later in the loss) about a friendship with the Nationals’ 23-year-old, 2016 1st Round pick, that goes back to the time they spent together on their way up Washington’s organizational ladder.
“Our relationship is — first of all he’s a very exciting and happy player, and as a teammate he’s always been that way,” the 21-year-old said, “.