Rony Javier García (born December 19, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020.
García signed with the New York Yankees as an international free agent on July 2, 2015.[1] He split the 2016 season between the DSL Yankees and the GCL Yankees, pitching to a 3–5 win–loss record with a 2.28 earned run average (ERA) over 71 innings pitched.
He split the 2017 season between the Pulaski Yankees and the Charleston RiverDogs, going a combined 2–3 with a 2.50 ERA over 75+2⁄3 innings.
He split the 2018 season between Charleston and the Tampa Tarpons, going a combined 4–9 with a 4.31 ERA over 119 innings. He split the 2019 season between Tampa and the Trenton Thunder, going a combined 4–13 with a 4.01 ERA over 130+1⁄3 innings.
On December 12, 2019, the Detroit Tigers selected García with the first selection in the 2019 Rule 5 draft. García made his major league debut on July 28, 2020, and gave up three runs over three innings. With the 2020 Detroit Tigers, García appeared in 15 games, compiling a 1–0 record with 8.14 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.
García missed spring training in 2021 due to an appendectomy and started the 2021 season with the Toledo Mud Hens. The Tigers promoted him to the major leagues on May 30. On June 15, García was placed on the 60-day injured list with a left knee sprain.
There are no details about whether he has children or not. He may be may or may not have children. There are also no rumors about his children.