Jarlin Emmanuel Garcia, also known as the Elephant, is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who now pitches for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). Garcia joined the Miami Marlins as a free agent in 2010. With the Marlins, he made his MLB debut in 2017.
Garcia signed with the Miami Marlins as a free agent in August 2010, getting a $40,000 signing bonus. He started in Minor League Baseball at the age of 18 in 2011, and in 25 starts with the Greensboro Grasshoppers in 2014, he went 10-5 with a 4.38 ERA and 111 strikeouts (10th in the South Atlantic League). After the 2014 season, he was exposed in the Rule 5 draft.
The San Francisco Giants claimed Garcia off waivers. He pitched with the Giants in 2020, posting a 0.49 ERA, 19.2 percent strikeout rate, and 0.982 WHIP in 18.1 innings pitched in 19 games.
Garcia went 6-3 with one save and a 2.63 ERA in the regular season of 2021. He pitched 68.2 innings in 58 bullpen appearances, averaging 6.3 hits, 2.4 walks, and 8.9 strikeouts per 9 innings for a 0.961 WHIP.
Jarlín García Contract, Salary, Stats, Wiki, Net Worth
| Net Worth
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$4,500,000. |
| Contract
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Jarlin Garcia agreed to a one-year, $1,725,000 contract with the San Francisco Giants, with $1,725,000 guaranteed and a $1,725,000 average yearly pay. Garcia will be paid a base pay of $1,725,000 and a total salary of $1,725,000 in 2022. |
| Salary
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$1,725,000 |
Jarlín García Stats
| MLB statistics (through May 5, 2022) |
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| Win-loss record | 17–12 |
| Earned run average | 3.46 |
| Strikeouts | 210 |