Yimi Garcia is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays (MLB). He was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, and Houston Astros in Major League Baseball.
He made his MLB debut in 2014 after signing as an amateur free agent with the Dodgers in 2009.
Garcia signed as an amateur free agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2009 and spent one season with the Dominican Summer League Dodgers before joining the Arizona League Dodgers in 2010 and the Ogden Raptors in 2011.
In 40 games with the Great Lakes Loons in 2012, he had a 3.02 earned run average (ERA) and 14 saves.
In nine games with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes after being promoted late in the season, he posted a 2.53 ERA. In 49 games with the AA Chattanooga Lookouts in 2013, he went 4–6 with a 2.54 ERA and 19 saves.
On November 20, 2013, the Dodgers promoted Garca to the AAA Albuquerque Isotopes after adding him to their 40-man roster.
He went 4–2 with a 3.10 ERA in 47 innings for the Isotopes. On September 1, 2014, he was called up by the Dodgers.
That night, against the Washington Nationals, he made his debut in the eighth inning. He gave up a hit to the first batter he saw, Bryce Harper, and struck out for the first time in the Majors, pitching two innings and allowing no runs.
He appeared in eight games for the Dodgers, pitching ten innings and giving only two earned runs.
Does Yimi Garcia Have Any Kids?
Yimi Garcia has two kids. A son and a daughter.