Rony García #51

Signed by New York (AL) as a non-drafted free agent on July 2, 2015...Selected by the Tigers from New York (AL) with the first pick in the Major League phase of the 2019 Rule 5 Draft on Dec. 19, 2019.

2022

Missed much of the 2022 season due to two separate stints on the injured list...Turned in his longest relief outing of the season on May 18 at Tampa Bay, throwing 2.2 innings and allowing a run on a hit with six strikeouts...Struck out a career-high seven batters in the first game of the doubleheader on May 31 vs. Minnesota...Won three straight starts from June 18-29, posting a 2.76 ERA (16.1IP/5ER) and 12 strikeouts...Sidelined from July 3 (retroactive to June 30)-24 with a right shoulder strain...Placed on the 10-day injured list on July 25 with a right shoulder strain and missed the rest of the season.

2021

Spent most of the 2021 season on the injured list, pitching in two games for Detroit...also made four starts for Triple A Toledo... Began the season on the injured list with an abdominal strain and was reinstated April 16 and optioned to Double-A Erie... Made his season debut for the Tigers on May 31 at Milwaukee, throwing 3.0 hitless innings with one walk and two strikeouts...was the longest relief outing of his career... Placed on the injured list June 10 with a left knee sprain and missed the rest of the season.

2020

Made his Major League debut in 2020, spending the entire season with the Tigers after being selected with the first pick of the 2019 Rule 5 Draft... Made 15 appearances for the Tigers during the season, including two starts, combining to go 1-0 with an 8.14 ERA (21.0IP/19ER) on 25 hits and nine walks, while striking out 14... Had some of his greatest success in multi-inning relief outings, posting a 3.00 ERA (9.0IP/3ER) over five such outings, while striking out six... Made his Major League debut on July 28 vs. Kansas City, tossing 3.0 innings and allowing three runs, two earned, on three hits and no walks, while striking out three…his first Major League strikeout came against Maikel Franco to end the second inning... Had his first career scoreless appearance on Aug. 15, blanking Cleveland in the ninth inning…was his second career relief appearance, fourth overall and first of 1.0-inning-or-less... Earned his first Major League win on Aug. 21 at Cleveland, tossing 1.1 shutout innings from the bullpen, allowing a hit and walk.

2019

Spent most of the 2019 season with Double A Trenton, starting 20 games...also pitched for Single A Tampa, appearing in five games, including four starts...Led Trenton with 105.1 innings pitched and 104 strikeouts, while he was tied for the team lead in starts...Combined to appear in five games, including four starts, with Tampa and Trenton in April, posting a 1-1 record with a 1.93 ERA (23.1IP/5ER) and 30 strikeouts...Earned Eastern League Pitcher of the Week honors twice during the season, first for the week ending July 14 after throwing 8.0 shutout innings with four hits allowed and eight strikeouts on July 12 at Reading...picked up a second honor for the week ending August 25, making two starts during the week and combining to throw 10.0 scoreless innings with four hits allowed and 14 strikeouts.

2018

Started 23 games in 2018, seeing time at both Single A Charleston and Single A Tampa...Sidelined from April 5-12 with an abscess surgery...Started five games with Charleston in May, compiling a 2-1 record with a 2.45 ERA (29.1IP/8ER) and 32 strikeouts...Allowed two runs-or-less in five consecutive starts with Tampa from July 20-August 12, going 1-2 with a 2.79 ERA (29.0IP/9ER) and 31 strikeouts.

2017

Spent most of the 2017 season with Single A Charleston, starting 11 games...Threw at least 5.0 innings and allowed three earned runs-or-less in all 13 starts during the season...Posted a 2-2 record with a 1.97 ERA (59.1IP/13ER) and 42 strikeouts over a 10-start stretch from July 5-August 27...Ranked as the No. 29 prospect in the Yankees organization by Baseball America following the season.

2016

Began his professional career in 2016, combining to pitch in 14 games, including 12 starts, between the DSL Yankees2 and the GCL Yankees...Started four games with the DSL Yankees2 in July, compiling a 1-0 record with a 1.19 ERA (22.2IP/3ER) and 20 strikeouts.