Ralph Garza Jr. | |
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Toros de Tijuana – No. 32 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Edinburg, Texas | April 6, 1994|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
May 29, 2021, for the Houston Astros | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Win–loss record | 3–6 |
Earned run average | 3.44 |
Strikeouts | 46 |
Teams | |
Ralph Albert Garza Jr. (born April 6,1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He has previously played for the Houston Astros,Minnesota Twins and Tampa Bay Rays. He was drafted by the Astros in the 26th round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.
Garza was drafted by the Houston Astros in the 26th round,769th overall,of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft out of the University of Oklahoma. He made his professional debut with the Low-A Tri-City ValleyCats.
Garza split the 2016 season between the Single-A Quad Cities River Bandits and the High-A Lancaster JetHawks,posting a 6–5 record and 3.35 ERA with 64 strikeouts. In 2017,he played for the High-A Buies Creek Astros,the Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks,and the Triple-A Fresno Grizzlies,accumulating a 3–3 record and 4.22 ERA in 36 appearances. He split the 2018 season between Fresno and Corpus Christi,pitching to a 7–2 record and 3.51 ERA in 66.2 innings of work. [1]
He spent 2019 in Triple-A with the Round Rock Express,registering an 8–1 record and 4.04 ERA in 42 appearances. Garza did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] He was added to the Astros’60-man player pool for the season,but did not appear for the team. [3] He was assigned to the Triple-A Sugar Land Skeeters to begin the 2021 season,and recorded 6.2 scoreless innings across 3 games to begin the year.
On May 26,2021,the Astros selected Garza for the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [4] Garza made his MLB debut on May 29,pitching in relief in the 12th inning of a game against the San Diego Padres. In the game,he notched his first major league strikeout,punching out Padres catcher Víctor Caratini,but surrendered a 3-run home run to Wil Myers and was credited with the loss. Garza won his first game as a pitcher on July 11. He was sent to relieve Blake Taylor in the eighth inning with the Astros down 7-2. He pitched the final five outs and allowed zero runs on three strikeouts and walks as the Astros won in the bottom of the ninth inning. [5]
On August 1,Garza was designated for assignment by the Astros. [6]
On August 4,2021,Garza was claimed off of waivers by the Minnesota Twins. He was assigned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints. [7] He made three appearances for St. Paul,allowing three runs in 3+2⁄3 innings. He was designated for assignment by the Twins on March 22, 2022.
On March 24, 2022, Garza was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox. [8]
On April 7, 2022, Garza was claimed off of waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays, after he was designated for assignment by the Red Sox. [9] In 19 games, he posted a 3.34 ERA in 35 innings. He was designated for assignment on August 20. [10] Garza cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple-A Durham Bulls on August 23. [11] He elected free agency following the season on November 10. [12]
On January 8, 2024, Garza signed with the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. [13] In 41 games 34.2 innings of relief he went 3-2 with a great 1.30 ERA with 28 strikeouts and 1 save.
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