Right-handed pitcher Rico Garcia, a Saint Louis School alumnus who was drafted in 2016 after his senior season at Hawaii Pacific by the Colorado Rockies, is being called up to the big leagues, according to a source.
Garcia is expected to pitch Tuesday against Rick Porcello and the Boston Red Sox at Coors Field.
UPDATE: Garcia’s father posted the news on his facebook page:
Garcia was a 30th-round draft pick of the Rockies and one of two HPU players taken in the 2016 draft.
He threw five shutout innings and allowed three hits with five strikeouts in a 9-0 victory for the Albuquerque Isotopes in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League on Wednesday. He was scheduled to pitch in tonight’s game against Las Vegas but has been pulled from his start.
He is 2-4 with a 7.16 ERA in 12 starts for the Isotopes this year, allowing 73 hits in 55 1/3 innings with 24 walks and 45 strikeouts.
Garcia holds records at Hawaii Pacific for strikeouts in a game (16), strikeouts in a season (87) and strikeouts in his career (217).
He will be the second HPU alum to play in an MLB game joining Benny Agbayani.
Congrats Good to see local boys more and more every year in MLB.