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Yankees sign former Astros RHP Luis Garcia to minor league deal
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The Yankees are taking a shot on a veteran arm, bringing in Luis Garciaon a minor league deal.
The pact is for two years, and is worth a base salary of $2.25M in 2027, according to ESPN's Jorge Castillo .
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New York likely won't see Garcia until then, as he is set to miss this entire season working his way back from the second Tommy John surgery of his career.
The 29-year-old completed the long road to recovery for the first time last year, but he was limited to just two Sept. starts with the Astros before returning to the IL with elbow discomfort.
He found himself landing back on the surgery table just two months later.
It's unknown exactly where Garcia is in his recovery at this point.
The right-hander has been a relatively steady middle of the rotation arm when healthy, but he's been limited to just eight big-league games over the past three seasons.
Garcia has pitched to a 3.60 ERA and 1.14 WHIP over his career.
