2026 MLB Draft - 12th Round (372nd Overall) - Toronto Blue Jays
2026 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
Garcia pitched one season (2026) at LSU after pitching the 2025 season at Oregon .. in 45 career NCAA Division I appearances (at Oregon and LSU), he posted a 4-1 mark and a 4.96 ERA with six saves, 36 walks and 75 strikeouts in 52.2 innings ... selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 12th round of the 2026 MLB Draft.
2026 Season (at LSU)
• In his one season at LSU, Garcia recorded a 1-1 mark with a 5.96 ERA in 21 relief appearances while logging two saves, 17 walks and 35 strikeouts in 22.2 innings
• Limited Mississippi State to one run on one hit in 3.0 innings (April 24) with two walks and three strikeouts
• Recorded a season-high five strikeouts in relief outing on April 7 vs. Bethune-Cookman
• Earned first career LSU save vs. Creighton (March 10), firing 2.2 scoreless innings with one hit, no walks, four strikeouts
2025 Season (at Oregon)
• Made 24 relief appearances in 2025 at Oregon, posting a 3-0 mark and a 4.20 ERA in 30.0 innings with four saves, 19 walks and 40 strikeouts … Made 11 appearances in Big Ten Conference games, recording two saves … Limited opposing Big Ten hitters to a .171 batting average
2024 Season (at Central Arizona Community College)
• Pitched the 2024 season at Central Arizona CC, recording a 1-1 mark and 3.04 ERA in 23.2 innings with 38 strikeouts … Earned first career win at Pima Community College, striking out seven in 4.0 innings (April 9).
High School
• High school teammate of LSU shortstop Steven Milam at Centennial HS in Las Cruces, N.M. … Earned first-team all-league and all-state honors in 2023 … As a senior, finished 8-0 while pitching 48.1 innings in 12 appearances … Recorded 107 strikeouts and allowed five earned runs while posting a 0.72 ERA … Hit .505 with 43 runs scored, 44 RBI and three home runs in 91 at-bats
• Finished 5-2 as a junior with a 1.05 ERA in 60 innings pitched … Struck out 114 and allowed nine earned runs in 16 appearances … Hit .366 with 35 runs scored and 18 RBI and posted a .500 on-base percentage
• Went 3-0 on the mound as a sophomore, recording 25 strikeouts and a 1.56 ERA … Hit .275 in 40 at-bats, scoring 13 runs while finishing with eight hits … High school coach was Rusty Evans
Garcia’s LSU Career Highs
Innings: 3.0 at Mississippi State (4/24/26)
Strikeouts: 5 vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/7/26)
Hits Allowed: 3 vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/7/26)
Runs: 3 twice; most recently vs. Bethune-Cookman (4/7/26)
Earned Runs: 3 vs. Milwaukee (2/15/26)
Walks: 2 four times; most recently at Georgia (5/9/26)