Marlins Deal Yimi Garcia

     The Miami Marlins dealt pitcher Yimi Garcia to the Houston Astros for outfielder Bryan De La Cruz and pitcher Austin Pruitt. It will be the second trade that the Marlins made on Wednesday. 

     De La Cruz recently played for the Astros Triple-A team in Sugar Land. He put up 12 home runs, 50 runs batted in and a .324 batting average in 66 games. Pruitt was involved in two games with the Astros this season. 

     Garcia was with the Marlins for the last two seasons. He had a 3-5 record in 39 games in relief with the Fish in 2021. Garcia had a better season last year with a 3-0 mark and a 0.60 earned run average in 14 relief appearances.