15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 6/13/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
3.15
WHIP
1.05
K
24
SV
3
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Garcia, who was traded from the Blue Jays to the Mariners shortly before last year's trade deadline, ended 2024 on the shelf due to elbow inflammation. While he struggled after the trade to Seattle, the 34-year-old righty was electric for Toronto, posting a 2.70 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 42:8 K:BB over his first 30 innings. It comes as no surprise that the Blue Jays were interested in a reunion, signing Garcia to a 2-year, $15 million pact. Health permitting, he's a favorite for at least a share of ninth-inning duties in Toronto, but with an effective six-pitch arsenal and strong 24.2 K-BB percentage that ranked 23rd among relief pitchers with 30-plus innings, don't be surprised if Garcia takes this job and runs with it. Read Past Outlooks

Receives cortisone shot
Garcia (shoulder) received a cortisone shot Monday and will be shut down from throwing for a few days, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
How Garcia feels in the coming days will determine when he'll resume throwing, and until then, there won't be much information on a timeline for return. He was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder impingement, but he may need more than the minimum amount of time to move past the injury.
How Garcia feels in the coming days will determine when he'll resume throwing, and until then, there won't be much information on a timeline for return. He was placed on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right shoulder impingement, but he may need more than the minimum amount of time to move past the injury.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
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Last 10 Games
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Last 5 Games
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How many pitches does Yimi Garcia generally throw?
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-1%
BAA vs RHP
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-12%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2023vs Left | .218 | 68 | 23 | 41 | 10 | |||
Since 2023vs Right | .215 | 84 | 14 | 60 | 5 | |||
2025vs Left | .143 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |||
2025vs Right | .162 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||
2024vs Left | .233 | 22 | 8 | 14 | 6 | |||
2024vs Right | .115 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .237 | 36 | 10 | 22 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .274 | 43 | 5 | 45 | 5 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-36%
ERA at Home
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-28%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2023Home | 3.00 | 0.94 | 69.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | ||||
Since 2023Away | 4.66 | 1.30 | 56.0 | 10.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2025Home | 2.77 | 0.54 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 2.1 | ||||
2025Away | 3.86 | 2.00 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 9.0 | ||||
2024Home | 3.68 | 0.95 | 22.0 | 11.9 | 3.7 | ||||
2024Away | 3.18 | 0.82 | 17.0 | 10.6 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Home | 2.65 | 1.09 | 34.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | ||||
2023Away | 5.63 | 1.41 | 32.0 | 10.4 | 1.4 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Yimi Garcia compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.40K/9
10.8BB/9
4.5HR/9
0.5Fastball
95.9 mphERA
3.15WHIP
1.05BABIP
.236GB/FB
1.54Left On Base
66.3%Exit Velocity
83.1 mphBarrels/BBE
4.4%Spin Rate
2568 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.9%Swinging Strike
12.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After a down year with his curveball in 2022, Garcia once again found success with the pitch last season (.189 BA). The 33-year-old threw his curve at a 34.3 percent clip, which was one-tenth of a percentage point higher than his 4-seamer that had been his primary offering throughout his career. Garcia's strikeout and walk rates improved during the 2023 campaign whilst establishing career-highs in games played (73, T-7th-most in the league) and innings pitched (66). He maintained above-average Statcast metrics across the board while recording 19 holds as one of the Blue Jays' primary setup men. Garcia's $6 million option for 2024 vested during last season, locking him into a late-inning role for Toronto for another year.
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Lands on IL with shoulder injury
The Blue Jays placed Garcia on the 15-day injured list Saturday due to right shoulder impingement.
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Collects third save
Garcia earned the save in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Rays, striking out one batter without allowing a hit or walk in a scoreless ninth inning.
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Shaky control in fifth hold
Garcia gave up a hit and walked two in a scoreless eighth inning Friday to record his fifth hold of the season in a win over the Mariners. He struck out two.
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Dominant start continues
Garcia secured the save after throwing a clean ninth inning in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. He struck out two.
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Notches first save of 2025
Garcia struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Monday to record his first save of the season in a win over the Nationals.
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Potential trade chip
Garcia is a strong candidate to be traded this summer if the Blue Jays aren't in playoff contention, per Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca.
ANALYSIS
As a high-leverage reliever in the final year of his contract, Garcia is an obvious trade piece should Toronto be unable to improve upon its last-place position in the AL East. The right-hander has 21 saves and 50 holds with a 3.57 ERA across the past four seasons, and he's pitched especially well so far in 2024 with just one run allowed and a 17:3 K:BB over 14.1 innings.
As a high-leverage reliever in the final year of his contract, Garcia is an obvious trade piece should Toronto be unable to improve upon its last-place position in the AL East. The right-hander has 21 saves and 50 holds with a 3.57 ERA across the past four seasons, and he's pitched especially well so far in 2024 with just one run allowed and a 17:3 K:BB over 14.1 innings.