Former Houston Astros pitching prospect Ronny Garcia was killed in a traffic wreck in the Dominican Republic less than a week before his new team's season starts.
Ronny Garcia, a former member of the Houston Astros farm system, was killed in a crash at the age of 24. According to MLB insider Hector Gomez, Garcia's father was also killed in the wreck. El Tiempo reports that a third person also died as a result of the crash. According to the outlet, the crash was between two motorcycles in Samana, Dominican Republic. The Astros confirmed Garcia's passing on X on Saturday morning.
Garcia, a right-handed reliever, made his minor league debut in 2017 in the Dominican Summer League, where he stayed until the 2019 season. Garcia did not pitch in 2020, as the minor league season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but in 2021, he got the call to both rookie- and A-ball in Florida and Fayeteville, N.C., respectively.
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