Luis Garcia will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start against the Angels. A corresponding 40-man roster move will be required, and the roster expansion to 28 players on September 1 will accommodate his active roster spot. Garcia's last major league appearance was May 1, 2023, before Tommy John surgery sidelined him until late 2024 at the earliest. Elbow soreness prevented him from pitching in 2024 and persisted into 2025. He debuted in July at rookie ball, advanced through the minors with nine appearances and four recent Triple-A starts, posting a 2.60 ERA in 17 1/3 innings.
After well over two years on the sidelines, Luis Garcia is finally ready to return to the majors. Astros manager told MLB.com's Brian McTaggart and other reporters that Houston will activate Garcia from the 60-day injured list tomorrow so the right-hander can make the start against the Angels. A corresponding move will need to be made to create space for Garcia on the 40-man roster, but Garcia's spot on the active roster will be addressed because the roster expands to 28 players on September 1.
Garcia's last big league game was on May 1, 2023, as a Tommy John surgery ensured that Garcia would be out of action until the latter part of the 2024 season at the absolute earliest. It wasn't entirely unusual, then, that Garcia didn't pitch last year due to some renewed elbow soreness while he was pitching on a minor league rehab assignment, yet unfortunately those elbow issues continued into 2025.
It wasn't until the first week of July that Garcia made his season debut in an outing with the Astros' rookie ball affiliate. He has now made nine appearances while working his way up the minor league ladder, with four of his last five starts coming with Triple-A Sugar Land. In his last start on August 26, Garcia tossed 75 pitches over six innings while allowing just one run, and he has thrown at least 75 pitches in each of his last three outings.
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