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• Luis Garcia: Searching for new opportunity

  11/07/2025 • By RotoWire

  Garcia (elbow) was activated from the injured list and elected free agency Thursday, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports. Garcia has been ruled out for all of 2026 while recovering from UCL and flexor tendon surgery. He may have to wait until he makes progress in his recovery before finding a new team.

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• Astros' Luis Garcia: Placed on outright waivers

  11/04/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Astros placed Garcia (elbow) on outright waivers Tuesday, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Garcia has already been ruled out for the entire 2026 campaign -- his final year of team control -- after undergoing surgery to repair the UCL and flexor tendon in his right elbow in October. Having pitched just 34.2 innings over the past three seasons, the injury-prone right-hander is unlikely to be claimed by another club.

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• Astros' Luis Garcia: Requires UCL, flexor surgery

  10/03/2025 • By RotoWire

  Garcia's right elbow surgery Wednesday involved a reconstruction of his UCL and repair of his flexor tendon, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. The Astros had already previously ruled Garcia out for next season, and now the team has offered more details regarding the operation on Garcia's pitching arm. It's the second time Garcia has had his UCL repaired, as he missed most of the last two seasons following Tommy John surgery. The 2026 season is the final one Garcia is under team control, so he will likely be non-tendered this offseason.

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• Astros' Luis Garcia: Won't pitch in 2026

  09/25/2025 • By RotoWire

  Manager Joe Espada said Wednesday that Garcia will undergo surgery on his right elbow and miss the 2026 season, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports. Garcia returned to a big-league mound this season for the first time in over two calendar years following May 2023 Tommy John surgery. He made just two starts before exiting his Sept. 9 outing against Toronto with elbow discomfort, and he will now have to wait at least another full season before getting the chance to pitch again. It remains unclear if his upcoming operation will be another Tommy John procedure.

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• Astros' Luis Garcia: Season officially over

  09/12/2025 • By RotoWire

  The Astros transferred Garcia to the 60-day injured list Friday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports. Garcia was placed on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with right elbow discomfort, so he will be ineligible to return in 2025 after Friday's move. Specifics regarding the right-hander's injury are unclear at this point, but he'll have a full offseason to recover. AJ Blubaugh is the leading candidate to fill Garcia's spot in the rotation the rest of the way.

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