Rico Garcia - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Logs fifth save of 2026 Garcia was credited with the save in Monday's 8-5 win over Detroit, when he struck out two batters in a scoreless ninth inning.

Impact Garcia was tagged with a blown save in three of his four outings prior to Monday's game, but he managed to get the job done in Detroit on 17 pitches (10 strikes) with two punchouts. Given the number of opportunities he's had since the All-Star break, Garcia could be the Orioles' preferred option at closer over Andrew Kittredge and Tyler Wells in the absence of both Ryan Helsley (elbow) and Felix Bautista (shoulder).

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Holliday's 4 hits, Orioles' 3 homers leads to an 8-5 victory over the Tigers

Jackson Holliday had four hits and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs in an 8-5 win against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Beavers' 9th-inning hit gives the Orioles a 3-2 victory over the Braves

Dylan Beavers singled home a run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 win over the Atlanta Braves

5 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Matt Olson's 3-run homer in the 10th inning lifts the Braves past the Orioles 7-6

Matt Olson hit his 27th home run to cap a four-run 10th inning, and the Atlanta Braves defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-6

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Young shines over 7 innings as the Orioles stretch their win streak to 7 with a 5-2 win

Brandon Young allowed one run over seven innings, Coby Mayo homered, and the Baltimore Orioles extended their season-best winning streak to seven games by beating the Houston Astro...

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Orioles outlast Astros 4-2 in 11 innings for 6th consecutive victory

Gunnar Henderson scored the tiebreaking run from second base on Tyler O’Neill’s infield single with two outs in the 11th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Houston Astros 4...

JULY 19 • Associated Press

Records 12th hold Garcia picked up a hold Friday against the Reds, allowing one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings. He struck out two.

Impact With Ryan Helsley (elbow) hitting the injured list again Friday, the Orioles deployed Garcia ahead of Yennier Cano and Tyler Wells in a three-run game. Garcia served as Baltimore's primary closer when Helsley was sidelined earlier this year, so the division of labor among the club's high-leverage mix will remain worth monitoring going forward. Through 37.2 innings, the journeyman right-hander sports a 2.39 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 41:12 K:BB to go with 12 holds and four saves (five opportunities).

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Samuel Basallo hits 2-run homer to back Trevor Rogers as Orioles blank Reds 3-0

Samuel Basallo hit a two-run homer and Trevor Rogers pitched out of trouble for five innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0

JULY 4 • Associated Press

Orioles' reliever Rico Garcia is having nightmares about the 8th inning For a 32-year-old reliever with about 70 career innings pitched coming into the 2026 season, Rico Garcia wasn’t burdened with big expectatio...

JUNE 28 • BIRDSWATCHER.COM

How Orioles Relievers Embrace Uncertainty - PressBox Starting pitchers know exactly when they'll take the mound, but the life of a relief pitcher is significantly more uncertain. Orioles reliev...

JUNE 26 • PRESSBOXONLINE.COM

How Orioles Relievers Embrace Uncertainty - PressBox Starting pitchers know exactly when they'll take the mound, but the life of a relief pitcher is significantly more uncertain. Orioles reliev...

JUNE 24 • PRESSBOXONLINE.COM

10 Questions With Orioles Reliever Rico Garcia - PressBox Orioles reliever Rico Garcia spoke with PressBox about his favorite pregame snack, his favorite road city and more.

JUNE 24 • PRESSBOXONLINE.COM

Kyle Bradish dominates for 8 innings as Orioles roll to 6-1 victory over Angels

Kyle Bradish pitched eight shutout innings, Taylor Ward hit a leadoff home run against his former team and the Baltimore Orioles extended their winning streak to three games with a...

JUNE 23 • Associated Press

Orioles bullpen is in trouble if this reliever can't get back to his previous form Coming into the 2026 season, Rico Garcia was not supposed to be the Orioles best reliever. Garcia pitched well for the Orioles down the stre...

JUNE 15 • BIRDSWATCHER.COM

Randy Arozarena's 10th-inning homer lifts Mariners to 6-5 win over Orioles

Randy Arozarena hit a two-run homer to lead off the 10th inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-5

JUNE 10 • Associated Press

Yohendrick Piñango and Brandon Valenzuela hit solo homers as Blue Jays rally to beat Orioles 6-4

Yohendrick Piñango and Brandon Valenzuela hit solo home runs, Andrés Giménez had two hits and an RBI and the Toronto Blue Jays rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4

JUNE 7 • Associated Press

Collects fourth save Garcia struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Tuesday to record his fourth save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Red Sox.

Impact The 32-year-old right-hander continues to impress in 2026, despite a nomadic career that had seen him pitch for seven different teams -- including two different stints with Baltimore -- over his prior five MLB seasons with a 5.27 ERA. Garcia has been scored upon in only one of his last 16 appearances, producing a stellar 0.63 ERA, 0.77 WHIP and 17:5 K:BB in 14.1 innings with one win, three saves and four holds. Ryan Helsley (elbow) still doesn't have a clear timeline for his return, so Garcia will remain the primary closing option for the O's into June, with Anthony Nunez also in the mix.

JUNE 3 • ROTOWIRE

Pete Alonso homers and Shane Baz works 7 innings as Orioles beat Red Sox 4-2

Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer and Shane Baz pitched seven solid innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 4-2

JUNE 3 • Associated Press

No One Would Have Guessed The Orioles MVP Through 1/3 Of The Season Leody Taveras was the most valuable Oriole player from the first third of their 2026 season. And Rico Garcia was the most valuable pitcher....

MAY 26 • SI.COM

Alonso and Holliday homer and Orioles hand Tigers seventh straight loss with a 7-4 victory

Pete Alonso homered and drove in four runs, Jackson Holliday added a go-ahead two-run shot and the Baltimore Orioles handed the Detroit Tigers their seventh straight loss with a 7-...

MAY 23 • Associated Press

Brad Brach: Rico Garcia's Ascension With Orioles 'Unbelievable And Remarkable' - PressBox Taken in the 30th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Rockies, Rico Garcia bounced around with seven different organizations before finding h...

MAY 20 • PRESSBOXONLINE.COM

Yandy Díaz homers, leads Rays to 4-1 win over Orioles

Yandy Díaz went 2 for 3 with a home run and an RBI double, Griffin Jax allowed one run and had six strikeouts in five innings, and Tampa Bay beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-1 on Tuesd...

MAY 20 • Associated Press

The Orioles need more from this struggling veteran With so many aspects of this Baltimore Orioles season having been bitterly disappointing, the bullpen has been something of a bright spot. R...

MAY 18 • BIRDSWATCHER.COM

Gunnar Henderson hits 10th HR for 1st of 4 hits in Orioles' 7-3 win over Nationals

Gunnar Henderson hit his 10th homer and was 4 for 5 with two RBIs to help the Baltimore Orioles avoid a series sweep with a 7-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday

MAY 17 • Associated Press

64 batters faced. 1 hit allowed. This veteran reliever is on a historic run Twenty appearances. Sixty-four batters faced. Only one hit allowed. When you hear about a stretch like that, your mind immediately goes to P...

MAY 13 • MLB.COM

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