Luis Heibardo García (born December 13, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). García signed with the Astros as an international free agent in 2017, and made his MLB debut in 2020. Career Minor leagues Luis García signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent on July 2, 2017. He spent the 2017–2019 seasons in Minor League Baseball with the DSL Astros, Quad Cities River Bandits, Tri-City ValleyCats, and Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Houston Astros Major league debut (2020) García was called up to the majors for the first time on August 29, 2020. He made his major league debut on September 4, 2020, against the Los Angeles Angels. In 2020, García had a win–loss record (W–L) of 0–1 with a 2.92 earned run average (ERA) in innings pitched (IP) over the course of five games (one start). García made his postseason debut in Game 5 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS) against the Tampa Bay Rays. He pitched two scoreless innings in a bullpen game that the Astros went on to win. Rookie season (2021) García played his first full major league season for the Astros in 2021. He appeared in 30 games, starting 28, and registered innings pitched. He posted an 11–8 win–loss record with a 3.48 ERA, and 167 strikeouts, ranking third on the club in innings pitched and second in strikeouts. García led AL rookie pitchers in Wins Above Replacement (WAR, 3.1), wins, strikeouts, and innings pitched. His strikeout total trailed only Tom Griffin in 1969 with 200 for most among rookies in franchise history. García was the eighth Astros rookie pitcher with at least eleven wins. Following the regular season, the Houston chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) named García as the Astros' Rookie of the Year. He finished second to Randy Arozarena of Tampa Bay in the American League Rookie of the Year balloting, receiving two first-place votes. In the postseason, García struggled initially, losing both of his first two starts (Game 3 of the ALDS and Game 2 of the ALCS) while failing to get past the third inning in each. However, he adjusted his mechanics and started Game 6 on October 22 which resulted in a gem; in innings, he struck out seven with one walk and one hit while helping to shut out the Boston Red Sox. The