The Boston Red Sox have called up their No. 3 prospect, outfielder Jhostynxon Garcia, the team announced on Thursday. Garcia joins the Red Sox as they begin a four-game series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium.
Nicknamed “The Password” because of that difficult-to-spell first name, Garcia began the season in Double-A before being promoted to Triple-A Worcester. Overall, he batted .289/.363/.512 with 17 doubles, 20 home runs and 73 RBI in 433 total plate appearances. (With Worcester, he had a .303/.367/.564 slash average with 12 doubles, 17 homers and 56 RBI.)
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