Pitcher Luis Garcia and the Houston Astros avoided arbitration when they agreed to a one-year contract for $1,875,000, matching the salary he earned last year when he didn’t pitch in the major leagues

The Astros and right-hander Luis Garcia have avoided arbitration, per the Associated Press. The righty will make a salary of $1.875M in 2025. That’s the same salary he made in 2024, a year he missed while recovering from Tommy John surgery.

Last year in particular was a rough one for Tommy John surgeries, or perhaps a bountiful one, if you happen to be a well-renowned orthopedic surgeon. It seemed nearly every week we were greeted with a new high-profile victim of baseball’s most notable and feared surgery.

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