A.J. Minter or Rico Garcia

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A.J. Minter or Rico Garcia Player Statistics
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Rico Garcia RP - BAL
2026 Stats


Games Played	46	74

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	43.2	66.0

Wins	2	5

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	10

Blown Saves	2	6

Holds	10	18

Hits Allowed	39	43

Earned Runs	13	23

Home Runs Allowed	8	9

Strikeouts	41	68

Walks	8	22

ERA	2.68	3.14

WHIP	1.08	0.98

A.J. Minter or Rico Garcia Player Projections
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Rico Garcia RP - BAL
2026 Projections


Games Played	48	49

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	47.1	50.4

Wins	3	2

Losses	2	2

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	15	11

Hits Allowed	39	47

Earned Runs	20	27

Home Runs Allowed	5	8

Strikeouts	53	53

Walks	17	23

ERA	3.84	4.74

WHIP	1.17	1.38

A.J. Minter or Rico Garcia Player Notes
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Rico Garcia RP - BAL
News
	A.J. Minter allowed one earned run on one hit over one inning to take a blown save in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Angels in 11 innings. Matthew Adam Sun, Sep 20th	Rico Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Monday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Jesse Garcia Tue, Sep 22nd
	A.J. Minter struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, Sep 13th	Rico Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Friday's 5-3 win over the Rays. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 22nd
	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Rico Garcia struck out two batters in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Red Sox. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jun 3rd
	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Rico Garcia struck out one batter while allowing one walk over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Athletics. Jesse Garcia Mon, May 11th
	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th	Rico Garcia picked up a save Wednesday against the Marlins. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 7th
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A.J. Minter or Rico Garcia Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN			Rico Garcia RP - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#143	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#151	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#103
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#19
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#150
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#188
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#346	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#143
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#117
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#273
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#155	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#135	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#154
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#279
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#322	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#186
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#25	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#270
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#117
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#121
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#61	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#163
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#309
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#44	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#154
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#133	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#212	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#113
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#133
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#342	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#342	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#214	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#197	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#230	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#243
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#253	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#152
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31	@ NYM	Xzavion Curry (0-1)	#326
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#286	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#303
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-1)	#305	vs TOR	CJ Van Eyk (0-1)	#318
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#96	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#31
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Tue, Mar 31st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Mon, Apr 20th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126
Mon, May 4th				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Wed, Jun 17th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th				@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Fri, Aug 14th				@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL	Gordon Graceffo
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#66