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 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.

Right-hander Luis Garcia and the 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 as he recovered from Tommy John surgery.

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.

The Astros retain the rights to Bryce Boettcher if the outfielder decides to play baseball in 2026 after another football season at Oregon.

Oregon Ducks linebacker Bryce Boettcher will reportedly skip Houston Astros spring training and instead focus on the 2025 football season.

Oregon secured a waiver for an additional year of football eligibility for Boettcher, who did not join the team until his sophomore season