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By The Washington Nationals made the following roster moves on Tuesday. Nationals Interim General Manager Mike DeBartolo made the announcement.
- Agreed to terms with right-handed pitcher Luis García on a one-year Major League contract
- Recalled catcher Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester
- Placed catcher Keibert Ruiz on the 7-day Injured List (retroactive to July 6)
- Optioned right-handed pitcher Eduardo Salazar to Triple-A Rochester
- Transferred right-handed pitcher Trevor Williams to the 60-day Injured List
García, 38, comes to the Nationals after pitching in parts of 13 seasons with the Phillies (2013-18), Angels (2019, 2024), Rangers (2020), Cardinals (2021), Padres (2022-23), Red Sox (2024) and Dodgers (2025). He is 28-28 with a 4.20 ERA, 15 saves and 523 strikeouts in 573 Major League games (four starts) over that span.
A native of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, García has pitched in 60 or more games in three consecutive seasons coming into the year. Before he was traded to Boston at the deadline last season, he went 5-1 with a 3.71 ERA and a career-high four saves for Los Angeles (AL).
This year, García went 2-0 with a 5.27 ERA in 28 games for the Dodgers.
Millas, 27, returns to the Nationals after he played in three games for Washington from June 25-July 2. He knocked in the game-winning run with a double in the 11th inning of the Nationals, 7-4, win over the Angels on June 29.
In his last eight games for Triple-A Rochester, Millas hit .357 with two doubles, a home run, six RBI, four walks, a stolen base and six runs scored. In all, he hit .247 with six doubles, three triples, four home runs, 25 RBI, 17 walks, eight stolen bases, and 27 runs scored in 52 games for the Red Wings this year.
Ruiz, 26, hit .247 with 12 doubles, two home runs, 25 RBI, eight walks, and 19 runs scored this season.
Salazar, 27, is 0-1 with an 8.38 ERA in 30 games for Washington.
