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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – AUGUST 03: Luis Garcia Jr. #26 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Caleb Bowlin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the New York Yankees<\/a> will continue their series with the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a> in the Bronx.<\/p>\n

They lost Monday\u2019s opener by a score of 13-7.<\/p>\n

Luis Garcia<\/a> Jr. made his Yankees debut, finishing with two hits (including one home run).<\/p>\n

UPDATE: The Yankees won 2-0.<\/p>\n

Garcia Jr. Sends Out 1-Word Post After Debut\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyLuis Garcia Jr. #26 of the New York Yankees celebrates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Following the game, Garcia Jr. made a post<\/a> to Instagram.<\/p>\n

He wrote: \u201cHome \ud83c\udfe0 #26\ud83e\udd81\u201d<\/p>\n

Garcia Jr.\u2019s post had over 27,000 likes in five hours.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what people were saying in the comments:<\/p>\n

@itsjust_cmc: \u201cWelcome HOME WHERE YOU BELONG \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\u201d<\/p>\n

@josecaballeroglazer: \u201cAye man welcome to the Bronx, we hope you have fun here \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffb\u201d<\/p>\n

@bronxbomberbuzz: \u201cFuture Yankee legend right here\u201d<\/p>\n

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GettyLuis Garcia Jr. #26 of the New York Yankees celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

@j.apple99: \u201cWelcome to the Bronx goat\u201d<\/p>\n

@mckiller_114: \u201cYour gonna Hit even more homers in the Bronx you\u2019re a superstar!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking At Garcia Jr.\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyLuis Garcia Jr. #26 of the New York Yankees celebrates in the dugout with teammates after hitting a home run during the seventh inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

Garcia Jr. had spent the first 6.5 seasons of his career with the Washington Nationals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He is in the middle of a very solid year.<\/p>\n

Right now, the 26-year-old is batting .285 with 103 hits, 24 home runs, 78 RBIs, 49 runs and four stolen bases in 105 games.<\/p>\n

The Yankees wrote<\/a> (via X) on Sunday: \u201cThe New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired infielder Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. from the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitchers Jake Bird, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Ben Grable<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired infielder Luis Garc\u00eda Jr. from the Washington Nationals in exchange for right-handed pitchers Jake Bird, Yovanny Cruz, Jack Cebert and Ben Grable.<\/p>\n

Looking At The Yankees Right Now\"\"\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

GettyLuis Garcia Jr. #26 of the New York Yankees prepares to field a ground ball during the third inning against the St. Louis Cardinals at Yankee Stadium on August 03, 2026 in New York City.<\/p>\n

The Yankees are the second-place team in the American League East with a 63-50 record in 113 games.<\/p>\n

They have gone 5-5 over their last ten games (and are 26-24 in 50 games at home).<\/p>\n

Following two more games with the Cardinals<\/a>, the Yankees will host the Atlanta Braves<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tBen Stinar<\/a> Ben Stinar has been covering the NBA for over seven years.\u00a0
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