Houston Astros prospect just did something never accomplished before

It’s been a frustrating season across the board for the Houston Astros throughout this season.

After being clear favorites in the American League, they were immediately dominated by the New York Yankees at home and really never recovered.

Injuries have dominated the headlines so far, something they will have to deal with for the rest of the year as Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy both undergo Tommy John surgeries.

In many ways, what’s happening throughout the Astros organization seems a bit backwards as they struggle at the Major League level, but their farm system, which is considered one of the baseball’s worst, has actually had some great moments in their various levels.

Jacob Melton, their No. 1 prospect, continues to improve and looks ready to make a difference when called upon. Joey Loperfido was the best power hitter in the minors early on and looks like he could become a force with more experience. Many other farm players have also impressed.

However, one of Houston’s prospects just put together a single-game performance that has never been done before in the MLB.

In their High Single-A affiliate’s game Wednesday, 23-year-old catcher John Garcia hit five doubles during his 5-6 performance to help the Asheville Tourists beat their opponents 18-8.

According to Jesus Cano of MLB.com, 50 players in Major League Baseball during the AL/NL era hit four doubles in a game, but no one managed to hit five. He also notes that no one in the minors since 2005 has done that either, when single-game totals became official.

Garcia isn’t ranked among Houston’s top 30 prospects according to MLB Pipeline, but if he continues to hit like he has, slashing .279/.367/.429 with two homers, 16 hits extras and 17 RBIs, there is a There’s a good chance he could get to that title soon.

“I feel so good right now. I want to be in the big leagues, so when I heard about accomplishing something that had never been done in the Majors, it felt really good,” he told Cano.

We’ll see how he continues to progress and develop, but writing baseball history like this certainly helps his evaluation.