Who is he and where did he come from?
He’s Jhostynxon Garcia, known around the Red Sox fandom as “The Password.” For the first month of this season, I had to pull up Fangraphs to look up the spelling of his name nearly every day as, in Portland, he was making headlines almost as often as Roman Anthony was in Worcester. Before long, the brass had seen enough and he was called up to Worcester, where he promptly tore the cover off the ball. He and his little brother Johanfran, a catcher currently in High-A Greenville, were signed from Venezuela three years apart. He was called up yesterday, August 21, in an offsetting move for Wilyer Abreu hitting the IL, and the intention is for him to make his Major League debut in Yankee Stadium for a contending Red Sox lineup in a year that this rivalry series may end up having huge implications.
The look on Jhostynxon’s face when he heard the news 🥹 pic.twitter.com/R6VAiD7oD4
— Red Sox (@RedSox) August 21, 2025
What position does he play?
He’s been an outfielder exclusively. But, here’s where it gets interesting. He played his first game at first base for Triple-A Worcester, and if you watch that above video, Chad Tracy makes it a point to ask how training at first is going. To optimize this lineup with a healthier Abreu, and to keep in mind Jarren Duran struggles against lefties, this may require Password to be a bit versatile in the field, regardless of how good of an idea it is NOT for a player still learning how to hit Major League pitching to also learn a new position defensively (see: Kristian Campbell, June.) At 6-foot on the button and 163 pounds, Garcia doesn’t have the archetype of a big body to throw a ball to at first. So, expect to see a lot of him in the outfield as Abreu heals up, but with September 1 just over a week ago, I don’t see him going back down and he’ll get play where it makes sense.
Yes, he’s surged onto the scene as the Red Sox’s third-ranked prospect following the promotions of Marcelo Mayer and Roman Anthony. He’s also a lefty-killer, as his OPS is above 1.000 against lefties. His exit velocity was in the 90th percentile despite his smaller frame at over 106 miles an hour, and it seemed like every day he was logging another extra-bass hit. He’s also pretty dependable in the field, committing just 5 errors on the year. He just needs to calm the strikeouts down a bit, as his rapid rise through the minor league system came with an increased strikeout rate that now hovers around 25%, but that improvement should come with some time.
Tl:dr; just give me his 2025 stats.
AA: 3 HR, 17 RBI, .256 BA, .748 OPS (33 games)
AAA: 17 HR, 55 RBI, .303 BA, .931 OPS
MiLB: 20 HR, 73 RBI, .289 BA, .875 OPS
Show me a cool highlight.
Here are the three home runs in three games earlier this month. His power has been incredible especially since getting to Worcester. His wRC+ is well over 100 and nearing 150.
His swing is also reminiscent of another outfielder in recent(ish) memory: Manny Ramirez. Look at the cut. I’d say a main difference is that Password puts a bit more into his front foot than Manny did, but the movement looks almost identical otherwise.
What’s he doing in his picture of there?
Suiting up to also play for the Patriots since everything else he’s tried his hand at in 2025 has worked, so why not?
What’s his role on the 2025 Red Sox?
I think he’s here to stay at least until the playoffs begin, or maybe even for a run if things go well right off the rip. Time will tell as to how Alex Cora makes it happen once Abreu returns. Garcia doesn’t even turn 23 until December and was in High-A Greenville just 12 months ago, so there’s bound to be some growing pains. But, if he can show the unbridled power and dependability that he’s shown since being promoted to Worcester, the stability the outfield will have for years to come will be a glorious thing.
