Infielder Luis Garcia Jr. explains the significance of his new number with the New York Yankees and his favorite playersFirst baseman Luis Garcia Jr. is beginning his stint with the New York Yankees after being traded from the Washington Nationals. Garcia grew up a huge Yankees fan, and because of that, he wanted to pay homage to his two favorite players with his jersey number, per SNY Yankees. It turns out Garcia grew up a huge fan of Derek Jeter. Luis García Jr. says that he grew up as a Yankees fan He says that his favorite players were Derek Jeter and Robinson Canó: "It's one of the reasons why I wear 2." pic.twitter.com/TLfpUaNWdU — SNY Yankees (@snyyankees) August 3, 2026Article Continues BelowJeter and Cano ruled the Yankees infield for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.