They may not be in the same organization anymore, but the bond among brothers remains as strong as ever. Especially with nicknames like "The Password" and "The Username" forever linking them among the baseball ranks.
The Garcia brothers -- Jhostynxon and Johanfran -- played at different levels of the Minors, for different organizations and about 1,148 miles apart on Friday night. They still went yard about 20 minutes apart in their respective games.
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Johanfran, affectionately dubbed “The Username” as a nod to his older brother’s moniker, stepped to the plate with a runner on first and one out in the sixth inning for Double-A Portland in a road contest against Somerset at TD Bank Ballpark. The Red Sox No. 27 prospect hammered the first pitch he saw, launching it 104.3 mph off the bat and off the batter's eye in center field for a two-run blast to account for most of the Sea Dogs' offense in a 13-3 loss to the Patriots.
Just about 20 minutes later, in Bradenton, Fla., his brother Jhostynxon -- who became known as "The Password" because of the unique spelling of his first name during his days in the Red Sox organization -- sent a moonshot to left that exited LECOM Park at 111.9 mph and traveled 441 feet. The solo blast provided the difference for the Marauders in a 5-4 victory over Lakeland.
Friday commenced a rehab assignment for Jhostynxon, who last saw the field on April 14 for Triple-A Indianapolis before he was placed on the 7-day injured list with lower back tightness. The Pirates' fifth-ranked prospect appeared in 14 games with Indy before his injury. The 23-year-old clubbed 21 dingers across the upper levels of the Minors last season before he was dealt to Pittsburgh in a five-player swap in December.
If "The Username" and "The Password" homering on the same day sounds familiar, it's because this isn't the first time the brothers accomplished the feat. While still both in the Red Sox organization, they each went yard on July 22 last year.
Johanfran, 21, was signed by Boston for $850,000 out of Venezuela in 2022 -- three years after the organization signed Jhostynxon. The backstop was off to a hot start in Single-A in '24 before tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while running the bases. He missed a year's worth of action before returning late last May, homering 12 times in 58 games, mostly in High-A. Johanfran did see time in the Arizona Fall League to make up for lost time and opened eyes with his formidable contact during that campaign in the desert.
"My daily routine and work in the cage, in the weight room [has helped most],” Garcia told MLB.com via an interpreter in Arizona. “See the ball, hit the ball and try to put the barrel on the ball.”
The 5-foot-11 catcher started the year in extended spring training before joining Portland last week. Friday marked his second homer of the season in his seventh game.