Austin Barnes

Austin Barnes

Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 28
Catcher
Born: (1989-12-28) December 28, 1989
Riverside, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 24, 2015, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Batting average .207
Home runs 0
Runs batted in 1
Teams
Barnes, during his tenure with the Oklahoma City Dodgers, at 2015 Triple-A All-Star Game

Austin Scott Barnes (born December 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is the nephew of former MLB infielder Mike Gallego.

Career

Amateur career

Barnes was born in Orange, California[1] and attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. He played college baseball at Arizona State University for the Arizona State Sun Devils from 2009 to 2011.[2] Prior to his sophomore season in 2010 he moved from infield to catcher.[3] During his career he played in 109 games and hit .308/.379/.429 with two home runs.[1]

Miami Marlins

Barnes was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the eighth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft[4] and made his professional debut that season for the Jamestown Jammers.[5] From 2012 to 2014 he played for the Greensboro Grasshoppers, Jupiter Hammerheads and Jacksonville Suns.[6] He split time between catcher and second base.[7]

Los Angeles Dodgers

On December 10, 2014, Barnes was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers, along with Chris Hatcher, Andrew Heaney, and Enrique Hernández, in exchange for Dan Haren, Dee Gordon, Miguel Rojas and cash.[8] He was assigned to the AAA Oklahoma City Dodgers.[9] On May 23, 2015, he was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time when Yasmani Grandal went on the 7-Day DL with a concussion.[10] He made his MLB debut as the starting catcher for the Dodgers on May 24, 2015,[11] and had one hit in three at-bats in his debut, with his first MLB hit being a single to center field off of Dale Thayer of the San Diego Padres.[12] He returned to Oklahoma City after his short time on the Dodgers roster and was named as a starter on the Pacific Coast League team for the mid-season Triple-A All-Star.[13] He was also named to the post-season PCL all-star team[14] and Baseball America's Triple-A All-Star team.[15] He rejoined the Dodgers in September[16] He played in 20 games for the Dodgers with six hits in 29 at-bats (.207).[17] In 81 games for the Oklahoma City team, he hit .315 with nine homers and 42 RBI.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Austin Barnes Baseball Statistics". Baseball Cube. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Metcalfe, Jeff (March 24, 2011). "ASU's Austin Barnes is locked in behind and at the plate". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Metcalfe, Jeff (April 29, 2010). "Arizona State Sun Devils baseball's Austin Barnes making transition from infield to catcher". Arizona Republic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2011 Florida Marlins picks in the June Draft". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Eddy, Scott (July 23, 2011). "Barnes Finds Fit Behind The Plate". StarNewsDaily. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Austin Barnes minor league statistics & history". Baseball Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ Lassen, David (July 5, 2012). "MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Barnes succeeding at second, catcher". The Press Enterprise. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ Gurnick, Ken (December 11, 2014). "Dodgers adding Kendrick, Rollins in trades". MLB.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ Hoornstra, J.P. (April 7, 2015). "Revealed: Opening Day roster for Triple-A Oklahoma City.". LA Daily News. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  10. ↑ Gurnick, Ken (May 23, 2015). "Grandal placed on 7-day concussion list". mlb.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015.
  11. ↑ Stephen, Eric (May 24, 2015). "Dodgers notes: Austin Barnes debuts, Juan Uribe's diminished role, Yasmani Grandal on the mend". SB Nation. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Padres 11, Dodgers 3 play-by-play". mlb.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Four OKC Dodgers Named to Triple-A All-Star Game". milb.com. July 1, 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  14. ↑ Oklahoma City Dodgers (August 31, 2015). "OKC DODGERS CATCHER BARNES NAMED TO ALL-PCL TEAM". milb.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015 Minor League Classification All-Star Teams". Baseball America. September 11, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  16. ↑ Plunkett, Bill (August 31, 2015). "Dodgers' September call-ups begin arriving, including Austin Barnes for injured Kiké Hernandez". Orange County Register. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Austin Barnes Statistics & History". Baseball Reference.

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