Brandon Barnes (baseball)
| Brandon Barnes | |||
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.JPG) Barnes with the Houston Astros | |||
| Colorado Rockies – No. 1 | |||
| Outfielder | |||
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Born: May 15, 1986 Orange, California | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 7, 2012, for the Houston Astros | |||
| MLB statistics (through April 27, 2016) | |||
| Batting average | .243 | ||
| Home runs | 19 | ||
| Runs batted in | 96 | ||
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| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Brandon Barnes (born May 15, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Houston Astros.
Amateur career
Born in Orange, California, Barnes attended Katella High School in Anaheim, California, where he was a standout in baseball and football. Growing up, Barnes played travel baseball with Minnesota Twins starting pitcher, Phil Hughes, and the pair also played against the Seattle Mariners' Mark Trumbo. A talented free safety in football, Barnes did not even play baseball during his senior year at Katella High, and signed a letter of intent to play football at UCLA, but withdrew after a coaching change.[1] Barnes attended Cypress College, a junior college in Cypress, California, where he returned to playing baseball. Despite Cypress being NJCAA, several MLB players have competed for the school's program, including Trevor Hoffman, Ben Francisco, Jason Vargas, and Gerald Laird. Barnes left Cypress to play professional baseball after only one season.[2]
Professional career
Houston Astros
Barnes was called up to the majors for the first time on August 7, 2012.[3] On May 27, 2013, Barnes hit the Astros first walk off hit of the season. He hit a ground rule double to deep right field, scoring Ronny Cedeno, as the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 3 to 2.[4] On July 19, 2013, Barnes hit for the cycle. He also has an inside the park home run.
Colorado Rockies
On December 3, 2013, Barnes was traded to the Colorado Rockies with pitcher Jordan Lyles for outfielder Dexter Fowler and a player to be named later.[5] On June 14, 2014, he struck a two-out, two-run inside the park home run off the San Francisco Giants Sergio Romo to lead the Rockies to a 5-4 victory.[6] In two years in Denver, Barnes has batted .254/.303/.386 with 10 home runs in 594 plate appearances.
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/sports/baseball/astros-brandon-barnes-finally-gets-to-yankees-andy-pettitte.html?_r=0
- ↑ http://news.cypresscollege.edu/wordpress/2014/06/24/chargers-baseball-alumnus-featured-by-mlb-com/
- ↑ Astros call up Brandon Barnes for major league debut
- ↑ Brandon Barnes hits walk off double
- ↑ Rockies acquire RHP Jordan Lyles and OF Brandon Barnes from Houston in exchange for OF Dexter Fowler
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brandon_Barnes
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)