Charlie Barnes (baseball)

Charles Segars Barnes (born October 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 190 pounds (86 kg), he throws and bats left-handed.

Charlie Barnes
Barnes with the St. Paul Saints in 2021
Lotte Giants – No. 28
Pitcher
Born: (1995-10-01) October 1, 1995
Sumter, South Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Professional debut
MLB: July 17, 2021, for the Minnesota Twins
KBO: April 2, 2022, for the Lotte Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record0-3
Earned run average5.92
Strikeouts20
KBO statistics
(through May 28, 2022)
Win–loss record6-1
Earned run average2.19
Strikeouts64
Teams

Amateur career

A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Barnes attended Sumter High School. He went on to play college baseball at Clemson University, and in 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1] Barnes was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round, 106th overall, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[2]

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

Barnes made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, and also played for the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels that year, posting a cumulative 4–2 record and 2.61 ERA. In 2018, he played for the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, recording a 6–6 record and 2.81 ERA in 23 appearances. Barnes split the 2019 season between Fort Myers, the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, pitching to a 7–8 record and 4.88 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 131.0 innings of work.[3]

Barnes did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Barnes was assigned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2021 season, and logged a 5–2 record and 3.88 ERA in 11 games.

On July 17, 2021, Barnes was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[5][6] He made his MLB debut that day as the starting pitcher against the Detroit Tigers, and took the loss after allowing the game's only run, a solo home run off the bat of Tigers outfielder Robbie Grossman.

Barnes appeared in 9 games for the Twins, posting a 5.92 ERA and 20 strikeouts. On November 19, 2021, Barnes was designated for assignment by the Twins.[7] He was outrighted to Triple-A St. Paul on November 24.[8]

Lotte Giants

On December 23, 2021, Barnes signed with the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.[9] On November 23, 2022, Barnes re-signed a one-year deal for the 2023 season. [10]

References
  1. "Charlie Barnes". pointstreak.com. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  2. "Charlie Barnes Stats & Scouting Report". Baseball America.
  3. "Charlie Barnes College, Amateur & Minor Leagues Statistics & History".
  4. "2020 Minor League Season Canceled". mlbtraderumors.com.
  5. "Charlie Barnes to make major league debut Friday for Twins". Star Tribune. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  6. "Former Sumter pitcher Charlie Barnes has MLB debut postponed". The Sumter Item. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  7. "Twins' Charlie Barnes: Designated for assignment".
  8. "Twins' Charlie Barnes: Outrighted to Triple-A".
  9. "KBO's Lotte Giants Sign Charlie Barnes". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  10. "Charlie Barnes News".
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