Matt Barnes Boston Red Sox
Red sox s matt barnes.
Matt barnes boston red sox. 4 during the 2012 season barnes appeared in five games for the class a greenville drive and 20 games for the class a advanced salem red sox all starts posting an overall record of 7 5 with a 2 86 era and 133 strikeouts in 119 2 3 innings pitched. When the red sox traded brandon workman to the phillies on aug. Matt barnes has had a lot of success on the baseball field over the past 20 years.
Barnes could serve as the red sox s primary closer after brandon workman was traded to the phillies on friday. Boston red sox s matt barnes heads for the dugout during the 9th inning of the game against toronto blue jays at fenway park on august 9 2020 in boston ma. 21 matt barnes got the opportunity to take over for his longtime friend in the closer s role.
From finishing second place in the new england regionals with his bethel 10u travel team to reaching the ncaa super regionals with uconn in 2011 to winning a world series with the red sox in 2018 barnes has accomplished a lot. By rotowire staff rotowire. Matt barnes had heard the buzz all day so when he and brandon workman were about to walk out to the bullpen together friday night he wasn t surprised to hear his teammate get called back to the clubhouse.
One thing he had never been at any level was his team s primary closer. Boston red sox the boston red sox selected barnes with the 19th overall selection in the 2011 mlb draft. Now that barnes has gotten a taste of pitching the ninth inning he hopes to stay in that role in 2021 his last season before free agency.
When that happened i kind of knew what was going on barnes said. Latest on boston red sox relief pitcher matt barnes including news stats videos highlights and more on espn. Workman and heath hembree had been traded to the phillies leaving barnes without two of his closest friends on.
Could be boston s new closer.
