JACOB BARNES NEWS

Set to make Opening Day roster Barnes is expected to be a part of Thursday's Opening Day roster against the Orioles, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Barnes will open the year with Toronto's major-league roster after signing a minor-league deal with the team in February. The right-hander appeared in six games this spring, including one start, surrendering four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six batters over 5.1 innings.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Gets NRI from Toronto The Blue Jays signed Barnes to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training.

Impact Barnes spent the 2024 campaign with the Nationals, holding a 4.36 ERA and 55:20 K:BB over 66 innings. The 34-year-old will compete for a spot in the Toronto bullpen but will likely begin the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Mets beat Nationals 2-1 on Marte's single in 10th inning

Starling Marte lined a game-ending single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets to a critical 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dylan Crews hits leadoff homer in 3rd career game, helps Nationals to 5-2 win over Yankees

Dylan Crews led off the game for the Nationals with his first career homer and later hit an RBI double, and Washington beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to take two of three from the A...

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dylan Crews gets his first 2 hits as Nats' rookies rough up Gerrit Cole in 4-2 win over Yankees

Dylan Crews got the first two hits of his career and fellow rookies Andrés Chaparro and José Tena hit back-to-back homers as the Washington Nationals beat Gerrit Cole and the New Y...

AUGUST 28, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Vultures another win Barnes (8-2) blew the save but picked up the win Sunday over Atlanta, allowing a solo home run in the sixth inning.

Impact The journeyman right-hander had never won more than three games coming into 2024, but Barnes was in the right place at the right time once again Sunday. He coughed up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a Matt Olson blast, but the Nationals immediately reclaimed the lead in the top of the seventh and never looked back. Since the All-Star break, Barnes has gone 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP an d 19:4 K:BB in 19.2 innings.

AUGUST 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

DJ Herz and CJ Abrams help the Nationals knock off the Braves 5-1

DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 to avoid a three-game sweep

AUGUST 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ruiz, Call and Wood go deep as the Nationals snap 4-game skid with 6-4 win over Phillies

Keibert Ruiz homered for the third time in four games, Alex Call and James Wood also went deep and the Washington Nationals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with...

AUGUST 18, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jacob Young hits bases-loaded triple in the 10th in the Nationals' 10-8 victory over Cardinals

Jacob Young hit a bases-loaded triple in the 10th inning in the Washington Nationals’ 10-8 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night

JULY 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Keibert Ruiz homers in 7-run 4th inning as the Nationals beat the Braves 8-5

Keibert Ruiz homered as part of a seven-run fourth inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Sunday, spoiling the major league debut of pitcher Hurston...

JUNE 9, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ozuna's 16th homer in 7th breaks scoreless tie as Fried, Braves blank Nationals 2-0

Marcell Ozuna broke a scoreless tie with his 16th homer in the seventh inning, Max Fried threw eight strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 2-0

MAY 29, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Buxton homers twice, Ryan works 7 scoreless innings as Twins end 7-game skid by beating Nationals

Byron Buxton hit two homers and drove in three runs, Joe Ryan pitched seven scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins halted a seven-game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over the...

MAY 22, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jesse Winker's grand slam sparks Nationals to 11-4 win over Marlins

Jesse Winker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, one of three Washington home runs, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 11-4

APRIL 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Reassigned to minor-league camp The Nationals reassigned Barnes to minor-league camp Saturday.

Impact Barnes pitched well this spring but still wasn't able to crack the Opening Day bullpen. It's not clear whether he plans to opt out of his contract or report to Triple-A Rochester to begin the season.

MARCH 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Testing free agency Barnes elected free agency Monday, per MLB's transactions log.

Impact Barnes chose to test the open market after failing to draw interest while on waivers. He appeared in 13 games for the Cardinals during the 2023 campaign, posting a 5.93 ERA and 1.54 WHIP with eight strikeouts over 13.2 innings.

OCTOBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss Wednesday Barnes (0-1) allowed one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Wednesday versus the Brewers.

Impact Barnes got the last two outs of the sixth inning with no trouble, but put a runner on in the seventh, and Matthew Liberatore couldn't prevent the go-ahead run from scoring. Barnes has worked in a low-leverage role with the Cardinals, pitching to a 7.15 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 6:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings across 11 appearances this season after he was called up Aug. 22.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Added to roster The Cardinals selected Barnes' contract from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Impact Barnes has spent all of this season at the Triple-A level, collecting a 2.47 ERA and 45:22 K:BB over 51 innings at three different stops. The 33-year-old reliever will provide a fresh arm to a Cards' bullpen that's been overworked.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lands with Cards Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Impact Barnes was cut loose by the Phillies on July 10, and he'll now serve as an organizational depth piece in the Cardinals' farm system. Barnes holds a 2.97 ERA and 1.41 WHIP through 33.1 innings in Triple-A and has now been a part of three different organizations this season.

JULY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Released by Phillies Barnes was released by the Phillies on Monday.

Impact He inked a minor-league deal with the Phils in late May but has been cut loose after holding a 4.15 ERA and 12:4 K:BB over 13 innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Barnes has spent parts of each of the last seven seasons in the majors but so far in 2023 has pitched only at the Triple-A level in the Rangers and Phillies organizations.

JULY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Inks minors deal with Philly Barnes signed a minor-league contract Tuesday with the Phillies, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.

Impact Barnes opted out of a minor-league pact with the Rangers last week after pitching to a 2.21 ERA across 20.1 innings with their Triple-A affiliate in Round Rock. He'll be stationed at Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

MAY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Cut by Texas Barnes was released by the Rangers on Sunday.

Impact Barnes will head to the open market after he produced a 2.21 ERA and 1.59 WHIP with 17 strikeouts over 20.1 innings in 13 appearances with Triple-A Round Rock this season. Based on those numbers, the 33-year-old should get a look from another squad this summer.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to open market Barnes elected free agency Monday.

Impact Barnes officially parted ways with the Yankees organization one day after the big club was eliminated from the postseason with a Game 4 loss to the Astros in the American League Championship Series. The veteran right-hander had already been outrighted off the 40-man roster before the end of the regular season and will presumably have to settle for a minor-league deal in free agency this winter. Between big-league stops with New York and Detroit in 2022, Barnes accrued a 5.64 ERA and 1.43 WHIP in 23 appearances.

OCTOBER 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Barnes was outrighted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday.

Impact Barnes was designated for assignment Sunday and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 32-year-old owns a 5.64 ERA in 22.1 innings this season and a 6.37 ERA across the last four years.

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Designated for assignment Barnes was designated for assignment Sunday.

Impact This move clears a spot on the active roster for Chi Chi Gonzalez, who is starting Sunday. Barnes had just been called up Saturday and struck out two in 1.2 scoreless frames in his final appearance of the season.

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Judge stays at 61 homers on 61st anniversary of Maris' 61st

Aaron Judge went 0 for 2 with two walks and was hit by a pitch, remaining at 61 homers on the 61st anniversary of Roger Maris setting the American League record, and the New York Y...

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS