AUGUST 28 • SUNHERALD.COM
MATT BARNES #41 - PITCHER - WASHINGTON NATIONALS
0-0 W-L •
1.50 WHIP •
6.75 ERA
0-0 W-L
1.50 WHIP
6.75 ERA
Clippers Lob City nostalgia - Matt Barnes on what made Blake Griffin a fan favorite It’s still amazing that team never won a championship.
Washington Nationals Designate Former All-Star Reliever Matt Barnes For Assignment Matt Barnes had been shaky for the Washington Nationals this season, so the former Boston Red Sox All-Star and World Series champion was cut...
MAY 7 • SI.COM
Jesse Winker's grand slam sparks Nationals to 11-4 win over Marlins
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Shohei Ohtani's hard-hit home run adds to torrid start in 1st season with Dodgers
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Mitchell Parker throws 7 scoreless innings as Nats blank Astros 6-0
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Nationals place Stephen Strasburg on 60-day injured list
Pitcher Stephen Strasburg was put on the 60-day injured list by the Washington Nationals ahead of their opener at CincinnatiMARCH 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Makes Opening Day roster The Nationals selected Barnes to the major-league roster Sunday.
Impact The veteran right-hander signed as a non-roster invitee early in camp and pitched well in Grapefruit League action with three strikeouts and no walks over 3.2 scoreless frames. Barnes struggled to a 5.48 ERA in 24 outings for Miami last season and should begin 2024 in a middle-relief role, though his experience as a closer makes him a logical option for higher-leverage spots with a strong start to the campaign.
MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE
With help of physical therapy, Barnes nears Opening Day nod WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- The weights were lighter, the movements were slower and the results have been strong. Right-hander Matt Barnes is b...
MARCH 19 • MLB.COM
'I know that I can contribute': Feeling healthy after hip surgery, longtime Red Sox Matt Barnes pitches for another job - The Boston Globe Unable to recapture with the Marlins the All-Star form he showed in the first half of 2021, the Connecticut righty had a procedure to repair...
JANUARY 30 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
Option declined The Marlins declined Barnes' (hip) $9 million option for 2024 on Sunday, Daniel Alvarez-Montes of ElExtraBase.com reports.
Impact Barnes will be paid a $2.25 buyout instead as he heads into free agency. The veteran reliever posted a 5.48 ERA over just 24 appearances this season before undergoing season-ending hip surgery in July. It's not clear when he might be ready to pitch in games again.
NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Moves to 60-day IL Barnes (hip) was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Barnes underwent surgery on his left hip Tuesday and is likely to be out for the rest of the season. He was transferred to the 60-day injured list to create space on the 40-man roster for David Robertson, whom the Marlins acquired from the Mets on Thursday.
JULY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Undergoing surgery Barnes will undergo surgery on his left hip July 25, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact It will be about three months before Barnes is cleared for running and throwing, which means his season is essentially over. A move to the 60-day IL is inevitable, and he'll finish 2023 with a 5.48 ERA and 1.64 WHIP across 21.1 innings.
JULY 14, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Works scoreless inning in rehab Barnes (hip) struck out a batter and gave up no hits and one walk in a scoreless inning during his rehab appearance Tuesday for the Marlins' rookie-level Florida Complex League aff...
Impact Barnes pitched a clean inning without much issue in what marked his first appearance at any level since June 1 after he landed on the injured list with a left hip impingement. The right-hander may require another minor-league appearance or two before the Marlins are comfortable adding him back to the MLB bullpen.
JUNE 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Throws bullpen session Barnes (hip) threw a bullpen session Thursday, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Thursday marks Barnes' first bullpen session since landing on the injured list June 2 with a left hip impingement. He'll presumably throw another few sessions before beginning a rehab assignment in the coming weeks.
JUNE 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Playing catch Barnes (hip) has resumed playing catch, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Barnes has been out nearly all month with a left hip impingement but is slowly easing back into a throwing program. He figures to need a rehab appearance or two before returning.
JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Marlins place RHP Matt Barnes (hip) on injured list The Miami Marlins placed right-hander Matt Barnes on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left hip impingement
JUNE 2, 2023 • DEADSPIN.COM
Heads to IL with hip injury Barnes was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a left hip impingement, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact Barnes was rocked for five runs while recording just one out during Thursday's loss to the Padres, but it appears he might have been pitching hurt. The veteran reliever will be replaced in the bullpen by George Soriano.
JUNE 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Opening bullpen game Barnes will be the first pitcher on the mound Saturday in what will likely be a bullpen game against the Cubs, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
Impact The Marlins had to scratch Bryan Hoeing for undisclosed reasons and will turn the ball over to a collection of relievers. Barnes will technically be making his first start since 2015, but it's unlikely he pitches more than an inning or two.
MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Pitching well to begin year Barnes struck out two over 1.2 perfect innings of relief in Sunday's loss to the Guardians.
Impact Jesus Luzardo got the hook with one out in the fifth inning and his club down 4-1, but Barnes kept Miami in the game for another couple frames with an impressive performance. The veteran right-hander hasn't been in the high-leverage mix to begin the season, but that could soon change as he sports a 1.93 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB through 9.1 innings to begin his tenure with the Marlins.
APRIL 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Soler's pinch hit blast leads Marlins past Giants 4-3
Jorge Soler hit a pinch-hit two-run home run in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins rallied to beat the San Francisco Giants 4-3APRIL 18, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clean outing Wednesday Barnes walked one and struck out one in a scoreless sixth inning during Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Cardinals.
Impact The right-hander was the first reliever in the game for the Marlins after Trevor Rogers hit the showers, which in the spring is a spot generally reserved for high-leverage options. Barnes' 6:4 K:BB through 4.2 innings in camp isn't exactly sharp, however, and it's an ominous sign for a pitcher who's posted a walk rate above 11.0 percent in four of the last five seasons. Miami isn't expected to go into 2023 with a set closer, instead mixing and matching among four different late-inning arms, but Dylan Floro still seems to be ahead of Barnes in the pecking order from the right side.
MARCH 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE
Matt Barnes settles in with the Marlins and has (almost) only good things to say about the Red Sox - The Boston Globe Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom was noticeably from the reliever's kind words about Sox staff members. “Unfortunately, a lot of people in...
MARCH 1, 2023 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM
It's working: Pitch clock shaves 20 minutes from early games
So far, baseball's new speed-up rules are workingFEBRUARY 27, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
