TRES BARRERA NEWS

Becomes free agent Barrera elected free agency Friday.

Impact Barrera will head to the open market this offseason and will presumably be on the lookout for a minor-league deal. He appeared in six big-league games for St. Louis in 2023 but was outrighted off the 40-man roster in June and finished the campaign at Triple-A Memphis. Over 245 plate appearances with Memphis, the 29-year-old backstop slashed .213/.306/.343 with seven home runs.

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Barrera was outrighted to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Brian Walton of TheCardinalNation.com reports.

Impact Barrera passed through waivers unclaimed after being designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Saturday. The 28-year-old catcher drew only two plate appearances during his month-long stay on the major-league roster in St. Louis, largely because Willson Contreras was allowed to return to defensive duties.

JUNE 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Removed from 40-man roster Barrera was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Saturday.

Impact Barrera will hit the waiver wire after appearing in six games with St. Louis following his promotion, and he went hitless in his two at-bats with the club. The Cardinals will announce a corresponding transaction before Sunday's game against the Pirates.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Called up by Cardinals Barrera's contract was selected by the Cardinals on Saturday.

Impact Barrera is a 28-year-old backstop with a career .231/.317/.315 slash line in 51 major-league games. The Cardinals didn't send down any catchers as part of the series of moves which accompanied Barrera's call-up, so it looks as though he'll be merely the third catcher behind Willson Contreras and Andrew Knizner for now.

MAY 6, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

On active roster at Memphis Barrera (knee) is on the active roster at Triple-A Memphis ahead of their season opener Friday.

Impact Barrera was sidelined due to knee soreness over the final week of the Grapefruit League schedule, but he's ready now to suit up for Memphis and could be a candidate for a quick call-up to St. Louis if Willson Contreras (knee) requires an IL stint. Ivan Herrera, also stationed at Memphis, is another option for fill-in duties. Andrew Knizner opened the year as the No. 2 catcher for the Cardinals.

MARCH 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Battling knee soreness Barrera won't play for the remained of the Grapefruit League schedule due to knee soreness, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Barrera had a chance to win the backup catcher job in spring training, but he went 2-for-13 with a double, a home run and two RBI over 12 spring games. Andrew Knizner appears set to open the season as the backup catcher, so there's a good chance Barrera is reassigned to Triple-A Memphis soon. He's on a minor-league and will serve as organizational depth at catcher.

MARCH 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Chance to win backup job Barrera has made a strong impression in spring camp, John Denton of MLB.com reports.

Impact Cardinals manager Oli Marmol has made it clear that the job behind starting backstop Willson Contreras is "wide open," and Barrera has a strong chance to win that position. The backstop signed on with St. Louis as a non-roster invite, and has posted just a .631 OPS so far over 162 plate appearances at the major-league level. Andrew Knizner also is battling for the backup gig, but this appears to be a competition that could go down to the final days of spring training.

MARCH 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets NRI from St. Louis Barrera signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Friday that includes an invitation to major-league spring training, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact The 28-year-old has seen big-league action in bits and pieces with the Nationals, collecting a .631 OPS in 162 plate appearances over three seasons. Barrera will likely to open 2023 at Triple-A Memphis.

JANUARY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Elects free agency Barrera rejected an outright assignment to Triple-A Rochester and elected free agency Friday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Barrera was removed from the Nationals' 40-man roster Thursday and will test free agency rather than report to Triple-A. The 28-year-old played in 19 big-league games last season and had a .180/.212/.200 slash line in 53 plate appearances.

NOVEMBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Outrighted to Triple-A Barrera cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Rochester on Thursday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Barrera served as a reserve catcher for Washington at times in 2022 and went 9-for-50 in 19 games. He won't stick on the 40-man roster through the offseason and is likely to open 2023 back at Triple-A.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Clutch Joey Meneses, steady Tres Barrera lift Nationals past Braves The veteran catcher gets a rare start and makes the most of it while the 30-year-old rookie continues his stunning stretch.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM

Meneses' 8th-inning HR snaps Braves' 5-game winning streak

Joey Meneses hit a go-ahead, two-run homer off Jesse Chavez in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals stopped the Atlanta Braves’ five-game winning streak with a 3-2 vict...

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meneses delivers 3-run HR in 10th, Nationals beat A's 7-5

Joey Meneses hit a game-winning three-run homer in the 10th inning to cap his first four-hit game as the Washington Nationals rallied to beat the Oakland Athletics 7-5

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sánchez earns first win since 2020, Nationals beat A's 5-1

Aníbal Sánchez earned his first victory in nearly two years, Luke Voit hit a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Oakland Athletics 5-1

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ray takes no-hit try into 7th, Mariners beat Nationals

Robbie Ray took a no-hit try into the seventh inning, Mitch Haniger and Eugenio Suárez both hit two-run homers and the Seattle Mariners defeated the Washington Nationals 4-2

AUGUST 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Optioned to Triple-A Barrera was optioned to Triple-A Rochester on Monday, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

Impact Barrera has served as the Nationals' backup catcher since early July, but he posted a paltry .441 OPS in 35 plate appearances over 14 games, so the team decided to send him back to Triple-A for the time being. It remains to be seen who will replace Barrera on Washington's roster, but Riley Adams is the most likely option.

AUGUST 22, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets rare start Barrera went 1-for-3 with a run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Cubs.

Impact The 27-year-old has only started two of 10 games so far in August as Keibert Ruiz continues to get most of the work behind the plate. Since joining the big-league roster in early July, Barrera hasn't made a compelling case for a bigger role, going 5-for-27 (.185) with a double, four RBI and a 31.0 percent strikeout rate.

AUGUST 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Hoerner, Cubs top power-hitting rookie Meneses, Nationals

Nico Hoerner homered to ignite a four-run rally in the seventh inning that sent the Chicago Cubs over power-hitting rookie Joey Meneses and the Washington Nationals 4-2

AUGUST 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hoskins, streaking Phillies rout Nationals 11-5

Rhys Hoskins homered in the first inning for the third straight game _ the first Phillies player to do it since at least 1900 _ and the surging Philadelphia Phillies routed the Was...

AUGUST 7, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Juan Soto trade: Why Nationals dealt a franchise icon

How did the 2019 champion Nationals go from first to worst and ultimately trade Juan Soto? Jordan Shusterman breaks it all down.

AUGUST 2, 2022

Two-RBI performance Barrera went 1-for-2 with two RBI in Saturday's loss to Miami.

Impact Barrera's two RBI came thanks to throwing errors in the second inning that saw Nelson Cruz and Lane Thomas cross the plate. It was the catcher's first appearance this season, but it should give him confidence going forwards after picking up a hit and two RBI. Barrera appears to be the new backup behind Keibert Ruiz after Riley Adams was demoted.

JULY 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Anderson HRs, Marlins win 6-3 for 9th win in 10 vs Nats

Brian Anderson homered, and the Miami Marlins beat Washington 6-3 for their ninth win in 10 games against the Nationals this season

JULY 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Called up Friday Barrera was called up from Triple-A Rochester on Friday, Jesse Dougherty of The Washington Post reports.

Impact Barrera will join the big league roster ahead of Friday's series opener versus the Marlins. He'll be set to make his season debut with the Nationals after he has posted a .256 average with seven homers, 24 RBI and 25 runs over 164 at-bats in 51 games with Rochester this year. Riley Adams was sent down to Triple-A in a corresponding move.

JULY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Arozarena, Álvarez, Bichette among 16 whose deals renewed

Rookie of the Year winners Randy Arozarena and Yordan Álvarez and All-Star shortstop Bo Bichette were among 16 players whose contracts were renewed by their teams rather than reach...

MARCH 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Harper homers, Phillies beat Nats 7-4 for 4th straight win

Bryce Harper homered in the first inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-4, stretching their win streak to four games

AUGUST 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS