Bats Left Throws Right Earned run average 3.95 WHIP 1.39 Weight 88 kg | Win–loss record 0–0 Strikeouts 14 Height 1.85 m Salary 507,500 USD (2016) | |
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Daniel J. Barnes (born October 21, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB)
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High school and college
Barnes attended Manhasset Secondary School in Manhasset, New York, where he earned four varsity letters. As a senior, he posted an 8–1 win–loss record, 0.80 earned run average (ERA), and 103 strikeouts in 58 innings pitched. After graduation, he attended Princeton University, and played three seasons for the Princeton Tigers while majoring in economics. In 2008, Barnes made 12 appearances, four of which were starts, and posted a 2–4 record, 4.58 ERA, and 37 strikeouts in 37 1⁄3 innings. Injuries limited him to just 8 2⁄3 innings in 2009. In 2010, Barnes made nine starts for the Tigers, and pitched to a 1–3 record, 5.14 ERA, and 40 strikeouts in 49 innings.
Draft and minor leagues
Barnes was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 35th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft, and assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League. He made 14 relief appearances for the team, and was promoted to the Lansing Lugnuts of the Class-A Midwest League to end the season. In 37 2⁄3 combined innings, Barnes finished the 2010 season with a 1–1 win–loss record, 2.15 ERA, and 53 strikeouts. He spent the entire 2011 season in Lansing, making 44 appearances and posting a 5–1 record, 2.32 ERA, 99 strikeouts, and 13 saves in a career-high 66 innings pitched. Barnes played with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Class-A Advanced Florida State League for most of the 2012 season, making one appearance for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Class AA Eastern League at the end of the season. In 51 total appearances, he would pitch to a 1–3 record, 1.87 ERA, 65 strikeouts, and 34 saves in 53 innings. Barnes made just four appearances totaling three innings pitched in 2013 before being shut down due to a rotator cuff injury.
In 2014, Barnes made 36 appearances for Dunedin, and posted a 0–5 win–loss record, 4.19 ERA, 49 strikeouts, and 7 saves in 38 2⁄3 innings. In the offseason he made 4 relief appearances for the Gigantes de Carolina of the Puerto Rican Winter league. Barnes pitched the entire 2015 minor league season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, finishing the season with a 3–2 record, 2.97 ERA, and 74 strikeouts in 60 2⁄3 innings. He began the 2016 season in New Hampshire, and after pitching to a 1.01 ERA in 35 2⁄3 innings, was promoted to the Buffalo Bisons of the Class AAA International League in June.
Toronto Blue Jays
On August 2, 2016, the Blue Jays promoted Barnes to the major leagues. He made his MLB debut that night, holding a 2–1 lead with a scoreless inning of relief against the Houston Astros that included strikeouts of Alex Bregman and Carlos Correa. Barnes was optioned back to Buffalo on August 9, and recalled by the Blue Jays on September 1. He appeared in 12 games for the Blue Jays in 2016, recording a 3.95 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 13 2⁄3 innings. On October 8, Barnes was added to the Blue Jays' American League Division Series roster after Francisco Liriano suffered a concussion.
Personal life
Barnes' parents, Edward and Maria, attended Columbia University and Barnard College respectively, and are both doctors. He has an older brother, Christopher, and three younger sisters named Anastasia, Kiki, and Katie.