Brandon Barnes (baseball)

Brandon Barnes

Barnes with the Houston Astros
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1986-05-15) May 15, 1986
Orange, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 7, 2012, for the Houston Astros
MLB statistics
(through July 31, 2016)
Batting average .242
Home runs 19
Runs batted in 100
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Brandon Barnes (born May 15, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder free agent. He previously played for the Houston Astros and the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Amateur career

Born in Orange, California, Barnes attended Katella High School in Anaheim, California, where he was a standout in baseball and football. Growing up, Barnes played travel baseball with Minnesota Twins starting pitcher, Phil Hughes, and the pair also played against the Seattle Mariners' Mark Trumbo. A talented free safety in football, Barnes did not even play baseball during his senior year at Katella High, and signed a letter of intent to play football at UCLA, but withdrew after a coaching change.[1] Barnes attended Cypress College, a junior college in Cypress, California, where he returned to playing baseball. Despite Cypress being NJCAA, several MLB players have competed for the school's program, including Trevor Hoffman, Ben Francisco, Jason Vargas, and Gerald Laird. Barnes left Cypress to play professional baseball after only one season.[2]

Professional career

Houston Astros

Barnes was called up to the majors for the first time on August 7, 2012.[3] On May 27, 2013, Barnes hit the Astros first walk off hit of the season. He hit a ground rule double to deep right field, scoring Ronny Cedeno, as the Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 3 to 2.[4] On July 19, 2013, Barnes hit for the cycle. He also has an inside the park home run.

Colorado Rockies

On December 3, 2013, Barnes was traded to the Colorado Rockies with pitcher Jordan Lyles for outfielder Dexter Fowler and a player to be named later.[5] On June 14, 2014, he struck a two-out, two-run inside the park home run off the San Francisco Giants Sergio Romo to lead the Rockies to a 5-4 victory.[6] On July 25, 2016, Barnes was designated for assignment.[7] In three years in Denver, Barnes batted .249/.295/.376 with 10 home runs in 703 plate appearances. He was released on September 12, 2016.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/sports/baseball/astros-brandon-barnes-finally-gets-to-yankees-andy-pettitte.html?_r=0
  2. ↑ http://news.cypresscollege.edu/wordpress/2014/06/24/chargers-baseball-alumnus-featured-by-mlb-com/
  3. ↑ Astros call up Brandon Barnes for major league debut
  4. ↑ Brandon Barnes hits walk off double
  5. ↑ Rockies acquire RHP Jordan Lyles and OF Brandon Barnes from Houston in exchange for OF Dexter Fowler
  6. ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Brandon_Barnes
  7. ↑ "Rockies' Brandon Barnes Officially Designated for Assignment". CBSSports.com. July 25, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2016.

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