Jacob Barnes
Jacob Andrew Barnes (born April 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New York Mets, Toronto Blue Jays, and Detroit Tigers. Career. After graduating from St. Petersburg High School, Barnes played college baseball at Florida Gulf Coast University. In 2011, his junior year, he went 1-4 with a 4.58 ERA in 55 innings. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft and  he signed. Milwaukee Brewers. After signing, Barnes made his professional debut with the Helena Brewers where he was 2-1 with a 2.12 ERA in 29.2 relief innings pitched. In 2012, he played for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers where he pitched to a 4-7 record and a 3.84 ERA in 25 games (seven starts), and in 2013, he pitched with the Brevard County Manatees where he was 9-6 with a 3.08 ERA in 21 games (14 starts). Barnes began 2014 with Brevard County, and after compiling a 1.23 ERA in 7.1 innings, he was promoted to the Huntsville  Stars and he finished the season there with a 2-6 record and 4.26 ERA in 23 games (21 being starts). In 2015, he pitched for the Biloxi Shuckers where he compiled a 4-5 record and a 3.36 ERA in 39 games including six starts. The Brewers added Barnes to their 40-man roster after the 2015 season. He began 2016 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. After posting a 1.21 ERA over 17 games for the Sky Sox, the Brewers promoted Barnes to the major leagues on June 2, 2016. He made his major league debut the next  day, and spent the remainder of the season with Milwaukee. In 26.2 innings pitched in relief, he was 0-1 with a 2.70 ERA. In 2017, Barnes returned to Milwaukee and posted a 3-4 record and a 4.00 ERA in 73 relief appearances in his first full major league season. Barnes returned to Milwaukee's bullpen to begin 2018. However, after pitching to a 12.00 ERA in his first four outings in May, he was optioned to Colorado Springs on May 12. He was recalled on May 27. On August 1, 2019, Barnes was designated for assignment after posting  an ERA of 6.86 in innings. Kansas City Royals. On August 3, 2019, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals. Barnes was designated for assignment on November 4 and was released on November 6. Los Angeles Angels. On January 22, 2020, Barnes signed a minor league deal with the Los Angeles Angels. On July 23, 2020, Barnes had his contract selected to the 40-man and active rosters. He pitched to a 5.50 ERA over 18 games for the Angels in 2020. New York Mets. On October 30, 2020, Barnes was claimed off waivers by the New  York Mets. In 19 appearances for the Mets, Barnes struggled to a 6.27 ERA in 18.2 innings of work before being designated for assignment on June 14, 2021. Toronto Blue Jays. On June 19, 2021, Barnes was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Troy Miller. Barnes was designated for assignment by Toronto on July 26 after posting a 6.00 ERA in 9 appearances with the team. On August 2, Barnes was outrighted to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. On September 29, Barnes was re-selected to the 40-man roster. Barnes was again designated for assignment on  October 20, and elected free agency two days later. Detroit Tigers. On December 1, 2021, the Detroit Tigers signed Barnes to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training. After initially being sent to minor league camp during spring training, Barnes was called back to the major league camp and made the opening day roster.