Austin Barnes, Catcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, #28

Date of Birth: 12/28/1989
Birthplace: Riverside, California
College: Arizona State University

Austin Barnes, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, was first drafted by the Miami Marlins in 2011. He was traded to the Dodgers on December 11, 2014. He played in the minor leagues from 2011 through 2015. His most impressive statistic is his strikeout to walk ratio. He struck out 249 times and walked 252 times. In 500 games, he batted .300 with 560 hits, 114 doubles, and 228 RBIs. Defensively, he played 150 games at second base and 273 games as a catcher.

Barnes joined the Dodgers for 20 games in 2015. He had 6 hits, including 2 doubles. He spent most of the 2016 season in the minors, playing in just 21 games with the Dodgers. He played in the postseason and he had no hits and one strikeout in one at-bat in 2 games.

Barnes played in 102 games with the Dodgers in 2017. He batted .289 with 63 hits, 15 doubles, and 38 RBIs. He walked 39 times while striking out just 43 times. Defensively, he played 21 games at second base, 1 game at third base, and 55 games as a catcher. In the postseason, he had 10 hits, including a home run, 5 RBIs, and 10 strikeouts to 4 walks in 46 at-bats in 15 games.

Barnes batted .205 in 100 games in 2018. Defensively, he played 61 games as a catcher and 19 games at second base. In the postseason, he batted .069 with 2 hits and 2 RBIs in 29 at-bats in 10 games.

Barnes spent time on the DL in 2019 with a left groin strain. He finished the season with 43 hits and a .203 batting average in 75 games. Defensively, as a catcher in 64 games, he made 554 putouts and 6 errors and he caught players trying to steal 21.7% of the time. He didn't play in the postseason.

Barnes played in 29 games in 2020. He finished the season with 21 hits and a .244 batting average. Defensively, he was the Dodgers' catcher in 28 games. In the postseason, he batted .320 with 8 hits, including a home run, and 3 RBIs in 25 at-bats in 10 games.

Barnes finished the 2021 season with 43 hits, 56 strikeouts to 20 walks, and a .215 batting average in 77 games. In the postseason, he had no hits in 2 at-bats in 3 games.

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Austin Barnes
Baseball Reference - Austin Barnes