Aaron Barrett (baseball)

Aaron Barrett
Barrett with the Washington Nationals
Washington Nationals
Pitcher
Born: (1988-01-02) January 2, 1988
Evansville, Indiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
March 31, 2014, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2015 season)
Win–loss record 6–3
Earned run average 3.47
Strikeouts 84
Teams

Aaron James Barrett (born January 2, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Washington Nationals organization.

Career

Amateur Career

Barrett graduated from Evansville Central High School and attended Wabash Valley College for two years before transferring to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). He played college baseball for the Wabash Valley Warriors and the Ole Miss Rebels.[1]

Barrett was drafted in the 2006, 2008 and 2009 Major League Baseball Drafts, but did not sign a professional contract. The Los Angeles Dodgers did not offer him a contract in 2006. When he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins two years later, Barrett had already committed to Ole Miss. He did not pitch well in his first year with the Rebels, and was not going to receive a bonus from the Texas Rangers in 2009.[2]

Washington Nationals

Barrett ultimately signed with the Washington Nationals after being drafted in the ninth round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft.[3]

Barrett played in the Arizona Fall League in 2012.[4] He started the 2013 season with the Harrisburg Senators.[5]

Barrett made the Nationals' Opening Day roster for the 2014 season.[6] He made his debut in the ninth inning of the team's first game of the year against the New York Mets, striking out two while picking up his first career win.[7][8]

On September 4, 2015, Barrett underwent Tommy John surgery.[9] In December, he had bone spurs in his ankle removed.[10]

On July 23, 2016, while rehabbing in Florida, Barrett fractured his right elbow while pitching. He underwent surgery with Dr. James Andrews on July 25.[11]

Barrett signed a new minor league contract with the Nationals on April 3, 2017, after missing the entire 2016 season.[12] He was assigned to the Short Season-A Auburn Doubledays to start the 2018 season, making his first appearance in a professional game since 2015 on June 15, 2018, and striking out three batters for a hold.[13]

Personal life

Barrett met Kendyl Mygatt while a student at the University of Mississippi. She had transferred to Ole Miss from Texas Tech, and played soccer at both schools.[14][15] They married on October 20, 2012.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Engelhardt, Gordon (November 5, 2012). "Central grad Aaron Barrett moving up the professional baseball ranks". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kramer, Lindsay (August 11, 2014). "Syracuse Chiefs reliever Aaron Barrett taking control of his career". The Post-Standard. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ Wagner, James. "Aaron Barrett impressing, Brian Goodwin's progress, minor league updates". Washington Post. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  4. ↑ Kerr, Byron (October 15, 2012). "Aaron Barrett showing "aggressive fastball" in AFL (plus Salt River update)". MASN Sports. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  5. ↑ Morrow, Geoff (June 22, 2013). "Aaron Barrett earns the praises of his Harrisburg Senators bosses and teammates; Could a promotion be coming soon?". The Patriot News. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ Kilgore, Adam (March 27, 2014). "Aaron Barrett, big leaguer". Washington Post. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Anthony Rendon' 3-run HR in 10th lifts Nats past Mets". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ladson, Bill (March 31, 2014). "Hang-tough Nats top Mets in 10 innings". MLB.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  9. ↑ Janes, Chelsea. "Aaron Barrett undergoes successful Tommy John surgery". Washington Post. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Nats RHP Barrett blames elbow surgery on being overworked". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 13, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dr. James Andrews performs elbow surgery on Nationals' Aaron Barrett: 6 points". Becker's Orthopedic Review. July 25, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Nationals' Aaron Barrett: Joins Nationals on minors deal". CBS Sports. April 4, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ Ritzel, Justin (June 15, 2018). "Youth sparks Auburn Doubledays to season-opening win over Batavia Muckdogs". Auburn Citizen. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Kendyl Mygatt Bio". University of Mississippi.
  15. ↑ "Kendyl Mygatt". Texas Tech. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
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