Tucker Barnhart: Retires from professional baseball
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Barnhart's agent, Steve Rath, announced Sunday that the 34-year-old catcher wil retire from professional baseball, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Barnhart hit .241/.318/.351 over parts of 12 major-league seasons, earning two Gold Glove awards during his eight seasons with the Reds. He had re-signed with the Rangers on a minor-league deal earlier this month, posting a .515 OPS in 11 games at Triple-A Round Rock before electing to call it quits.
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Rangers' Tucker Barnhart: Back with Rangers on MiLB pact
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The Rangers re-signed Barnhart to a minor-league contract Wednesday.
Barnhart elected free agency earlier this week after being removed from the Rangers' 40-man roster, but he's back in the organization on a restructured deal. The 34-year-old will provide catching depth.
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Tucker Barnhart: Hits open market
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Barnhart cleared waivers and elected free agency Tuesday.
The veteran backstop was designated for assignment by the Rangers over the weekend and won't stick in the organization after passing through waivers unclaimed. Barnhart appeared in eight games during his month in the majors with Texas and went 3-for-13 with a walk.
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Rangers' Tucker Barnhart: DFA'd by Texas
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The Rangers designated Barnhart for assignment Sunday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.
The 34-year-old was added to the big-league roster in late April and appeared in just eight games during his time in the majors, going 3-for-13 with a walk in 15 plate appearances. Barnhart will have the option to elect free agency if he passes through waivers unclaimed.
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Rangers' Tucker Barnhart: Joins big club
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The Rangers selected Barnhart's contract from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Barnhart will join the major-league roster for the first time this season to provide Texas with some depth behind the plate while Kyle Higashioka nurses a hamstring injury. Barnhart owns just a .541 OPS in the majors since 2022 but has shown more promise in the minors this year with a .246/.354/.391 slash line through 89 plate appearances.
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Rangers' Tucker Barnhart: Gets NRI from Texas
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Barnhart signed a minor-league contract with the Rangers on Saturday that includes an invitation to spring training, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Barnhart slashed just .173/.287/.210 over 96 plate appearances with the Diamondbacks last season before being cut at the end of June, and his performance didn't improve at all after he signed a minor-league deal with Cincinnati in August. The 33-year-old backstop will now get another chance to turn things around with the Rangers, though his chances of suddenly breaking out offensively are slim.
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Reds' Tucker Barnhart: Latches on with Reds
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The Reds signed Barnhart to a minor-league contract on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
Barnhart was released by the Diamondbacks in early July, and after spending a month in free agency, the 33-year-old catcher has finally found a home. He'll return to a Reds organization which he spent the first 13 years of his professional career with after being selected in the 10th round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. Considering Cincinnati isn't very thin at the catcher position, Barnhart doesn't have a clear path to big-league at-bats. He should be expected to report to Triple-A Louisville.
Barnhart predictably passed through waivers after being designated for assignment and is now officially a free agent. The veteran catcher should be able to find work elsewhere but is likely to have to accept a minor-league contract.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Designated for assignment
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Barnhart was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks on Sunday, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
Barnhart will now be placed on waivers and the other 29 teams in the league will have an opportunity to claim him. The catcher has produced a .173 average with two doubles, six RBI, 13 runs scored and a stolen base over 81 at-bats in 31 games with Arizona this season. With Barnhart's disappointing output at the plate this year, he'll be the odd man out with Gabriel Moreno (thumb) expected to be activated from the 10-day injured list Tuesday. Jose Herrera will operate as the primary backup behind Moreno at catcher with the Diamondbacks.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Getting Saturday off
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Barnhart isn't in the Diamondbacks' lineup for Saturday's game versus Oakland.
The switch-hitting Barnhart owns just a .290 OPS against left-handed pitching this season, so he'll take a seat Saturday as the A's send southpaw Hogan Harris to the mound. Jose Herrera will fill in behind the dish and bat ninth.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Resting Thursday
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Barnhart is out of the lineup for Thursday's game against the Twins.
Barnhart had started behind the plate in three of the past four games but will get a breather for the day game after the night game. Jose Herrera will handle the catching duties Thursday, but Barnhart looks poised to serve as the Diamondbacks' top backstop until Gabriel Moreno (thumb) is back from the injured list.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Sitting Sunday
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Barnhart is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against Philadelphia.
Barnhart came in for Gabriel Moreno (thumb) in the bottom of the sixth inning in Friday's contest. Barnhart started at catcher Saturday, going 1-for-3 with an RBI in a 12-1 loss, and he will serve as Arizona's primary catcher with Moreno on the injured list. Jose Herrera will start behind home plate Sunday and bat ninth against Phillies southpaw Cristopher Sanchez.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Moves up depth chart
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Barnhart went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Saturday's 12-1 loss to the Phillies.
Barnhart drove in Arizona's lone run and has RBI in three of his last four starts. He stepped in as the starting catcher Saturday after the Diamondbacks placed primary backstop Gabriel Moreno (thumb) on the 10-day injured list. Barnhart moves to the top of the depth chart with Jose Herrera called up from Triple-A Reno to serve as the backup.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Back on bench Monday
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Barnhart is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Giants.
As expected, Barnhart will retreat to the bench after he filled in for a resting Gabriel Moreno in Sunday's 5-4 win over the Mets. Moreno entered the season as the Diamondbacks' clear No. 1 backstop, and Barnhart has done little to change the pecking order behind the plate by hitting just .154 over 52 at-bats.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Makes two straight starts
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Barnhart went 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Cubs.
Barnhart made a second consecutive start in place of Gabriel Moreno (thumb) and had his first extra-base hit of the season. Moreno did enter the game as a pinch hitter for Barnhart in the bottom of the ninth inning, flying out to right field. That suggests Moreno could return to the starting lineup Thursday at San Francisco.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Makes first start
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Barnhart went 1-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and one run in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Rockies.
Barnhart made his first start of the regular season, giving Gabriel Moreno a day off in the final game of the season-opening four-game set against Colorado. Moreno made 99 starts behind the plate in 2023 and should see a similar workload this season.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Added to Opening Day roster
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The Diamondbacks selected Barnhart's contract Monday.
The transaction confirms that Barnhart will be a part of the Diamondbacks' Opening Day roster, which had already been made apparent when his primary competition for the No. 2 catcher role, Jose Herrera, was optioned to Triple-A Reno on Sunday. During his time in the big leagues with the Reds, Tigers and Cubs, Barnhart has been valued for his defensive work and ability to handle a pitching staff, but the Diamondbacks aren't likely to count on him to make more than one or two starts per week while top backstop Gabriel Moreno is healthy.
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Diamondbacks' Tucker Barnhart: Gets NRI deal from Arizona
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Barnhart signed a minor-league contract with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday and received an invitation to major-league spring training.
Barnhart slashed .202/.285/.257 with nine RBI across 123 plate appearances with the Cubs last season before being DFA'd and finishing the year with the Dodgers' Triple-A affiliate. With Gabriel Moreno virtually locked in as Arizona's everyday catcher, Barnhart will compete with Jose Herrera in the spring for the backup job.
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