Charlie Barnes

BIOGRAPHY

Charlie Barnes was born October 1, 1995, in Sumter, South Carolina. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

Barnes made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, and also played for the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels that year, posting a cumulative 4-2 record and 2.61 ERA. In 2018, he played for the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, recording a 6-6 record and 2.81 ERA in 23 appearances. Barnes split the 2019 season between Fort Myers, the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, pitching to a 7-8 record and 4.88 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 131.0 innings of work.[3]

Barnes did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] Barnes was assigned to the Triple-A St. Paul Saints to begin the 2021 season and logged a 5-2 record and 3.88 ERA in 11 games.

On July 17, 2021, Barnes was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.