Michael Barrett (baseball)

Michael Barrett
Barrett batting for the Padres in 2007
Catcher
Born: (1976-10-22) October 22, 1976 (age 48)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 19, 1998, for the Montreal Expos
Last MLB appearance
April 17, 2009, for the Toronto Blue Jays
MLB statistics
Batting average.263
Home runs98
Runs batted in424
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Michael Patrick Barrett (born October 22, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player and current catching coordinator for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB as a catcher and started his professional career with the Montreal Expos at age 18.[1] Barrett spent three years playing in Minor League Baseball as a shortstop and catcher.[2] He played with the Honolulu Sharks, West Palm Beach Expos, and Delmarva Shorebirds, and was elected to two Minor League All-Star games.[2] Barrett made his MLB debut in 1998 as a third baseman, but was shortly outrighted to the minor leagues to play with the Harrisburg Senators for a season.[3]

Upon Barrett's return to MLB in 1999, he ranked among the top offensive rookies in various statistical categories.[3] Barrett failed to stay healthy during the 2003 season, which prompted the Expos to trade him to the Oakland Athletics, who in turn, traded him to the Chicago Cubs.[3] During his tenure with the Cubs, Barrett won a Silver Slugger Award in 2005, and recorded near career-high statistics in 2004 season.[3] The Cubs traded Barrett to the San Diego Padres in June of 2007.[4] Barrett sustained two major injuries, which caused him to miss 115 games with the Padres, and was subsequently released after the 2008 season.[5] Barrett attempted to make a comeback with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2009, but continued to struggle with injury issues, which led to his release in the subsequent offseason.[6] He spent the second half of the 2010 season in the New York Mets minor league system. Barrett was also a volunteer assistant coach for the baseball team at the University of North Georgia.[7]

  1. ^ Baseball Almanac, Michael Barrett Baseball Stats, baseball-almanac.com, Retrieved on June 4, 2007.
  2. ^ a b The Baseball Cube, Michael Barrett Baseball Statistics, Retrieved on June 20, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs, Biography and Career Highlights: Michael Barrett, mlb.com, Retrieved on June 4, 2007.
  4. ^ Associated Press, Cubs, Padres Swap Barrett, 2 Players (June 21, 2007), Chattanooga Times Free Press, Retrieved on June 22, 2007.
  5. ^ "Padres C Barrett clears waivers". National Post. 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-10-11.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference torn-release was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Michael Barrett Brings MLB Experience To UNG Baseball Staff". UNG Athletics. 2013-08-20. Archived from the original on 2014-01-01. Retrieved 2013-08-20.