JACOB BARNES NEWS

Becomes free agent Barnes elected to become a free agent Tuesday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Barnes cleared waivers after being removed from the Blue Jays' 40-man roster, but he's opted for free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The veteran reliever holds a 9.00 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 5:3 K:BB through eight innings this season and will now look to latch on in another organization.

APRIL 22 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Blue Jays put Nick Sandlin on IL, DFA fellow RHP Jacob Barnes Deadspin | Blue Jays put Nick Sandlin on IL, DFA fellow RHP Jacob Barnes

APRIL 20 • DEADSPIN.COM

Blue Jays put Nick Sandlin on IL, DFA fellow RHP Jacob Barnes The Toronto Blue Jays placed right-hander Nick Sandlin to the 15-day injured list on Sunday with a right lat strain.Also on Sunday, right-ha...

APRIL 20 • SACBEE.COM

Blue Jays shake up bullpen with Sandlin (right lat) to IL, Barnes DFA'd TORONTO -- The bullpen shuffle begins. The Blue Jays designated Jacob Barnes for assignment prior to Sunday’s finale against the Mariners, w...

APRIL 20 • MLB.COM

Designated for assignment Toronto designated Barnes for assignment Sunday.

Impact Barnes' removal from the 40-man roster was one of a series of Toronto moves involving relievers Sunday, as fellow righties Paxton Schultz and Dillon Tate were summoned from the minors and righty Nick Sandlin (lat) was placed on the 15-day IL. It's been a rough season so far for Barnes, who has a 9.00 ERA, 1.62 WHIP and 5:3 K:BB through eight innings across six appearances.

APRIL 20 • ROTOWIRE

Added to roster The Blue Jays selected Barnes contract from Triple-A Buffalo on Thursday, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Despite attending camp as a non-roster invitee and posting a 6.75 ERA, 1.50 WHIP and 6:3 K:BB over 5.1 innings in the Grapefruit League, Barnes was able to win a spot in the Blue Jays' Opening Day bullpen. He'll likely be ticketed for lower-leverage work.

MARCH 27 • ROTOWIRE

Set to make Opening Day roster Barnes is expected to be a part of Thursday's Opening Day roster against the Orioles, Keegan Matheson of MLB.com reports.

Impact Barnes will open the year with Toronto's major-league roster after signing a minor-league deal with the team in February. The right-hander appeared in six games this spring, including one start, surrendering four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six batters over 5.1 innings.

MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE

Gets NRI from Toronto The Blue Jays signed Barnes to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training.

Impact Barnes spent the 2024 campaign with the Nationals, holding a 4.36 ERA and 55:20 K:BB over 66 innings. The 34-year-old will compete for a spot in the Toronto bullpen but will likely begin the season at Triple-A Buffalo.

FEBRUARY 17 • ROTOWIRE

Mets beat Nationals 2-1 on Marte's single in 10th inning

Starling Marte lined a game-ending single in the 10th inning that lifted the New York Mets to a critical 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Dylan Crews hits leadoff homer in 3rd career game, helps Nationals to 5-2 win over Yankees

Dylan Crews led off the game for the Nationals with his first career homer and later hit an RBI double, and Washington beat the New York Yankees 5-2 to take two of three from the A...

AUGUST 29, 2024

Dylan Crews gets his first 2 hits as Nats' rookies rough up Gerrit Cole in 4-2 win over Yankees

Dylan Crews got the first two hits of his career and fellow rookies Andrés Chaparro and José Tena hit back-to-back homers as the Washington Nationals beat Gerrit Cole and the New Y...

AUGUST 28, 2024

Vultures another win Barnes (8-2) blew the save but picked up the win Sunday over Atlanta, allowing a solo home run in the sixth inning.

Impact The journeyman right-hander had never won more than three games coming into 2024, but Barnes was in the right place at the right time once again Sunday. He coughed up a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth on a Matt Olson blast, but the Nationals immediately reclaimed the lead in the top of the seventh and never looked back. Since the All-Star break, Barnes has gone 3-0 with a 3.20 ERA, 1.02 WHIP an d 19:4 K:BB in 19.2 innings.

AUGUST 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

DJ Herz and CJ Abrams help the Nationals knock off the Braves 5-1

DJ Herz struck out eight in five sparkling innings, and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 5-1 to avoid a three-game sweep

AUGUST 25, 2024

Ruiz, Call and Wood go deep as the Nationals snap 4-game skid with 6-4 win over Phillies

Keibert Ruiz homered for the third time in four games, Alex Call and James Wood also went deep and the Washington Nationals snapped a four-game skid and avoided a series sweep with...

AUGUST 18, 2024

Jacob Young hits bases-loaded triple in the 10th in the Nationals' 10-8 victory over Cardinals

Jacob Young hit a bases-loaded triple in the 10th inning in the Washington Nationals’ 10-8 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night

JULY 27, 2024

Keibert Ruiz homers in 7-run 4th inning as the Nationals beat the Braves 8-5

Keibert Ruiz homered as part of a seven-run fourth inning and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 8-5 on Sunday, spoiling the major league debut of pitcher Hurston...

JUNE 9, 2024

Ozuna's 16th homer in 7th breaks scoreless tie as Fried, Braves blank Nationals 2-0

Marcell Ozuna broke a scoreless tie with his 16th homer in the seventh inning, Max Fried threw eight strong innings and the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 2-0

MAY 29, 2024

Buxton homers twice, Ryan works 7 scoreless innings as Twins end 7-game skid by beating Nationals

Byron Buxton hit two homers and drove in three runs, Joe Ryan pitched seven scoreless innings and the Minnesota Twins halted a seven-game losing streak with a 10-0 victory over the...

MAY 22, 2024

Jesse Winker's grand slam sparks Nationals to 11-4 win over Marlins

Jesse Winker hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, one of three Washington home runs, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 11-4

APRIL 27, 2024

Reassigned to minor-league camp The Nationals reassigned Barnes to minor-league camp Saturday.

Impact Barnes pitched well this spring but still wasn't able to crack the Opening Day bullpen. It's not clear whether he plans to opt out of his contract or report to Triple-A Rochester to begin the season.

MARCH 24, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Testing free agency Barnes elected free agency Monday, per MLB's transactions log.

Impact Barnes chose to test the open market after failing to draw interest while on waivers. He appeared in 13 games for the Cardinals during the 2023 campaign, posting a 5.93 ERA and 1.54 WHIP with eight strikeouts over 13.2 innings.

OCTOBER 31, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Takes loss Wednesday Barnes (0-1) allowed one run on one hit over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Wednesday versus the Brewers.

Impact Barnes got the last two outs of the sixth inning with no trouble, but put a runner on in the seventh, and Matthew Liberatore couldn't prevent the go-ahead run from scoring. Barnes has worked in a low-leverage role with the Cardinals, pitching to a 7.15 ERA, 1.68 WHIP and 6:3 K:BB over 11.1 innings across 11 appearances this season after he was called up Aug. 22.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Added to roster The Cardinals selected Barnes' contract from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.

Impact Barnes has spent all of this season at the Triple-A level, collecting a 2.47 ERA and 45:22 K:BB over 51 innings at three different stops. The 33-year-old reliever will provide a fresh arm to a Cards' bullpen that's been overworked.

AUGUST 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lands with Cards Barnes signed a minor-league contract with the Cardinals on Wednesday.

Impact Barnes was cut loose by the Phillies on July 10, and he'll now serve as an organizational depth piece in the Cardinals' farm system. Barnes holds a 2.97 ERA and 1.41 WHIP through 33.1 innings in Triple-A and has now been a part of three different organizations this season.

JULY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Released by Phillies Barnes was released by the Phillies on Monday.

Impact He inked a minor-league deal with the Phils in late May but has been cut loose after holding a 4.15 ERA and 12:4 K:BB over 13 innings with Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Barnes has spent parts of each of the last seven seasons in the majors but so far in 2023 has pitched only at the Triple-A level in the Rangers and Phillies organizations.

JULY 12, 2023 • ROTOWIRE