LUIS BARRERA NEWS

Becomes free agent Barrera has elected free agency, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.

Impact Barrera was designated for assignment near the end of the 2022 campaign, and he's since chosen to test free agency. He appeared in 32 games for Oakland, slashing .234/.294/.338 with one home run, seven RBI, three stolen bases and three runs scored.

OCTOBER 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Andrus' 2-run double caps 5-run 9th, White Sox beat A's 5-3

Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking double against his former team with two outs in a five-run ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox — hitless until the seventh — rallied past the Oak...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returns to Las Vegas The Athletics optioned Barrera to Triple-A Las Vegas on Monday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.

Impact During his five-week stint with the big club, Barrera appeared in 32 games and slashed .234/.294/.338 with a home run and three steals. The Athletics briefly deployed Barrera in the everyday lineup during that five-week period, but he was never able to hit well enough to solidify himself as a regular. With Barrera now headed back to the minors, Cristian Pache and Chad Pinder should have slightly clearer paths to picking up at-bats out of the outfield.

JUNE 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Multi-hit effort in win Barrera went 2-for-3 in a win over the Royals on Sunday.

Impact Barrera drew a second straight start and parlayed it into his first multi-hit effort since May 25. The 26-year-old has cooled off considerably over the last few weeks, as even Sunday's solid effort leaves his slash line over his last 16 games at an abysmal .114/.184/.143.

JUNE 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gets second straight start Barrera will start in left field and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Royals, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Impact For the second straight game, Barrera will maintain a spot in the outfield over Chad Pinder while the Athletics oppose a right-handed starting pitcher. Barrera was rewarded with the start after going 1-for-3 with a double in Saturday's 2-0 loss.

JUNE 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Keller and bullpen two-hit A's, Royals win 2-0

Brad Keller allowed one hit in seven crisp innings to lift Kansas City to a 2-0 win over the Oakland Athletics

JUNE 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Tuesday Barrera isn't in the lineup Tuesday against Atlanta, Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle

Impact Barrera went 0-for-17 with a walk and four strikeouts over his last eight games, and he'll be out of the lineup for the third time in the last four matchups. Chad Pinder is starting in left field and batting fifth.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mired in multi-game slump Barrera is 0-for-17 with a walk, a hit-by-pitch and four strikeouts over his last seven games.

Impact The 26-year-old outfielder was carrying an impressive .333/.383/.500 slash line over his first 47 plate appearances before the skid began, but those respective figures now sit at .237/.303/.356. However, with Barrera still striking out at just a 19.7 percent clip for the season, he's giving himself a fighting chance of snapping out of the slump in short order while seeing regular playing time in the corner outfield spots.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lowrie's RBI single helps A's edge Rangers, who had 5 errors

Jed Lowrie hit a two-out RBI single off Brett Martin in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Oakland Athletics past the mistake-prone Texas Rangers 6-5

MAY 30, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Continues producing in win Barrera went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, a double and a stolen base in a win over the Mariners on Wednesday.

Impact Barrera continued to offer stellar numbers out of the bottom of the order, contributing one of three multi-hit efforts of the night for the Athletics. The 26-year-old has forged multi-hit tallies in four of the last seven games and now boasts a .333/.383/.500 slash line across 47 plate appearances.

MAY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Oakland continues Seattle's slide with 4-2 win over Mariners

Seth Brown and Elvis Andrus both homered off reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Robbie Ray, and the Oakland Athletics beat Seattle 4-2, dropping the Mariners into last place in the...

MAY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Added to Wednesday's lineup Barrera was added to the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mariners.

Impact Barrera was initially slated to take a seat for the second time in the last three games Wednesday, but he'll start in right field and bat ninth after Ramon Laureano (hand) was scratched from the lineup. Barrera has gone 2-for-11 with a double, an RBI, a stolen base, a walk and five strikeouts over the last four games.

MAY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sits for second time in Seattle Barrera is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Seattle.

Impact Barrera will sit for the second time in three games despite going 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 7-5 win. Chad Pinder will pick up his fourth consecutive start in the outfield and may have moved ahead of Barrera on the depth chart.

MAY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Andrus, Lowrie homer, A's end 13-game skid against Mariners

Elvis Andrus hit a tying homer in the sixth, singled and scored in the seventh and the Oakland Athletics snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Seattle Mariners with a 7-5 vic...

MAY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Riding pine Monday Barrera isn't starting Monday against the Mariners.

Impact Barrera will get a breather after he went 0-for-6 with a walk and two strikeouts over the last two games. Tony Kemp, Cristian Pache and Chad Pinder will start in the outfield from left to right.

MAY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Trout reaches 1,000 runs, Angels beat A's 5-3 to stop skid

Mike Trout scored his 1,000th run in the majors, Michael Lorenzen threw six innings of three-hit ball for his fifth win and the Los Angeles Angels snapped a four-game losing streak...

MAY 22, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Laces pair of doubles Friday Barrera went 2-for-4 with two doubles and a run in a win over the Angels on Friday.

Impact Barrera's terrorizing of big-league arms continued in remarkable fashion Friday with his second straight multi-hit effort. The pair of two-baggers were his first extra-base hits since a pinch-hit three-run home run last Saturday, but Barrera is still hitting a blistering .474 (9-for-19) over that span.

MAY 21, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Brown's homer sends A's to 4-2 victory over skidding Angels

Seth Brown hit a go-ahead home run in the fifth inning and the Oakland Athletics bounced back with a 4-2 victory over the skidding Los Angeles Angels

MAY 21, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Playing time ticking up Barrera went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI on Wednesday against the Twins.

Impact Barrera has started four of the last five games in a corner outfield spot. Chad Pinder has been the primary playing time loser, though Cristian Pache sat Wednesday. Barrera turned in his second multi-hit performance of the season, tallying three singles while scoring a run in the seventh inning and driving in a run in the eighth. Barrera has had some success early on, maintaining a .348/.407/.478 line while stealing a base and maintaining an 11.1 percent strikeout rate across 27 plate appearances.

MAY 19, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Correa 2 hits in return, small crowd as Twins top A's 14-4

Carlos Correa went 2 for 4 with an RBI double in his return from a stint on the injured list caused by a bruised middle finger on his right hand, and the Minnesota Twins seat a sea...

MAY 18, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Athletics start 3-game series with the Twins

The Oakland Athletics host the Minnesota Twins to start a three-game series

MAY 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walkoff homer Barrera hit a pinch-hit walkoff three-run home run Saturday in Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Angels.

Impact He took Raisel Iglesias deep to the pull side on a hanging breaking ball. Barrera has played roughly half the time since getting called up earlier this week, but he is also an option to enter games off the bench, as he showed with this clutch hit. Chad Pinder and Cristian Pache have left a lot to be desired this season, so Barrera could continue to earn opportunities. He is hitting .300 with one home run, one steal and a 2:2 K:BB in 13 plate appearances.

MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Walk-off! Barrera's first MLB homer a huge one OAKLAND -- So far this season, the A’s had lacked much of that Coliseum magic that usually materializes at home. On Saturday, it returned in...

MAY 14, 2022 • MLB.COM

Rookie Luis Barrera hits walk-off homer, first career blast lifts A's to stunning comeback win Barrera’s first career home run couldn’t have come at a better time for the A’s.

MAY 14, 2022 • MERCURYNEWS.COM

Ohtani hits 100th homer as Angels beat A's 9-1 for DH split

Shohei Ohtani hit his 100th career home run, Taylor Ward hit a grand slam and the Los Angeles Angels salvaged a split of a day-night doubleheader by beating the the Oakland Athleti...

MAY 14, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS