Austin Barnes Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 10" / 187 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 12/28/1989 (34)
- Experience
- 9
- College
- Arizona State
Austin Barnes Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Austin Barnes News
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes (back) is returning to Cactus League action on Wednesday against the Chicago White Sox. Barnes will do the catching and hit eighth in the batting order. A back injury caused the Dodgers to scratch Barnes from the spring lineup on Tuesday, but it obviously wasn't a serious issue and he's back in there a day later. The 34-year-old veteran backstop will enter the 2024 regular season as the primary backup to All-Star Will Smith this year, leaving him almost no fantasy appeal. He hasn't played in 100 games in a season since 2018 and hit a weak .180/.256/.242 with two home runs, 11 RBI and 15 runs scored in 59 games played for the Blue in 2023. Barnes is a career .219 hitter in nine big-league seasons with only 34 homers and 149 RBI in 545 games played.
Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes (head) was removed from Tuesday's game early against the Miami Marlins after taking a backswing to the side of his mask behind the plate, but he said he was OK and has a bruise on his left temple. Will Smith, who had been serving as the designated hitter, replaced Barnes behind the plate. Before leaving the game, Barnes went 0-for-3 at the plate with a strikeout to drop his season average to .168 with a .453 OPS. He was put through the concussion protocol and will be re-evaluated on Wednesday. The 33-year-old backstop isn't completely out of the woods just yet and could still land on the concussion injured list. Barnes is completely off the fantasy radar.
Los Angeles Dodgers backup catcher Austin Barnes went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's defeat of the Atlanta Braves. Barnes drew the start with Will Smith getting a routine day off and delivered. Barnes hasn't done much with the bat this year, but has hit six homers. He has also driven in 20 runs with a .222 batting average. With Smith entrenched as the Dodgers starting catcher, Barnes can remain on the waiver wire in all formats.
Batting Order
1 | Mookie Betts |
2 | Shohei Ohtani |
3 | Freddie Freeman |
4 | Will Smith |
5 | Max Muncy |
6 | Teoscar Hernández |
7 | James Outman |
8 | Chris Taylor |
9 | Gavin Lux |
Austin Barnes Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Mookie Betts |
2 | Shohei Ohtani |
3 | Freddie Freeman |
4 | Will Smith |
5 | Max Muncy |
6 | Teoscar Hernández |
7 | James Outman |
8 | Chris Taylor |
9 | Gavin Lux |