Austin Scott Barnes…resides in Riverside, Calif. with his wife Nicole and son Royce…2008 graduate of Riverside Poly High School (CA), where he earned four varsity letters in baseball and was a team captain in his senior season...was a three-time All-County and two-time All-League honoree and named first-team All-CIF (California Interscholastic Federation) and All-State in 2007 as a junior...also named team and league MVP as a junior...attended Arizona State University, where he earned First-Team All-Pac-10 honors following his junior season (2011), as well as garnering Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors after sophomore campaign (2010)…uncle is former Major Leaguer, Mike Gallego…selected by the Marlins in the ninth round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft.
2023
Slashed .180/.256/.242/.498 with five doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI in 59 games... The backstop posted a .994 fielding percentage in 53 games behind the plate, making three errors in 470 total chances over 452.1 innings…threw out eight of 71 base runners (11.2 %).... Hit his first home run of the season, a go-ahead solo shot off Joel Payamps in the bottom of the eighth inning on Aug. 17 against the Brewers in a 1-0 win…120 days between home runs (Sept. 20, 2022 vs. ARI)...Had a breakout month in August, slashing .355/.375/.484/.859 in 10 games... Suited up for Team Mexico in the World Baseball Classic, producing a .278/.409/.389/.798 slashline in five games...Grounded out in his only at-bat in Game 3 of the NLDS.
2022
Registered a .212/.324/.380 slashline with six doubles, eight home runs (ties career-high), 26 RBI and 14 extra base hits in 62 games...Tabbed a .230/.323/.389 slashline versus righties and .182/.325/.364 versus lefties on the season...Started 55 games at catcher, committing only four errors in 537 chances over 487.0 innings for a fielding percentage of .993…threw out nine base runners over 30 chances and aided in three double plays...From Aug. 2 - Sept. 20, the righty smashed a .365/.427/.654 slashline including three doubles, four homers, 11 RBI and 12 runs in 15 starts and 59 plate appearances Went 3-for-4 on Sept. 20 vs. Arizona, clubbing a two-run home run and boasting six total bases…recorded his best month in September, hitting 12-for-38 in 12 games and slashing .316/.395/.526, including two doubles and two home runs…racked up a season-high four RBI on Aug. 24 vs. MIL...appeared in two postseason games, going 2-for-2 in Game 3 of the NLDS, including one double.
2021
Posted a .215/.299/.345 slash line, recording 43 hits during the year, including eight doubles, six home runs, and 23 RBI…matched his 2019 totals in both runs and hits... Appeared in 77 games this season…starting 52 games at catcher, seven games at second base and one at designated hitter…committed just seven errors all season for a .911 fielding percentage... Slugged two pinch-hit home runs, a three-run bomb on May 28 against the Giants to tie up the game and a solo home run versus the Padres on June 22... Threw out a career-high ten base runners over 46 chances... Was even-keeled at both home and away games, compiling a .221/.295/.268 and .210/.303/.324 slash line respectively Produced high numbers in bases-loaded scenarios, notching three hits for five RBI leading to a .300 average…the righty earned a .268 batting average in May, lacing 11 hits over 41 at-bats for nine RBI…was his highest average of the season over the course of one month…garnered his best numbers when batting fifth through seventh in the lineup, collecting 11 hits across 28 at-bats for a .475 average…failed to record a hit in his three postseason at-bats.
2020
Played in 29 games, starting in 27 all at catcher…appeared in 10 postseason games, including five of six World Series games...Recorded at least t wo hits in each playoff series, batting a combined .320 (8-for-25) with one homer and three RBI...hit his second postseason homer and first World Series homer in Game 3 against right-hander John Curtiss...Hit .24 4/.353/.314 in 104 plate appearances, collecting three doubles and one home run...batted .370 (10-for-27) in seventh inning or later compared to .200 (11-for-55) in innings 1 through 6...finished third among Major League catchers and second in the NL with a trio of stolen bases.
2019
Appeared in 75 Major League games, posting a .203/.293/.340 slashline with 12 doubles, a triple, five homers and 25 RBI ... Logged 524.2 innings behind the dish with a .990 fielding percentage (6 E/524.2 INN) across 64 games (61 GS)…made one start at second ... Tied for seventh among Major League catchers and fifth in the NL with a trio of stolen bases…logged 210 fewer plate appearances than the next qualifying player among the top six in the category…since 2017, ranks fourth among Major League catchers with 11 stolen bases…his 742 plate appearances are the fewest among the top five in the category Matched a single-game career high after collected three hits on Opening Day…later repeated the effort on June 20 vs. San Francisco…collected a season-high three RBI on April 26 against Pittsburgh, went 2-for-4 with a double and home run…finished April with seven RBI to mark his highest RBI total for a calendar month…ranked 11th among NL catchers in the category…collected a hit in four consecutive games from May 17-24, went 7-for-15 (.467) with a pair of doubles, three RBI and three multi-hit efforts during the span…reached base in 11 of 15 games during May and slashed .273/.385/.432 with four doubles, a homer, five RBI and a stolen base…played 25 games between Triple-A Oklahoma City (23 games) and Advanced-A Rancho Cucamonga (two games)…slashed a combined .272/.382/.533 with six doubles, six homers and 18 RBI…collected all 12 extra-base hits with Oklahoma City…placed on the 10-day injured list on May 27 with a left groin strain…made a rehab appearance with the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on June 4 before being reinstated on June 6…optioned to Oklahoma City on July 25 and recalled on Aug. 24 for a three-day stint…sent back to Triple-A on Aug. 27 before spending the balance of September on the expanded roster.
2018
Completed his second full Major League season where he hit .205 with five doubles, four home runs and 14 RBI in 100 games ... Appeared in 61 games at catcher along with 19 at second base and one at third…recorded a .998 fielding percentage (1 E/434.2 INN) in 61 games at catcher…among catchers (min. 60 games), his .998 fielding percentage ranked seventh in the NL ... Appeared in 10 postseason games, including all five World Series contests ... Finished the month of September with a .240 batting average, three homers and six RBI…his three homers in the month was a career-high for long balls in any given month ... Hit .246 (28-for-114) with all four of his homers and 11 of his 14 RBI against left-handers.
2017
In his first full Major League season, he hit .289 with 15 doubles, two triples, eight home runs, 38 RBI and four stolen bases in 102 games...posted a .408 on-base percentage, as he drew 39 walks against striking out just 43 times...Finished 10th in the Majors (min. 100 AB) with a .321 (35-for-109) average against right-handed pitchers...his .290 average (9-for-31) as a pinch-hitter was tied for 10th best in the big leagues...Hit .320 with runners on-base, while batting .328 with runners in scoring position...Appeared in 55 games (49 starts) at catcher, while also playing 21 games (four starts) at second base and one game at third base...posted a .994 fielding percentage at catcher, recording just three errors in 438.1 innings...his 3.74 catcher ERA ranked eighth best in the Majors (min. 400 INN)...Belted his first big league home run on April 15, a solo shot off Patrick Corbin that hit the left field foul pole in the second inning...Recorded his first career multi-homer game on June 30 at SD with his first career grand slam in the first inning and a three- run shot in the sixth...collected a career-high seven RBI and according to Elias Sports Bureau, he became the first Dodger catcher to hit a grand slam and a three-run homer in the same game...Appeared in all 15 postseason games (13 starts), hitting .217 with two doubles, one home run and five RBI...had reached base safely in his first four plate appearances to begin the postseason and according to Stats LLC., he became the first Dodger to reach in four straight plate appearances to begin a postseason since Sandy Amoros in the 1955 World Series (five straight).
2016
Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Oklahoma City, but went 5-for-32 with a double and two RBI in 21 games in four stints with the Dodgers...made his first-career Opening Day roster...Made seven starts, five at catcher and two at second base…overall, appeared in nine games at catcher, seven at second base and one at third base...Selected to the Dodgers' NLDS roster vs. Washington and appeared in two games off the bench in the series...At Triple-A, hit .295 with 22 doubles, five triples, six homers and 39 RBI in 85 games...posted a .380 on-base percentage, which would have ranked eighth in the Pacific Coast League if he had at-bats to qualify…batted .385 (30-for-78) with runners in scoring position...Stole 18 bases, while only being caught three times...With OKC, appeared in 63 games (62 starts) at catcher and 15 games (13 starts) at second base.
2015
Saw his first big league action, going 6-for-29 (.207) with two doubles and an RBI along with a .361 on-base percentage in 20 games with Los Angeles. ... Appeared in 11 games (seven starts) at catcher, one game at third base and one start at second base…became the first Dodger to play catcher, third base and second base since Trent Hubbard in 1998-99, and the first to play catcher and second base in the same season since Derrel Thomas in 1980. ... Made his MLB debut on May 24 vs. the Padres, collecting his first big league hit on that day with a single in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Dale Thayer. ... Appeared in 81 games for Triple-A Oklahoma City and batted a team-best .315 with nine home runs and 42 RBI…he also drew 35 walks, with only 36 strikeouts, while posting a .389 on-base percentage. ... In the minors, batted .319 with runners in scoring position (23-for-72)... Played exclusively at catcher in the minors, with 78 games behind the plate... He was honored as a post-season All-Pacific Coast League team and a midseason Pacific Coast League All-Star…also selected by Baseball America as a Triple-A All-Star.
2014
Posted career-highs in runs (80), home runs (13), walks (69) and stolen bases (11) while splitting time between Single-A Jupiter and Double-A Jacksonville...Was named Southern League Player of the Week for July 14-20, hitting .421 (8-for-19) in six games with seven runs, three homers and seven RBI...Also named Organizational Player of the Month for July, hitting .330/.448/.540 with 16 runs, six doubles, five home runs, 16 RBI, 19 walks and four stolen bases...Started games at four different positions with Jacksonville, including: second base (30 games), catcher (29), third base (15) and designated hitter (four)...Was named a Florida State League midseason All-Star, hitting .317 (57-for-180) with 11 doubles, one home run, and 14 RBI with Jupiter before being promoted to Jacksonville on June 1...Hit .333 (10-for-30) in seven playoff games during Jacksonville's Southern League Championship run, with six runs, two home runs and six RBI • Acquired by the Dodgers on Dec. 10 along with Kike Hernandez, Chris Hatcher and Andrew Heaney in exchange for infielder Dee Gordon, right-handed pitcher Dan Haren, infielder Miguel Rojas and cash considerations
2013
Combined to hit .272 (112x412) between Single-A Jupiter and Double-A Jacksonville...Opened season and spent majority of campaign with Hammerheads, batting .260 (91x350) with 15 doubles, one triple, four home runs and 38 RBI in 98 games...Started season with .367 average (29x79) in 21 April contests. Hit just .229 (62x271) over remainder of time with Jupiter...Posted season-best five hits in 5x5 effort on July 19 vs. Tampa...Doubled and drove in three runs, including go-ahead, two-run double in eighth inning...Had two four-hit games, going 4x5 on April 28 vs. Dunedin and 4x4 on May 4 at Charlotte...Had total of 21 multi-hit games with Hammerheads...Drove in season-best three runs on April 26 vs. Palm Beach, and equaled total on July 19 vs. Tampa...Made 62 starts at catcher, appearing behind plate total of 64 times, owning .242 average (57x236) when catching...Appeared as designated hitter 32 times, posting a .295 mark (33x112)...Earned Florida State League Midseason All-Star honors...Promoted to Jacksonville on August 6 and in 19 games with Suns, posted .339 average (21x62) with two doubles, two triples, one home run and seven RBI...Over first four professional games at Double-A level, tallied just one hit in nine at-bats (.091), a double on Aug. 9 at Pensacola...From Aug. 10 forward, tallied at least one hit in 10 of final 15 games, batting .377 (20x53)...Recorded five hits in seven plate appearances on Aug. 10 at Pensacola...Seven of 11 games with a hit were multi-hit efforts...Made 11 appearances as catcher, four at second base and four as designated hitter.
2012
Led the Single-A South Atlantic League in hits (152) and Greensboro in total bases (230), earning league mid-season and post-season All-Star honors.
2011
Started his professional career with short-season Jamestown, appearing in 31 games at catcher, 15 games as the designated hitter and 12 games at second base.
