Austin Barnes, 27, has been with the Dodgers organization for three seasons now. He made his big league debut back in 2015 with the Dodgers and also played in 21 games last season.
Prior to this season, Barnes spent his time at Oklahoma City in the Dodgers Triple-A team. At Triple-A, Barnes saw success with the Dodgers organization. Barnes hit .310/.384/.441 with 15 home runs and 30 stolen bases in his two full seasons with the OKC Dodgers.
Initially, those numbers didn’t carry over to the big leagues. Barnes hit .181/.631/.464 with the Dodgers in the 2015 and 2016 seasons.