Josh Barfield

Joshua LaRoy Barfield (born December 17, 1982) is a former American professional baseball second baseman. He is the son of former major league outfielder Jesse Barfield. Barfield was born in Venezuela during his mother's two-week winterball visit with his father.[1] He attended Klein High School in Harris County, Texas[2] and holds the District 5 single season home run record.

Josh Barfield
Barfield with the San Diego Padres
Second baseman
Born: (1982-12-17) December 17, 1982
Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 3, 2006, for the San Diego Padres
Last MLB appearance
June 25, 2009, for the Cleveland Indians
MLB statistics
Batting average.264
Home runs16
Runs batted in112
Teams

His younger brother Jeremy Barfield was drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 8th round of 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

San Diego Padres

Barfield was drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 Major League Baseball draft by the San Diego Padres.[3] In 2004[4] and 2005,[5] Baseball America listed him as the Padres' number one prospect. In 2006, he fell to third in the organization behind pitcher Cesar Carrillo and catcher George Kottaras.

Barfield made his major league debut April 3, 2006, and collected his first career hit. His first major league home run came April 17, 2006, at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies, a 431-foot solo shot to left-center field, off Jeff Francis.

On September 4, 2006, against the Rockies in Petco Park, Barfield hit a walk-off home run, a three-run home run off Brian Fuentes that gave the Padres a 7–5 victory. He claimed that he had not hit a walk-off home run at any level of baseball prior to that.

Cleveland Indians

On November 8, 2006, Barfield was traded to the Cleveland Indians for third baseman Kevin Kouzmanoff and pitcher Andrew Brown.

Barfield began the 2007 season as the Indians everyday second baseman, but in August, after poor hitting, lost the job to Asdrúbal Cabrera. He finished 2007 with a .243 batting average, 3 home runs, and 53 RBI. Barfield entered spring training in 2008 as a utility player hopeful, but was ultimately optioned to Triple-A Buffalo.

Barfield was called up by Cleveland on June 9, 2008, to replace Cabrera, who was hitting a team low .184. At the time of his call-up, Barfield had an average of .255 with 5 homers and 21 RBI, respectively, for Buffalo. In his second game after being called up, he sprained a finger and was placed on the disabled list on June 12, 2008.

On August 11, 2009, Barfield was outrighted to Triple-A Columbus by the Indians and removed from their 40-man roster.

Second stint with Padres

On February 19, 2010, Barfield signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres with an invite to spring training.

Baltimore Orioles

On March 21, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Baltimore Orioles.

Post-playing career

As of 2016, Barfield was listed as a professional scout, based in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

See also

References
  1. "Born to The Show". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  2. "Player Profile: Josh Barfield". MLB.com. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  3. "Josh Barfield Statistics". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  4. Callis, Jim. "Top Ten Prospects: San Diego Padres". Baseball America. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  5. Goldstein, Kevin. "Top Ten Prospects: San Diego Padres". Baseball America. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
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