Andrew Jon Barkett (born September 5, 1974) is an American professional

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coach, former

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, and former

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(MLB) player who appeared in 17 games for the

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as a

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and

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in 2001.

Playing career

Born in

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, Barkett played

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for the

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from 1992 to 1995. As a player, he threw and batted left-handed and was listed at and . In 1995, Barkett made his professional debut with the Butte Copper Kings of the Pioneer League. In 45 games with Butte, Barkett had a .333 average, 5 home runs and 51 runs batted in. He was acquired by the Texas Rangers on August 10. Barkett finished the season with the

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of the

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, a Class A affiliate of the Rangers. He batted .218 over 21 games with Charleston, driving in 12 runs. Barkett remained in the Rangers organization for the next four seasons, twice batting over .300 at the Triple-A level before drawing his release in May 2000. After a brief stint in the

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system, the Pirates signed Barkett as a

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in January 2001, setting the stage for his MLB trial. Appearing in 17 games (and starting 11 as a

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) between May 28 and June 24, Barkett collected 14

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, hitting .304 with three

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. His hits included two doubles and one

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, struck off Joe Mays of the

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in an inter-league contest at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on June 9. Barkett returned to Triple-A for the balance of 2001, and spent the remainder of his playing career in the minor league organizations of the

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and Braves. He retired in 2005, after 11 seasons in professional baseball.

Post-playing career

Barkett became a manager in the Tigers'

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organization in 2007, helming the

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of the

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; then, from 2008 to 2010, he managed the

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Lakeland Tigers of the

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. On December 14, 2010, it was announced that Barkett would manage the Double-A Jacksonville Suns in the

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organization. After holding the Jacksonville post for four seasons (2011–2014), he became the Marlins' assistant minor league hitting coordinator in 2015. Barkett returned for two seasons to the Pirates' organization, as assistant minor league hitting coordinator (2016) and then as manager of the Triple-A

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(2017), whom he led to a 79–63 record and first place in the

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's West Division. The Indians fell to the

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in the first round of the playoffs, three games to one. His nine-season managerial record, through 2017, is 610–569 (.517). On November 4, 2017, Barkett was named assistant hitting coach of the

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, working on the staff of new manager Alex Cora, and was in that role when the team won the 2018 World Series. He returned as Boston's assistant hitting coach for the 2019 season, and temporarily took over third base coaching duties during June, when the team's usual third base coach, Carlos Febles, had problems with his right foot. Following the 2019 Red Sox missing the playoffs, Barkett was reportedly dismissed in early October, which was confirmed by the team on October 8.

Personal life

Barkett and his wife, Brandy, have two daughters and a son.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barkett, Andy 1974 births Living people Baseball players from Miami Boston Red Sox coaches Butte Copper Kings players Charleston RiverDogs players Charlotte Rangers players Indianapolis Indians managers Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball outfielders Nashville Sounds players Navegantes del Magallanes players American expatriate baseball players in Venezuela NC State Wolfpack baseball players North Carolina State University alumni Oklahoma RedHawks players Pittsburgh Pirates players Richmond Braves players San Antonio Missions players Tacoma Rainiers players Tiburones de La Guaira players Tigres de Aragua players Toledo Mud Hens players Tulsa Drillers players Sports coaches from Miami Miami Killian Senior High School alumni