Jake Dalton Barrett (born July 22, 1991) is an American professional

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for the

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of the

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. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He played

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for

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Amateur career

Barrett began playing baseball when he was 10 years old. He attended Desert Ridge High School in

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, and played for the school's baseball team. As a junior, he was named All-State. After the season, he played for the

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in the 2008 World Junior Baseball Championship. As a senior, Barrett led his team to the state championship, throwing as hard as . The

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selected Barrett in the third round of the

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, but he did not sign. He enrolled at

, and played

for the

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team. In 2010, he played

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with the

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of the

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Professional career

Arizona Diamondbacks

The

chose Barrett in the third round of the

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. He signed and played for the

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of the Single–A

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in 2012, and the

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of the High–A

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and

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of the Double–A Southern League in 2013. After the 2013 season, the Diamondbacks assigned him to the

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of the

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(AFL), and he appeared in the AFL Fall Stars Game. He pitched for Mobile and the

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of the Triple–A

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in 2014, where he had a combined 3.09

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. He pitched for Mobile and Reno again in 2015. On November 20, 2015, the Diamondbacks added Barrett to their

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to protect him from the

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. Barrett was chosen for the

's roster for the

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. He made his MLB debut with the Diamondbacks on April 4, 2016. In 68 games, Barrett posted an ERA of 3.49 with 4 saves. The following two seasons, Barrett has struggled with consistency and injury, being limited to 35 total appearances between 2017 and 2018. Barrett was

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by the Diamondbacks on January 31, 2019, after the signing of

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was made official.

New York Yankees

On February 5, 2019, the Diamondbacks traded Barrett to the

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in exchange for cash considerations. He was then designated for assignment again on February 22. On March 1, Barrett was claimed off waivers by the

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. Barrett was designated for assignment on March 28, after the contracts of J. B. Shuck,

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, and

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were selected. On April 4, 2019, the

claimed Barrett off of waivers. On May 4, he was recalled from the Triple–A

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to replace James Paxton. Barrett made 2 appearances for the Yankees, compiling a 14.73 ERA with 4 strikeouts across innings pitched. Barrett was outrighted off the Yankees' roster on November 4 and subsequently elected free agency.

Acereros de Monclova

On April 9, 2020, Barrett signed with the

of the

. After the cancellation of the 2020 LMB season as a result of the

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, Barrett signed on to play for the

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of the

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(a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the pandemic) for the 2020 season. Barrett made 2 scoreless appearances for Monclova in 2021, striking out 4 in 2 innings of work. He spent the entirety of the 2022 season recovering from injury and did not appear in a game for the team. Barrett made 31 appearances for the Acereros in 2023, compiling a 3–3 record and 5.51 ERA with 30 strikeouts and 2 saves across innings pitched. He did not appear in a game for Monclova in 2024 and spent the entire season on the reserve list.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Jake 1991 births Living people Acereros de Monclova players American expatriate baseball players in Mexico Arizona Diamondbacks players Arizona State Sun Devils baseball players Brewster Whitecaps players Major League Baseball pitchers Mexican League baseball pitchers Mobile BayBears players New York Yankees players Reno Aces players Salt River Rafters players Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders players South Bend Silver Hawks players Baseball players from Mesa, Arizona Visalia Rawhide players United States national baseball team players Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in baseball Baseball players from Upland, California