Charlie Barnes

Charles Segars Barnes (born October 1, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League. He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 4th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Listed at and , he throws and bats left-handed. Amateur career A native of Sumter, South Carolina, Barnes attended Sumter High School. He went on to play college baseball at Clemson University, and in 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Hyannis Harbor Hawks of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Barnes was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the fourth round, 106th overall, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. Professional career Minnesota Twins Barnes made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins, and also played for the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels that year, posting a cumulative 4–2 record and 2.61 ERA. In 2018, he played for the High-A Fort Myers Miracle, recording a 6–6 record and 2.81 ERA in 23 appearances. Barnes split the 2019 season between Fort Myers, the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, and the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, pitching to a 7–8 record and 4.88 ERA with 124 strikeouts in 131.0 innings of work.