When Matt Barr was drafted by the Minnesota Twins on June 14, 2025, he had 10 days off before signing.
He spent that time working out at SUNY Niagara throwing to his best friend and former Thunderwolves teammate Dalton Harper and with coach Matt Clingersmith before heading to Minnesota's rookie level team in Fort Myers, Florida.
Once he was signed, it took a while for him to play in his first professional game thanks to the Florida Complex League season ending shortly after the draft and then a stress fracture in his right arm suffered during spring training, delaying his debut until May 25.
It was a one inning performance where he gave up one run against the FCL Pirates. Since then he has worked hard to pitch well and now has been called up to the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Twins low-A level team.
Through two starts with the Mighty Mussels, Barr has a 6.75 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks. After a shaky first start at the A-level in which he gave up five runs in 2 and 2/3 innings, Barr responded by going four innings of shutout baseball while giving up three hits and striking out five hitters Friday.
#twins #mussels
He spent that time working out at SUNY Niagara throwing to his best friend and former Thunderwolves teammate Dalton Harper and with coach Matt Clingersmith before heading to Minnesota's rookie level team in Fort Myers, Florida.
Once he was signed, it took a while for him to play in his first professional game thanks to the Florida Complex League season ending shortly after the draft and then a stress fracture in his right arm suffered during spring training, delaying his debut until May 25.
It was a one inning performance where he gave up one run against the FCL Pirates. Since then he has worked hard to pitch well and now has been called up to the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels, the Twins low-A level team.
Through two starts with the Mighty Mussels, Barr has a 6.75 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks. After a shaky first start at the A-level in which he gave up five runs in 2 and 2/3 innings, Barr responded by going four innings of shutout baseball while giving up three hits and striking out five hitters Friday.
#twins #mussels
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