Matt Barnes

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. got revenge on Matt Barnes by sending a home run ball out of Fenway Park. Matt Barnes tried to throw a fast one past Vlad Guerrero Jr., but the Toronto Blue Jays slugger sent the next pitch out of the ballpark. The Blue Jays were trailing the...

Alex Cora talked about the fans at Fenway booing Astros players like Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve for their roles in the 2017 scandal, and he acknowledged it’s a bit of an, um, awkward situation for him. (Ian Browne; RedSox.com) Speaking of Cora, he and other managers are in a...

BOSTON, MA - APRIL 20: Matt Barnes #32 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on April 20, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) Red Sox closer Matt Barnes is open to a...

Matt Barnes has long been interested in remaining with the Red Sox past the 2021 season, when he is set to hit free agency for the first time. Originally selected by Boston in the first round of the 2011 amateur draft out of UCONN, Barnes has spent the first 11 years of his professional career and first eight years of his big-league career with the Sox after debuting for them in 2014.

Barnes (2-1) won Sunday's 6-5 victory over the Yankees, pitching the ninth inning and allowing one run on one hit and two walks with two strikeouts. Pitching for the third consecutive day, Barnes entered for the ninth to protect a 4-3 lead and coughed up a Gleyber Torres RBI double to knot the score and send the game to extras. Boston was able to plate two runs in the 10th to award Barnes the win despite the blown save. It's safe to say Barnes won't pitch for a make-up game at home against Miami tomorrow but he should be good to go for a three-game set against Houston starting Tuesday.

There was so much excitement and energy around this team full of so called misfits. There weren't supposed to be as good as they were. They caught lightning in a bottle during the 2nd half of the season rode that momentum in the playoffs.

Barnes struck out the only batter he faced to earn the save in Saturday's 7-3 win over the Yankees. Brandon Workman walked two batters before Barnes entered the game with two outs in the ninth inning. Barnes retired Kyle Higashioka on five pitches for the save. The right-hander is now 14-for-15 in save chances this year. He's posted a solid 2.49 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and 45:5 K:BB across 25.1 innings as Boston's unquestioned closer.

Barnes struck out three in a perfect ninth inning to earn the save against the Yankees on Friday. Barnes was called on to preserve a three-run lead in the ninth inning Friday, and he was dominant to pick up his 13th save of the year. The right-hander has converted on each of his four save chances across his last five appearances, and he's allowed just one run with nine strikeouts in 4.2 innings during that time.

Barnes gave up a run on two hits while striking out one in the ninth inning Saturday to record his 12th save of the season in a 3-1 win over the Marlins. It's only the fourth time in 23 appearances Barnes has been tagged with a run. The Boston closer has a 2.63 ERA and stellar 41:5 K:BB through 24 innings this season while converting 12 of 13 save chances.

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Barnes earned the save against the Phillies on Saturday, pitching a scoreless inning during which he gave up a hit and a walk while striking out a pair. Barnes took the ball with a one-run lead in the ninth inning and allowed two of the first three batters he faced to reach base. However, the right-hander managed to get out of the jam by inducing a fielder's choice groundball off the bat of Bryce Harper and subsequently striking out Rhys Hoskins. Barnes is tied for third in baseball with 11 saves while posting a 2.42 ERA, 0.63 WHIP and superb 40:5 K:BB across 22.1 innings.

Former NBA swingman and All The Smoke podcast co-host Matt Barnes wants Kwame Brown to come on the show. Or maybe he wants to box? Possibly both. Barnes took to Instagram on Wednesday suggesting Brown stop running his mouth on social media:. “Kwame Brown, brother Brown, you’ve been ranting for...

1:28 PM PT -- Kwame is shoving Barnes' offer right back in his face ... saying there's no way in hell he'll ever appear on his podcast -- and he's NOT gonna fight him. "Everybody already seen you ain't want no smoke and now you ready to go to the screen and be a crash dummy, 'S***, if you want we can box and we can do this.' Anything to save that little bitch ass show. N****, shut yo' bitch ass up," Brown said on Instagram minutes ago.

Kwame Brown has been coming after everyone who has ever criticized him and it has led to some pretty spicy Instagram Live sessions. Brown has gone after the likes of Stephen A. Smith and he has also had a ton of smoke for the "All The Smoke" podcast which recently did an episode with Gilbert Arenas. During that episode, Stephen Jackson and Arenas seemingly had some harsh words for Brown who was known to be a complete draft bust.

Barnes walked one and struck out three over one inning to earn the save in Thursday's 8-7 come-from-behind win over Toronto. The Red Sox were down two entering the top of the ninth, but they plated three and gave Barnes a chance to lock down his 10th save in 11 opportunities. He featured his best fastball of the season as measured by velocity, topping out at 98.7 mph and averaging 98.1. His average for the season is 95.8 mph.

By now, a lot of people have heard of Kwame Brown's beef with Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, the co-hosts of the famous podcast All The Smoke. Kwame Brown fired back at the pair for the way they talked about him on the podcast, and the beef has continued since then.

Kwame Brown was the top pick of the 2001 NBA Draft. Gilbert Arenas recently appeared on Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson's "All The Smoke" podcast. Brown was irked by the three, to which Barnes responded. In light of their recent back and forth on social media, former NBA pro Matt...