Description

These are Tucker Barnhart's catchers gear.  This pair of shin pads are extremely rare to be offered up to the public.  Get this rare piece of memorabilia.

Major leagues

With Devin Mesoraco beginning the 2014 season on the disabled list, Barnhart made the Reds' 2014 Opening Day roster, as a backup to Brayan Peña.^[11][12]Barnhart made his major league debut on April 3 against the St. Louis Cardinals. Starting at catcher (with Homer Bailey the starting pitcher) and batting eighth, he went 0-for-4 with one strikeout.^[13][14] Two days later, he got his first big-league hit, a single off New York Mets pitcher Dillon Gee; for the game, Barnhart went 2-for-4.^[15]

Barnhart was optioned to the Louisville Bats of the Triple–A International League on April 7, when Mesoraco was activated.^[16] He was later recalled by the Reds, and on May 1, he hit his first major league home run, a fifth-inning solo shot off the Milwaukee Brewers' Marco Estrada.^[17][18] He was optioned back to Louisville on May 18.^[19] On July 6, with Peña on the paternity list and also forced to play more at first base due to injuries, the Reds recalled Barnhart.^[19] Barnhart was optioned back to Louisville on July 11.^[19]

Due to injuries to Mesoraco, Barnhart started 67 games at catcher for the Reds in 2015 and 108 games in 2016.^[20] On September 22, 2017, Barnhart signed a four-year contract extension with the Reds, worth $16 million, plus a $7.5 million club option for the 2022 season.^[21] He led National League catchers in wins above replacement and caught stealingpercentage. He also led the major leagues in runners caught stealing (32).^[22] After the 2017 season, he won his first Gold Glove Award, the first by a Reds catcher since Johnny Bench's 10-year run from 1968-77.^[23]

In June 2019, he suffered a moderate abdominal and oblique strain, and was placed on the injured list.^[24] In late August 2019, he gave up switch hitting and became a left-handed hitter.^[25]

In 2020 for the Reds, Barnhart played in 38 games, batting .204/.291/.388 with five home runs and 13 RBIs.^[26] After the season, he was rewarded the Gold Glove Award for NL catchers, the second Gold Glove Award of his career.^[27] On May 7, 2021, Barnhart caught Wade Miley's no-hitter.^[28] He finished the 2021 season batting .247/.317/.368 with 7 home runs and 48 RBIs in 116 games.

Condition

Please note all items are "as-is where-is"

Play It Forward 502 Charity Auction

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