Charlie Barnes to make major league debut Friday for Twins

Barnes was scratched from Wednesday's scheduled starts with the St. Paul Saints.

July 15, 2021 at 4:56AM
Charlie Barnes (Carlos Gonzalez, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins scratched Charlie Barnes from his scheduled start Wednesday for the St. Paul Saints so he can make his major league debut Friday, when they face the Detroit Tigers.

Barnes, 25, will start Game 1 of a doubleheader at Detroit's Comerica Park. The lefthander is 5-2 with a 3.88 ERA for the Saints this season, with 50 strikeouts and 19 walks in 58 innings pitched.

He will become the third Twins pitcher to make his first major league start this season, joining Bailey Ober and Griffin Jax.

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Phil Miller has covered the Twins for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2013. Previously, he covered the University of Minnesota football team, and from 2007-09, he covered the Twins for the Pioneer Press.

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