The Giants have signed catcher Austin Barnes to a minor league deal, as per Barnes’ MLB.com profile page (hat tip to FanSided ...

Barnes, a Dodgers mainstay, caught Kershaw 86 times over the years and felt a deep connection to the 3,000th strikeout.

Barnes appeared in 44 postseason games with the Dodgers over the years, collecting rings in 2020 and 2024. He caught the final out of the 2020 World Series, and appeared in five games against the ...

Teammates continue to heap praise on Barnes, who persisted as the backup catcher for one of baseball's best teams for parts of 11 seasons — until Wednesday.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim, left, of South Korea, warms up with Dodgers' Austin Barnes, right, prior to a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Phoenix ...

Los Angeles Dodgers’ Austin Barnes, left, is congratulated by Freddie Freeman after hitting a solo home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, in Los Angeles ...

The recent subtraction of well-liked Dodgers veterans like Austin Barnes, left, and Chris Taylor, right, is part of the “business of baseball,” but it has left a hole in the day-to-day life of ...