![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://www.twincities.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/red-sox-twins-baseball-mauer.jpg?w=1024)
Joe Mauer lifts MN Twins over Red Sox with walk-off homer
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://www.courant.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2021/07/12/FPGDN53QB6C6H3DGHU6ZSQOAA4.jpg?w=1024)
Bethel's Matt Barnes is an MLB All-Star and a Red Sox fixture but still a small-town kid at heart – Hartford Courant
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/Gr5eJ8bfqyFXAGYvI4en-2JiZIA=/0x0:2561x1708/1200x800/filters:focal(933x280:1341x688)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/70462235/1345598684.0.jpg)
Boston Red Sox 2022 Season Preview: Can Matt Barnes keep more hard contact on the ground? - Over the Monster
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/01/26/62/46/22751677/4/rawImage.jpg)
Red Sox pitcher, CT native Matt Barnes back in Hartford
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://bostonglobe-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/mfcIaZuqdAKj2xpN_MHVCbiugzk=/960x0/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/bostonglobe/QTCTY67HAY4BAOF5WNBJO2XHFA.jpg)
Matt Barnes settles in with the Marlins and has (almost) only good things to say about the Red Sox - The Boston Globe
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://assets-cms.thescore.com/uploads/image/file/463969/w640xh480_GettyImages-1327520223.jpg?ts=1626013076)
Red Sox sign Barnes to 2-year extension
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](http://res.cloudinary.com/ybmedia/image/upload/c_crop,h_1046,w_1862,x_0,y_0/c_fill,f_auto,h_1215,q_auto,w_2160/v1/m/4/0/4041d27731c555d1eda00ed4bf3821cbde5fe0c8/red-sox-closer-matt-barnes-open-season-extension.jpg)
Red Sox closer Matt Barnes open to in-season extension talks
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://www.bleachernation.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Marlins-Park.jpg)
Red Sox Trade Reliever Matt Barnes to the Marlins - Bleacher Nation
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://www.providencejournal.com/gcdn/presto/2021/04/22/NPRJ/a42acb8a-05e5-414c-8c02-6c0f594b3753-Orioles_Red_Sox_Baseball.jpg)
Matt Barnes' dominance settles any question over closer role
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://imengine.public.prod.day.navigacloud.com/?uuid=628FE0C5-402C-4295-94B9-DFE2E5B883A7&type=preview&function=cover&height=609&width=800&q=40)
Matt Barnes still wants to be closer for Red Sox
![Matt Barnes in running for Red Sox bullpen job](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/KiW2jgcT10fQ_yIGe3E7dU0Q5To=/1400x1400/filters:format(png)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24632124/thumbScreen_Shot_2023_05_04_at_06.30.06.png)
Matt Barnes on what he loves about Miami, misconception about Fenway - Fish Stripes