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Michael Patrick Barrett (born October 22, 1976 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a catcher for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball.

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Barrett was a first-round pick in 1995 by the Montreal Expos out of Pace Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. Drafted as a shortstop, Barrett played both third base and catcher in the minors. Barrett started his career with the Montreal Expos, and had a good rookie season. After the 2003 season, Barrett was traded to the Oakland Athletics; just a few days later, Barrett switched teams again. This time he was traded to the Cubs for veteran catcher Damian Miller. In 2004, Barrett surprised many with a very solid year. Barrett was one of the better hitting backstops in the National League, while his defense was average. In 2004, Barrett hit .287, with 16 home runs, and 65 RBI. Barrett also slugged .489; 80 points above his career average. Barrett faced a little controversy late in the 2004 season, after a confrontation with Houston pitcher Roy Oswalt. After giving up a three run homer to Aramis Ramirez, Oswalt hit Michael Barrett in the back with the next pitch; many people, including Barrett, considered the pitch to be an intentional bean ball. Five days later, when the Astros traveled to Chicago, Barrett began arguing with Oswalt, while Oswalt was at bat. Both teams' benches cleared, but no punches were thrown. Some believe that Barrett fired up the Astros, because after his argument with Oswalt, the Astros started winning. In the end, Houston came from behind to beat the Cubs out for the wild card spot by three games. Barrett has had another solid season in 2005 (winning a Silver Slugger award) despite a few rather costly defensive mistakes, and some think he may develop into one of the best catchers in the circuit. In 2006, Barrett played in the World Baseball Classic for team USA. While playing, he wrote several columns about his experiences with the team.

On May 20, 2006, during an inter-league game with the Chicago White Sox, Barrett had an altercation with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. Pierzynski attempted to score on a sacrifice fly, and barreled over Barrett, scoring the first run of the game. Barrett, possibly frustrated by Pierzynski's slamming home plate as he scored and shoving Barrett again, grabbed Pierzynski and punched him the face, intiating a brawl.

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Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference
MLB.com: Michael Barrett

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 Barrett was a first-round pick in 1995 by the [[Montreal Expos]] out of [[Pace Academy]] in Atlanta, Georgia. Drafted as a shortstop, Barrett played both [[third base]] and [[catcher]] in the minors. Barrett started his career with the [[Montreal Expos]], and had a good rookie season. After the [[2003]] season, Barrett was traded to the [[Oakland Athletics]]; just a few days later, Barrett switched teams again.  This time he was traded to the Cubs for veteran catcher [[Damian Miller]].  In [[2004]], Barrett surprised many with a very solid year.  Barrett was one of the better hitting backstops in the [[National League]], while his defense was average.  In 2004, Barrett hit .287, with 16 home runs, and 65 [[RBI]].  Barrett also slugged .489; 80 points above his career average.  Barrett faced a little controversy late in the 2004 season, after a confrontation with [[Houston Astros|Houston]] pitcher [[Roy Oswalt]].  After giving up a three run homer to [[Aramis Ramírez|Aramis Ramirez]], Oswalt hit Michael Barrett in the back with the next pitch; many people, including Barrett, considered the pitch to be an intentional [[bean ball]].  Five days later, when the Astros traveled to Chicago, Barrett began arguing with Oswalt, while Oswalt was at bat.  Both teams' benches cleared, but no punches were thrown.  Some believe that Barrett fired up the Astros, because after his argument with Oswalt, the Astros started winning.  In the end, Houston came from behind to beat the Cubs out for the wild card spot by three games.  Barrett has had another solid season in [[2005 in baseball|2005]] (winning a [[Silver Slugger]] award) despite a few rather costly defensive mistakes, and some think he may develop into one of the best catchers in the circuit.  In 2006, Barrett played in the [[World Baseball Classic]] for team USA.  While playing, he wrote several columns about his experiences with the team.
-On May 20, 2006, during an inter-league game with the Chicago White Sox, Barrett had an altercation with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski.  Pierzynski attempted to score on a sacrifice fly, and barreled over Barrett, scoring the first run of the game.  Barrett, possibly frustrated by his team's sub-par performance thus far in the season, grabbed Pierzynski and sucker punched him on his left jaw.  This caused both benches to clear, and both players to be ejected.
+On May 20, 2006, during an inter-league game with the Chicago White Sox, Barrett had an altercation with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski.  Pierzynski attempted to score on a sacrifice fly, and barreled over Barrett, scoring the first run of the game.  Barrett, possibly frustrated by Pierzynski's slamming home plate as he scored and shoving Barrett again, grabbed Pierzynski and punched him the face, intiating a brawl.
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