Back to the Clemson Tigers Newsfeed

Former Clemson standout set for MLB debut

A former Clemson standout is set to make his Major League Baseball debut this week.

Per a report from Star Tribune Sports, former Tiger pitcher Charlie Barnes was slated to start Wednesday for the St. Paul Saints — the Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins — but was scratched from the scheduled start and will instead start Game 1 of a doubleheader Friday for the Twins against the Detroit Tigers at Detroit’s Comerica Park.

Barnes was drafted by the Twins in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB Draft from Clemson, where the lefthander had a 12-11 record and 3.