Aaron Barrett is trying to make a triumphant return to the big leagues with the Washington Nationals.
This time, it will be much more challenging. He needs to prove many people wrong.
The right-handed reliever underwent elbow ligament replacement surgery in September 2015. While he was working his way back, he fractured his right elbow in July 2016.
After making a combined 90 appearances out of Washington’s bullpen in 2014 and 2015, Barrett did not throw a single pitch in a professional game the next two seasons.
But Barrett, 31, returned to pro ball in 2018 when he appeared in 20 games with Auburn (New York) of the short-season New York-Penn League.