Texas A&M standout Michael Barash joined the Wednesday, June 20 edition of Studio 12 to talk life in the minors, his recent promotion to the Los Angeles Angels' Triple-A affiliate in Salt Lake City, keeping up with the Aggies and more.
Barash had led the AA Mobile BayBears with 33 walks in 46 games and posted a .213 batting average with three home runs before getting the call on June 18. He had a .995 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 389 innings behind the plate. Barash was the starting catcher in a combined no-hitter on April 28 at Montgomery, and he was also named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star.
He had a strong second half of May at the plate. Sparked by a ninth-inning home run on May 17 at Jacksonville, Barash went 13-for-31 (.419) at the plate with eight RBIs to finish the month.
A ninth-round pick of the Angels in the 2016 MLB Draft, Barash led A&M to a 99-30 in his two seasons in Aggieland (2015-16), a pair of NCAA Regional championships and the SEC Tournament crown in 2016.
Listen to the interview below.
Barash had led the AA Mobile BayBears with 33 walks in 46 games and posted a .213 batting average with three home runs before getting the call on June 18. He had a .995 fielding percentage, with just two errors in 389 innings behind the plate. Barash was the starting catcher in a combined no-hitter on April 28 at Montgomery, and he was also named a Southern League Mid-Season All-Star.
He had a strong second half of May at the plate. Sparked by a ninth-inning home run on May 17 at Jacksonville, Barash went 13-for-31 (.419) at the plate with eight RBIs to finish the month.
A ninth-round pick of the Angels in the 2016 MLB Draft, Barash led A&M to a 99-30 in his two seasons in Aggieland (2015-16), a pair of NCAA Regional championships and the SEC Tournament crown in 2016.
Listen to the interview below.