Less than two years ago, Matt Barnes was the All-Star closer of the Boston Red Sox and was fresh off signing an $18.75 million extension with the team.
Now, a year before that deal expires, Chief Baseball Officer Chaim Bloom has apparently seen enough of the player he handed out his first significant contract extension to.
The team designated Barnes for assignment Tuesday night, ending his more than decade-long run with the organization that drafted him in the first round out of UConn in 2011. The move made room for new signee Adam Duvall and means the Red Sox will pay Barnes $7.5 million this season to not pitch for them.
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