BOSTON -- The Red Sox signed reliever Matt Barnes to a two-year deal that runs through the 2023 season, the club said Sunday.
The 31-year-old Barnes is 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA and has 19 saves for the Red Sox in 23 opportunities this season. He was one of five Boston players selected for the All-Star Game. It will be his first All-Star appearance.
Barnes has spent his entire career with Boston, which selected him No. 19 overall in the 2011 draft from UConn.
