Returning to the big leagues

One year ago, the determination of Aaron Barrett was on full display on a big league mound for the first time in over four years. He retired the Braves in the fifth inning yielding only a walk. That was the grit, now came the emotion. Barrett walked slowly back to the dugout. When he sat down on the bench, the tears flowed uncontrollably as did the hugs. Aaron Barrett was back in the big leagues. Barrett’s story is part of the First Games Back initiative of the Society for American Baseball Research: September 7, 2019: Nationals' Aaron Barrett makes emotional return to big leagues.