Edison Barrios
Edison Ernesto Barrios Castillo is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization, and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
Career
Pittsburgh Pirates
Barrios began his professional career in 2006 with the Venezuelan Summer League Pirates of the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He played for the VSL Pirates in the 2007 and 2008 seasons. He became a free agent following the season.
Barrios signed with the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball for the 2011 season. He played for the club in the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 seasons before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2016 season.
After not playing professional baseball in the 2017 season, Barrios signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He played for the team in the 2018 and 2019 seasons. On October 30, 2019, the BayStars announced that the team will not sign Barrios for the next season. On December 2, 2019, he became a free agent.
On April 2, 2020, Barrios signed with the Diablos Rojos del Mexico of the Mexican League. Barrios did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Mexican League season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 7, Barrios was released by the Diablos.