Barry Larkin

Larkin in 2004

Shortstop

Born: April 28, 1964 (age 52)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

August 13, 1986, for the Cincinnati Reds

Last MLB appearance

October 3, 2004, for the Cincinnati Reds

MLB statistics

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198

2,340

960

379

Teams

Cincinnati Reds (1986–2004)

Career highlights and awards

12× All-Star (1988–1991, 1993–1997, 1999, 2000, 2004)
World Series champion (1990)
NL MVP (1995)
3× Gold Glove Award (1994–1996)
9× Silver Slugger Award (1988–1992, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999)
Roberto Clemente Award (1993)
Cincinnati Reds #11 retired
Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame

Member of the National

Baseball Hall of Fame

Inducted

2012

Vote

86.4% (third ballot)

Barry Larkin
Medal record
Representing United States
Men's Baseball
Summer Olympics
	1984 Los Angeles	Team

Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is a retired Major League Baseball (MLB) player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team. Larkin was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2012 and was inducted on July 22, 2012.

Born and raised in Cincinnati, Larkin attended the University of Michigan, where he played college baseball. He briefly played in the minor leagues before making his MLB debut in 1986. He quickly won the starting shortstop role for the Reds and enjoyed a long run of strong seasons with the team. Larkin struggled with a string of injuries between 1997 and 2003, limiting his playing time in several seasons.

Larkin retired after the 2004 season and worked in a front office position for the Washington Nationals for several years until he joined ESPN as a baseball analyst. He served as a coach for the American team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic and managed the Brazilian national team in the qualifiers for the same event in 2013.

Larkin is considered one of the top players of his era, winning nine Silver Slugger awards and three Gold Glove awards. He was selected to the Major League All-Star Game twelve times, and was elected the 1995 National League Most Valuable Player.

Larkin attended elementary school at St. John's the Evangelist in Deer Park, Cincinnati. His high school was Archbishop Moeller High School, also in Cincinnati.

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