<sod>Barnette signed a two-year deal with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] of [[Major League Baseball]] on December 15, 2015.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14373634/tony-barnette-signs-2-year-deal-texas-rangers Tony Barnette signs with Rangers after spending last 6 years in Japan]</ref> He made his major league debut against the [[Seattle Mariners]] on April 5, 2016.<eod>
<sod>Barnette signed a two-year deal with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] of [[Major League Baseball]] on December 15, 2015.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/14373634/tony-barnette-signs-2-year-deal-texas-rangers Tony Barnette signs with Rangers after spending last 6 years in Japan]</ref> He made his major league debut against the [[Seattle Mariners]] on April 5, 2016. He earned the nicknamed "Nagasaki" due to how badly he bombed in his debut.<eod>