Darwin James Kunane Barney (born November 8, 1985) is an American former professional baseball infielder and current coach.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Toronto Blue Jays.

[1] Barney attended Oregon State University and played for the Beavers for its back-to-back NCAA Division I Baseball Championships in 2006 and 2007,[2] and was named to the all-tournament team in 2007.

In 2009, he split time with the Double-A Tennessee Smokies and the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, posting a .293 batting average in 137 games.

[8] Barney split time at second base and played alongside fellow rookie Starlin Castro who was the team's starting shortstop.

After a strong spring training, Barney earned a spot on the Cubs Opening Day roster as the starting second baseman in 2011, beating out Jeff Baker and Blake DeWitt for the job.

[15] On July 28, 2014, he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later,[16][17] minor league pitcher Jonathan Martinez.

[24] On July 1, 2016, Barney made his professional pitching debut, being pressed into service in the 19th inning of a marathon game against the Cleveland Indians, and gave up the winning run, earning him a loss.

[29] Barney was hired to be the manager of the Nashville Sounds, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, in 2020,[30] but the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.