John Edward Barbato (/bɑːrˈbeɪtoʊ/ bar-BAY-toh;[1] born July 11, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent.

[3] Barbato spent the 2012 season with the Single–A Fort Wayne TinCaps, making 48 appearances out of the bullpen and logging a 6–1 record and 1.84 ERA with 84 strikeouts across 73+1⁄3 innings.

[4] In 2013, Barbato made 49 appearances for the High–A Lake Elsinore Storm, registering a 5.01 ERA with 89 strikeouts and 14 saves across 88 innings pitched.

[5] He made 27 relief outings for the Double–A San Antonio Missions in 2014, recording a 2.87 ERA with 33 strikeouts and 16 saves across 31+1⁄3 innings of work.

[7] He made 40 appearances split between the Double–A Trenton Thunder and Triple–A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, accumulating a 6–2 record and 2.67 ERA with 70 strikeouts in 67+1⁄3 innings.

[13] After starting the season with the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens, Barbato was called up on April 26 and made his Tigers debut the following night against the Baltimore Orioles.

[17] He failed to mention previously that the injury had been bothering him all season, which left manager Rod Gardenhire somewhat perplexed since he asked to throw a light bullpen session earlier that day.

[29] On July 27, 2024, Barbato was activated as a player for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, while concurrently serving as the club's pitching coach.

[31] On February 7, 2024, Barbato was hired to serve as the pitching coach for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.