Catcher Joey Bart was elected the 2019 Barney Nugent Award winner in a vote by his teammates, coaches and training staff earlier this morning.

The Barney Nugent Award, formerly known as the Harry K. Jordan Award, is named in honor of the Giants' former athletic trainer who worked for the Club from 1993 to 2003. This award is given in recognition of the player in his first big league camp whose performance and dedication in Spring Training best exemplifies the San Francisco Giants spirit, much like Nugent did in his time with San Francisco.

Bart, 22, has gone 7-for-16 (.438) with two doubles, a homer and six RBI in 12 games this spring. He leads all Giants players in RBI, slugging percentage (.750) and OPS (1.221). The Buford, Georgia native was the second overall selection by the Giants in last year’s First-Year Player Draft and became the second highest MLB draft pick in Georgia Tech history. His bio can be found on page 66 of the Giants’ 2019 Media Guide.

Barney Nugent was a trainer for the San Francisco Giants from 1993 through 2003. Prior to his time as a Major League trainer, he spent 16 seasons working his way up through the minor leagues. Nugent earned a Master’s Degree in Physical Education with an Athletic Training Specialization from Indiana State University. He passed away on February 22, 2014 after an arduous eight month battle with cancer and is survived by his wife of 33 years, Denise. Nugent is remembered as a good friend and was a Giant through the very end of his life.