Travis Buck
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| Oakland Athletics — No. 6 | |
| Right Field | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Right |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| April 2, 2007 for the Oakland Athletics | |
Travis Buck (born November 18, 1983 in Richland, Washington) is a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics.
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[edit] Major league career
In spring training 2007 he lead the A's in hits, playing his way into the 2007 season starting line up.[1]
[edit] Minor league career
In the 2006 season Buck was an outfielder for the Midland RockHounds in the Double-A Texas League, an Oakland A's affiliate. He was selected to play on the United States' team in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game.[2]
[edit] College baseball career
He played college baseball for Arizona State University from 2003-2005. He is number eight in the ASU all-time hits category with 272 and number nine in the ASU all-time runs scored category with 205. In 2004 and 2005 he was awarded First-Team All-Pac-10, and in 2004 he was a gold medal winner with the USA Baseball National Team.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ McCAULEY, JANIE. "A's keep outfielder Buck, place Loaiza on DL", AP. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ^ Brown, Patrick. "The Buck stops in Midland", 07/04/2006. Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
- ^ "Travis Buck Pro Player Bio". Retrieved on April 1, 2007.
