Devon Travis

Devon Travis

Travis during the 2015 season
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 29
Second baseman
Born: February 21, 1991
West Palm Beach, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 6, 2015 for the Toronto Blue Jays
Career statistics
(through April 30, 2015)
Batting average .325
Hits 26
Home runs 6
Runs batted in 19
Teams

Devon Anthony Travis (born February 21, 1991) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and made his MLB debut on April 6, 2015 with the Blue Jays.

Professional career

Detroit Tigers

Travis with the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2013.

Travis was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of Florida State University.[1][2] He started his career with the short-season Connecticut Tigers, hitting .280/.352/.441 with three home runs and in 25 games.[3]

Travis started the 2013 season with the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps.[4] He was the MVP of the Midwest League All-Star Game after going 2-for-2 with a three-run triple.[5] Travis was promoted to the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers after hitting .352/.430/.486 with six home runs in 77 games.[3][6] After the season he was named the Tigers Minor League Player of the Year.[7][8] Travis played 100 games for the Double-A Erie SeaWolves in 2014, batting .298 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI.[3]

Toronto Blue Jays

On November 12, 2014, Travis was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Anthony Gose.[9] In early 2015 he was named the 6th best second base prospect in baseball,[10] as well as the number 9 prospect in the Blue Jays' organization by MLB.[11] After a strong performance in spring training, Travis was announced as the Blue Jays' starting second baseman on March 31, 2015.[12] Travis debuted on April 6 and recorded his first career hit, a solo home run off Chasen Shreve of the New York Yankees. He also recorded 2 walks and scored 2 runs as the Blue Jays won 6–1.[13] On April 12, Travis hit a 3-run double to help the Blue Jays win 10–7 against the Baltimore Orioles. The hit was initially ruled an error on Travis Snider, however the call was changed on April 16, and Travis was credited with a hit and 3 RBIs.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Sipple, George (April 21, 2013). "Once unsure about leaving college, Tigers prospect Devon Travis thrives with Whitecaps". Freep.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "FSU product Travis putting up big numbers in minors". Tallahassee.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Devon Travis Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tigers find plenty of pluses in Lakeland's Devon Travis".
  5. ↑ Lenny Padilla. "Whitecaps' Devon Travis is hero of Midwest League All-Star Game, hits 3-run triple to win MVP". Mlive.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  6. ↑ Lenny Padilla. "Midwest League's best hitter, Devon Travis, promoted from Whitecaps to Lakeland". Mlive.com. Retrieved December 2, 2013.
  7. ↑ Nightengale, Bobby (September 14, 2013). "Tigers announce Minors Player, Pitcher of Year". mlb.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Florida State Seminoles bio". CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  9. ↑ Chisholm, Gregor. "Blue Jays deal Gose to Tigers for prospect Travis". MLB.com. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  10. ↑ Cahill, Teddy (January 26, 2015). "2015 Prospect Watch: Top 10 second basemen". MLB.com. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ "MLB 2015 Prospect Watch". MLB.com. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ Chisholm, Gregor (March 31, 2015). "Blue Jays name Travis starter at second base". MLB.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  13. ↑ Chisholm, Gregor (April 6, 2015). "Patience, power mark Travis' memorable debut". MLB.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Davidi, Shi (April 16, 2015). "Shi Davidi on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

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