Travis Ott

Travis Ott
Tampa Bay Rays
Pitcher
Born: June 29, 1995
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left Throws: Left

Travis Ott (born June 29, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays' organization.

Ott attended Shippensburg Area High School in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, and played for the school's baseball team. As a senior, he set a school record with 112 strikeouts.[1] The Washington Nationals selected Ott in the 25th round of the 2013 MLB Draft.[2][3][4]

Ott pitched for the Gulf Coast Nationals of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League after he signed. He had a 3-0 win–loss record and a 4.03 earned run average (ERA) in 29 innings pitched.[2] He began the 2014 season with the Auburn Doubledays of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[2][5] After pitching to a 3.05 ERA with Auburn, the Nationals promoted him to the Hagerstown Suns of the Class A South Atlantic League.[6]

On December 19, 2014, the Nationals traded Ott and Steven Souza to the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-team trade, in which the San Diego Padres traded Joe Ross and a player to be named later to the Nationals, and the Padres traded Jake Bauers, Burch Smith, and René Rivera to the Rays.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Nationals select Shippensburg lefty Travis Ott in 25th round". Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Travis Ott trying to stay the course with Auburn". publicopiniononline.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  3. ↑ "H.S. BASEBALL: Shippensburg flamethrower Travis Ott drafted in 25th round by the Washington Nationals". gametimepa.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  4. ↑ http://cumberlink.com/sports/baseball-draft-ship-s-travis-ott-excited-about-playing-close/article_b1c6ce98-d21e-11e2-ad72-001a4bcf887a.html
  5. ↑ "Shippensburg's Travis Ott outstanding in his 2014 minor league baseball debut". PennLive.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ "MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Travis Ott comes homes with promotion to Hagerstown Suns". publicopiniononline.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Cwick, Chris (December 19, 2014). "Padres, Rays and Nationals complete Wil Myers trade". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 19, 2014.

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