Bubba Trammell
| Bubba Trammell | |||
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| Outfielder | |||
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Born: November 6, 1971 Knoxville, Tennessee |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 1, 1997, for the Detroit Tigers | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| June 22, 2003, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .261 | ||
| Home runs | 82 | ||
| Runs batted in | 285 | ||
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Thomas Bubba Trammell (born November 6, 1971) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter who played for the Detroit Tigers, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, and the New York Yankees. During his seven Major League seasons, he batted .261 and hit 82 home runs. Trammell appeared in the 2000 World Series as a member of the Mets.
Trammell was born on November 6, 1971, in Knoxville, Tennessee. He grew up with his mother, Brenda Graves, father, Clarence L. “Buddy” Trammell, and older sister, Kimberely Diane Trammell. He was named after Bubba Wyche, a Tennessee quarterback. His father said that Bubba walked around the house holding a bat since age 2. When his mom asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up, he always said that he wanted to play baseball. According to his father, “We put a batting cage in the backyard when [Bubba] was 14. He’d be out there swinging a bat eight hours a day. He’d come inside for a sandwich and go right back outside. He wore me out so I got an automatic ball feeder for it and headed back inside to the air conditioning.”
Trammell attended Central High School in Knoxville, where he played baseball and golf. He went on to attend and play baseball at Cleveland State Community College and the University of Tennessee. During his two years at U.T. (1993–1994), he had a .368 batting average, and hit 22 home runs and 105 RBIs. He would later be named to the school's "All-Century Team."
At the age of 21, Trammell was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles, but he did not sign. He was drafted again two years later for the Detroit Tigers in the 11th round of the 1994 MLB amateur draft, but this time, he did sign a contract. He played on Detroit’s Triple-A affiliate, the Toledo Mud Hens, for three years. By this time, he was 6’2”, weighed 220 pounds, hit right, and batted right.
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