Devon Travis | |||
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Travis with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2016
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Second baseman | |||
Born: West Palm Beach, Florida |
February 21, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 6, 2015, for the Toronto Blue Jays | |||
MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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Batting average | .301 | ||
Hits | 189 | ||
Home runs | 19 | ||
Runs batted in | 85 | ||
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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.
In 2003, Travis played in the Little League World Series, representing Boynton Beach, Florida. They finished as the runner-up to the team from Tokyo, Japan. He attended Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Florida, and later Florida State University.
Travis was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of Florida State University. He started his career with the short-season Connecticut Tigers, hitting .280/.352/.441 with three home runs and 11 runs batted in (RBI) in 25 games.
Travis started the 2013 season with the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps. He was the MVP of the Midwest League All-Star Game after going 2-for-2 with a three-run triple. Travis was promoted to the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers after hitting .352/.430/.486 with six home runs in 77 games with the Whitecaps. He played in 55 games with Lakeland, and batted .350 with 10 home runs and 34 RBI. After the season, he was named the Tigers Minor League Player of the Year, and played 18 games for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. Travis played the entire 2014 season with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves, batting .298 with 10 home runs and 52 RBI in 100 games played.