Travis Fryman

Fryman at bat for the Detroit Tigers in 1992

Third baseman

Born: March 25, 1969 (age 47)
Lexington, Kentucky

Batted: Right

Threw: Right

MLB debut

July 7, 1990, for the Detroit Tigers

Last MLB appearance

September 29, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians

MLB statistics

Batting average

.274

Home runs

223

Runs batted in

1,022

Teams

Detroit Tigers (1990–1997)
Cleveland Indians (1998–2002)

Career highlights and awards

David Travis Fryman (born March 25, 1969) is a former Major League Baseball third baseman and shortstop, and currently a hitting instructor for the Cleveland Indians farm system. He also managed the Mahoning Valley Scrappers from 2008 to 2010.

The Detroit Tigers drafted Fryman in the first round of the 1987 Major League Baseball draft out of Tate High School in Pensacola, Florida. He debuted with the Tigers at Tiger Stadium on July 7, 1990 in a 4–0 loss to the Kansas City Royals at shortstop, but ended up seeing more time at third over the course of his first season in the majors.

He split time between short and third in 1991 before an injury to Alan Trammell allowed him to inherit the starting shortstop job in 1992. He hit 20 home runs and drove in 96 runs to earn his first All-Star selection, and win the American League Silver Slugger Award at his position.

Fryman started the 1993 at shortstop, but earned the third base job by the end of the season. He remained at third for Detroit until joining the expansion Arizona Diamondbacks via a trade following the 1997 season for Matt Drews. Two weeks after joining the Diamondbacks, he was traded again, along with pitcher Tom Martin, to the Indians for third baseman Matt Williams.

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