Travis Baptist Explained

Travis Baptist
Position:Pitcher
Bats:Left
Throws:Left
Birth Date:30 December 1971
Birth Place:Forest Grove, Oregon
Debutleague:MLB
Debutdate:August 1
Debutyear:1998
Debutteam:Minnesota Twins
Finalleague:MLB
Finaldate:September 23
Finalyear:1998
Finalteam:Minnesota Twins
Statleague:MLB
Stat1label:Win–loss record
Stat1value:0–1
Stat2label:Earned run average
Stat2value:5.67
Stat3label:Strikeouts
Stat3value:11
Stat2league:CPBL
Stat21label:Win–loss record
Stat21value:0–2
Stat22label:Earned run average
Stat22value:9.35
Stat23label:Strikeouts
Stat23value:6
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Travis Steven Baptist (born December 30, 1971) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher.

Baptist was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 45th round of the 1990 Major League Baseball Draft, and he played his first professional season with their Rookie league Medicine Hat Blue Jays in .[1] On December 9, 1996, he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Toronto Blue Jays organization in the minor league portion of the 1996 Rule 5 draft. While Baptist was a member of the Salt Lake Buzz in 1998, he was chosen as the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League team in the Triple-A All Star game.[2]

Baptist went on to later play his only season at the major league level with the Twins in 1998. He played his last season in affiliated ball in for the Chicago White Sox's Double-AA Birmingham Barons and Triple-AAA Charlotte Knights, and his last professional season with the independent Central Baseball League's Rio Grande Valley WhiteWings in .

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hamilton . Linda . August 15, 1991 . MEDICINE HAT PITCHER MAKES TRAPS ILL . Deseret News . Salt Lake City, Utah . October 24, 2021.
  2. News: Wood . Wendell . July 7, 1998 . Utah pitcher named all-star . The Daily Universe . Provo, Utah . October 24, 2021.