Travis James Snider was born on February 2,1988 and is an American former professional baseball outfielder.
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32 Facts About Travis Snider
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Travis Snider attended Henry M Jackson High School, where he played as an outfielder for the baseball team and as a running back and linebacker in football.
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Travis Snider began his professional career in 2006 with the Pulaski Blue Jays in the Appalachian League.
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Travis Snider excelled in his debut and ended up winning the Short Season Player of The Year honors for Appalachian League.
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Travis Snider began the 2008 season with the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League.
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Travis Snider performed well in High-A and he was promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League on May 21,2008.
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Travis Snider was nicknamed "the Franchise" by New Hampshire Union Leader reporter Kevin Gray.
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Travis Snider continued to play well at Triple-A and would only play 18 games at that level before being promoted.
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Travis Snider was promoted to the Toronto Blue Jays on August 29,2008, and became the youngest position player in the majors.
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Travis Snider made his debut later that day, playing left field and batting ninth at Yankee Stadium.
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Travis Snider later doubled off Pavano for his first big-league hit.
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On September 4,2008, Travis Snider launched his first career home run at Rogers Centre off Kevin Slowey of the Minnesota Twins, becoming the fourth-youngest Blue Jay to hit a home run.
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Travis Snider had his first career two home run game on April 13,2009, against the Minnesota Twins and became the youngest player in Blue Jays history to hit two home runs in a game.
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Travis Snider was diagnosed with tendinitis in his right wrist on August 25, ending his 2011 season.
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Travis Snider was a spring training invitee, but was optioned to Triple-A Las Vegas before the end of spring.
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Travis Snider was in competition with Eric Thames for the starting left field position.
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Travis Snider began 2013 in a platoon in right field with Jose Tabata, with Garrett Jones getting occasional starts when he wasn't at first base.
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The platoon dissolved when Tabata went on the disabled list with a strained oblique, and Travis Snider got most of the starts during Tabata's stint on the DL.
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On June 18,2014, Travis Snider pitched the top of ninth inning against the Cincinnati Reds.
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Travis Snider allowed two runs, one hit, and two walks in that inning but managed to strike out Joey Votto.
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On January 27,2015, Travis Snider was traded to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for minor league pitcher Stephen Tarpley and a player to be named later, eventually revealed as minor league pitcher Steven Brault.
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On January 30,2016, Travis Snider signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals, with an invitation to spring training.
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On January 6,2017, Travis Snider signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers.
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On January 9,2019, Travis Snider signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
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On January 15,2020, Travis Snider re-signed with the Diamondbacks organization, and was released in late May.
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On July 24,2020, Travis Snider signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins.
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On February 23,2021, Travis Snider signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves organization.
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Travis Snider played in 63 games for the Triple-A Gwinnett Braves, hitting.
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Travis Snider announced his retirement from professional baseball on January 13,2022.
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Travis Snider says this made his teen years tough but helped him work hard to get to the major leagues.
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