- Travis Metcalf
Infobox MLB player
width = 150px
name=Travis Metcalf
position=Third base
team=Texas Rangers
number=30
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1982|8|17
birthplace=city-state|Manhatten|Kansas
debutdate=May 19
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Texas Rangers
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.249
stat2label=Home run s
stat2value=11
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=35
teams=
*Texas Rangers (by|2007-present)Travis A. Metcalf (born
August 17 ,1982 inManhattan, Kansas ) is aMajor League Baseball third baseman for the Texas Rangers. He helped lead the Wamego Red Raider baseball program in Wamego to the Kansas 4A State Championship in 2000, his senior year at Wamego High School. While playing for theUniversity of Kansas , Metcalf set records forhome run s (season-18, career-29).Metcalf was drafted by the Rangers in the 11th round of the
2004 Major League Baseball Draft . He spent two and a half years in Texas' minor league system before having his contract purchased by the Rangers onMay 18 , mlby|2007.Metcalf is known more for his defensive prowess than his offensive accomplishments. Assistant General Manager Thad Levine said Metcalf "was ready to play in the Major Leagues [in 2005] ." His offense has rebounded in 2007 and the Rangers feel that Metcalf will be able to adequately fill in for
Hank Blalock while Blalock is recovering from surgery. [http://texas.rangers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070518&content_id=1972273&vkey=news_tex&fext=.jsp&c_id=tex]Metcalf made his Major League debut on
May 19 , 2007, against theHouston Astros . His first major league hit was a home run to left off Piratespitcher Tom Gorzelanny .Metcalf has played in the minors for the
Spokane Indians ,Bakersfield Blaze ,Frisco Roughriders , andOklahoma RedHawks .External links
* [http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/M/Travis-Metcalf.shtml Travis Metcalf's career stats"]
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