Travis Lee

Infobox MLB retired
name=Travis Lee


position=First baseman
bats=Left
throws=Left
birthdate=birth date and age|1975|5|26
city-state|San Diego|California
deathdate=
debutdate=March 31
debutyear=by|1998
debutteam=Arizona Diamondbacks
finaldate=September 1
finalyear=by|2006
finalteam=Tampa Bay Devil Rays
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.256
stat2label=Home runs
stat2value=115
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=488
teams=
* Arizona Diamondbacks (by|1998–by|2000)
* Philadelphia Phillies (by|2000–by|2002)
* Tampa Bay Devil Rays (by|2003, by|2005-by|2006)
* New York Yankees (by|2004)
highlights=
* 1996 Golden Spikes Award

Travis Lee (born on May 26, 1975 in San Diego, California) is a former major league first baseman.

Travis Lee graduated from Capital High School in Olympia, Washington in 1993. Lee was initially drafted as the second pick in the 1996 Rule 4 Draft by the Twins, but was declared a free agent by MLB after the Twins failed to tender him a contract within fifteen days of the end of the draft. He then signed a four-year, $10 million contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.Lee was the starting first baseman in the Diamondbacks' inaugural season of 1998, and he hit .269 with 71 runs scored, 22 home runs, and 72 RBI.

Lee was part of the Diamondbacks' trade for Curt Schilling from the Philadelphia Phillies, along with pitchers Vicente Padilla, Omar Daal, and Nelson Figueroa on July 26, 2000. [cite web |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schilcu01.shtml#TRANS|title=Curt Schilling Statistics|accessdate=2008-07-28 |work=Baseball-Reference.com ]

On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Lee was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the [http://www.komen.org Breast Cancer Foundation] . On September 10, 2006, Lee was released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

Lee signed a minor league contract with the Washington Nationals on January 18, 2007 and was invited to Spring Training. On March 25, 2007 he asked for and was granted his release, citing his lack of desire to play the game, and is expected to formally announce his retirement in the near future.

Reference

ee also

* Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster

External links

*baseballstats|br=l/leetr01 |fangraphs=958 |cube=L/travis-lee