- Travis Denker
Infobox MLB player
width = 150
name=Travis Denker
position=Second baseman
team=San Diego Padres
number=--
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|8|5
birthplace=city-state|Fountain Valley|California
debutdate=May 21
debutyear=2008
debutteam=San Francisco Giants
statyear=2008 season
stat1label=Batting average
stat1value=.243
stat2label=Home run s| stat2value=1
stat3label=Runs batted in
stat3value=3
teams=
*San Francisco Giants (by|2008)Travis Norton Denker (born
August 5 ,1985 in city-state|Fountain Valley|California) is aright-handed second baseman for theSan Diego Padres .Prior to playing professional
baseball , Denker attendedBrea Olinda High School . Originally drafted by theLos Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the2003 Major League Baseball Draft , Denker signed and started his professional career that very same year. He split time between theSouth Georgia Waves andGCL Dodgers , combining to hit .264 with threehome run s and 14 RBI in 46 games.Denker spend the entire by|2004 season with the
Ogden Raptors , with whom he hit .311 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI in 57 games. In by|2005, he split time between theColumbus Catfish andVero Beach Dodgers , combining to hit .281 with 23 home runs and 77 RBI in 132 games. He split time again between the two teams in by|2006, hitting .247 with 16 home runs and 70 RBI in 129 games. He also walked 89 times and struck out 73 times.He spent most of the by|2007 season with the
Inland Empire 66ers , until the Dodgers traded him to the Giants onAugust 25 , 2007, as the PTBNL from the earlier trade forMark Sweeney onAugust 9 , 2007. Denker finished the season playing for the Giants Single-A Advanced team, theSan Jose Giants . For the year, Denker hit .300 with 11 home runs and 66 RBI in 118 games.Denker has hit .280 with 65 home runs and 270 RBI in 482 minor league games overall.
Denker got called up on
May 12 , mlby|2008, and got his first major league hit against theFlorida Marlins onMay 25 , 2008, which was a double down thethird base line. He hit his first home run againstScott Schoeneweis of theNew York Mets onJune 3 , 2008. Denker got sent down inJune forIvan Ochoa , who is another middle infielder.Denker's current
at-bat music is "Wherever I May Roam " byMetallica .External links
* [http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/team/player_career.jsp?player_id=458239 MLB.com]
* [http://minors.baseball-reference.com/players.cgi?pid=3828 BR Minors]Persondata
NAME= Denker, Travis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Denker, Travis Norton
SHORT DESCRIPTION=American baseball second baseman
DATE OF BIRTH=1985-8-5
PLACE OF BIRTH=city-state|Fountain Valley|California,United States
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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