Travis Blankenhorn

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Travis Blankenhorn
Travis Blankenhorn.jpg
Blankenhorn with the Fort Myers Miracle
New York Mets – No. 73
Second baseman
Born: (1996-08-03) August 3, 1996 (age 25)
Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 15, 2020, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Batting average.192
Home runs1
Runs batted in4
Teams

Travis Allan Blankenhorn (born August 3, 1996) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins.

Amateur career[]

Blankenhorn attended Pottsville Area High School in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Blankenhorn was a three sport standout high school athlete in football, basketball in baseball. He committed to play college baseball at the University of Kentucky.[1] He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the third round of the 2015 Major League Baseball draft.[2][3]

Professional career[]

Minnesota Twins[]

After signing, Blankenhorn made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Twins and he was later promoted to the Elizabethton Twins. He posted a combined .244 batting average with three home runs and 23 RBIs in 53 games between both clubs. Blankenhorn spent 2016 with both Elizabethon and the Cedar Rapids Kernels where he batted a combined .293 with ten home runs and 41 RBIs in 59 games with both teams.[4] In 2017, he returned to Cedar Rapids, slashing .251/.343/.441 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs in 118 games,[5] earning Midwest League All-Star honors.[6]

Blankenhorn spent 2018 with the Fort Myers Miracle. In June, he was named a Florida State League All-Star and won the Home Run Derby with 31 home runs.[7] In 124 games with Fort Myers, he hit .231 with 11 home runs and 57 RBIs.[8] He returned to Fort Myers to begin the 2019 season[9] before being promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos with whom he was named to the Southern League All-Star Game.[10] Over 108 games between the two clubs, he slashed .277/.321/.466 with 19 home runs and 54 RBIs. Blankenhorn was named the second baseman of the year in the Southern League at the conclusion of the season.

Blankenhorn was added to the Twins 40-man roster on November 20, 2019.[11] On September 14, 2020, Blankenhorn was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his major league debut the next day against the Chicago White Sox, and picked up his first major league hit off of Matt Foster.[12] Blankenhorn only appeared in 1 game for the Twins in 2021. On May 8, 2021, Blankenhorn was designated for assignment.[13]

Los Angeles Dodgers[]

On May 14, 2021, Blankenhorn was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Dodgers.[14] In 3 at-bats for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, he went hitless. He was designated for assignment on May 21.[15]

Seattle Mariners[]

On May 24, 2021, Blankenhorn was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Mariners and assigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers.[16] In 20 at-bats for Tacoma, Blankenhorn notched 5 hits with 1 home run and 5 RBI.

New York Mets[]

On June 1, 2021, Blankenhorn was claimed off waivers by the New York Mets.[17] He made his debut the following day, coming in as a defensive substitute for Jonathan Villar. On June 11, he was optioned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets.

On July 17, Blankenhorn recorded his first career RBI and scored his first run. On July 18, in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Blankenhorn hit his first career home run, a 425-foot, 3-run shot off of pitcher J.T. Brubaker.

References[]

  1. ^ Drago, Mike (August 24, 2014). "Pottsville loses all-league Blankenhorn to baseball". Reading Eagle. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Bollinger, Rhett (January 20, 2016). "Twins draft Travis Blankenhorn to begin Day 2 | MLB.com". M.mlb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  3. ^ leroy boyer. "HS BASEBALL: Tide's Blankenhorn selected by Twins in MLB Draft – Sports". Republican Herald. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  4. ^ leroy boyer (August 12, 2016). "Blankenhorn excited over promotion – Sports". Republican Herald. Retrieved May 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Travis Blankenhorn Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved November 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Kernels with 6 MWL All-Stars, including 4 starters". The Gazette. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  7. ^ "Fort Myers' Travis Blankenhorn wins first FSL home run derby". Tampa Bay Times. June 15, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "Travis Blankenhorn Stats, Highlights, Bio – MiLB.com Stats – The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  9. ^ Sean Barie (April 4, 2019). "What the Fort Myers Miracle are bringing this season - NBC2 News". Nbc-2.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ^ "Six Blue Wahoos players named to Southern League All-Star Game". Pnj.com. June 6, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Betsy Helfand (November 20, 2019). "Twins add five to 40-man roster before Wednesday night's deadline". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  12. ^ "Travis Blankenhorn Stats, Fantasy & News". MLB.com.
  13. ^ "Latest Roster Moves from Twins, Orioles".
  14. ^ "Dodgers Claim Travis Blankenhorn".
  15. ^ Harris, Blake (May 21, 2021). "Dodgers add pitcher Nate Jones to 40-man roster". SB Nation. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  16. ^ "Mariners Claim Travis Blankenhorn".
  17. ^ "Mets Claim Travis Blankenhorn, Designate Wilfredo Tovar for Assignment".

External links[]

Retrieved from ""