American baseball player & coach
Baseball player
Travis George Buck (born November 18, 1983) is an American baseball coach former professional outfielder , who is currently an assistant coach for Loyola Marymount. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics , Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros .
College career
Buck attended Richland High School before enrolling at Arizona State University . He played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils baseball team from 2003 -2005 . He is eighth in the ASU all-time hits category with 272, and his 110 hits in 2005 are the ninth-most in Sun Devils history. In 2004 and 2005, he was selected as a Pac-10 Conference All-Star outfielder, and in 2004 he helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in the World University Baseball Championship , finishing second on Team USA hitting .412 (28-for-68) with two doubles, two home runs and 14 RBI.[1] He won the Pac-10 Player-of-the-week award in consecutive weeks in 2004, a feat that was not repeated by a Sun Devil until Ike Davis in 2007.[2]
Professional career
Oakland Athletics
Buck playing for the Sacramento River Cats , Triple-A affiliates of the Oakland Athletics , in 2009 .
He was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 23rd round (700th overall) in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft , but opted not to sign with the Mariners so that he could attend Arizona State University . He was later drafted by the Athletics as the 36th overall selection of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft .
In 2006 , Buck split time between High A (the Stockton Ports ) and Double-A (the Midland RockHounds ). He finished the year hitting .302 for Midland with four home runs in 212 at-bats . He was selected as an outfielder for the United States in the All-Star Futures Game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh .[3]
Prior to 2007 , Buck was rated as the top prospect in the Oakland organization[4] and the #50 prospect in Major League Baseball[5] by Baseball America . He was in the Opening Day lineup for Oakland due to an injury to first baseman Dan Johnson , which prompted manager Bob Geren to shift Nick Swisher to first base and tab Buck as the starting right fielder .[6] Buck went 1-3 in the game, with his first major league hit being a double off Mariners starting pitcher Félix Hernández .
Buck was the opening day right fielder for the Athletics in 2008 , but spent much of the season at Triple-A Sacramento , before being recalled in September.
On December 2, 2010, Buck was non-tendered by the Athletics making him a free agent.[7]
Cleveland Indians
On December 20, 2010, Buck signed a minor league deal with the Cleveland Indians . He made their 2011 opening day roster, but was soon sent down to the Triple-A Columbus Clippers when Grady Sizemore was activated from the disabled list. However, when Sizemore returned to the disabled list in mid-May, Buck was recalled.
Buck was designated for assignment on July 28. After the 2011 season, he elected for free agency. On October 6, 2011, Buck elected free agency.[8]
Houston Astros
The Houston Astros signed Buck to a minor league contract on November 9, 2012.[9]
San Diego Padres
Buck played in the San Diego Padres organization in 2013. He became a free agent after the 2014 season.
Coaching career
After ending his playing career, Buck opened a baseball training facility in Richland, Washington called TBuck Training. [10] Buck was named the Boise State University Baseball director of player development and bench coach on August 20, 2018.[10] On July 5, 2021, Buck joined the Arizona State staff as hitting coach.[11] He became an assistant coach at Loyola Marymount prior to the 2024 season.
References
^ "Player Bio: Travis Buck" . CSTV.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2006. Retrieved August 14, 2007 .
^ "#1 in College Sports" . CSTV.com. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2010 .
^ "2006 Futures Game Rosters" . Baseball America . Retrieved August 14, 2007 .
^ "Top 10 Prospects: Oakland Athletics" . Baseball America . December 6, 2006.
^ "2007 Top 100 Prospects" . Baseball America . February 28, 2007.
^ "Four unexpected players make roster" . MLB.com . April 1, 2007.
^ "A's part ways with Buck, Cust, Encarnacion | oaklandathletics.com: News" . Archived from the original on March 18, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012 .
^ Axisa, Mike. "22 Triple-A Players Elect Free Agency" . MLBTradeRumors.com . Retrieved October 1, 2011 .
^ Nicholson-Smith, Ben (November 9, 2011). "Astros Sign Travis Buck" . MLB Trade Rumors . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^ a b Annie Fowler (August 20, 2018). "Boise State turns to this Richland coach to help restart their baseball program" . Tri-City Herald . Retrieved November 24, 2019 .
^ Jeff Metcalfe (July 5, 2021). "Former Arizona State star Travis Buck joining baseball staff" . www.azcentral.com . US Today. Retrieved June 30, 2022 .
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