Travis Snider, Retired

Date of Birth: 2/2/1988
Birthplace: Kirkland, Washington

Travis Snider, retired outfielder, started his professional baseball career in the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league system in 2006. He continued in the minor leagues through 2008, when he joined the Blue Jays for 24 games.

In 2009, Snider played with the Blue Jays in 77 games, spending the rest of the season in the minors. He continued moving back and forth between the minor leagues and the Blue Jays through the 2011 season, joining the Blue Jays for 82 games in 2010 and 49 games in 2011.

After 10 games with the Blue Jays in 2012, they traded Snider to the Pittsburgh Pirates. That season, he batted .250 in a total of 60 games. In 2013, he spent time on the DL which limited his playing time with the Pirates to 111 games. He finished the 2014 season with 85 hits and a .264 batting average in 140 games.

Snider was traded to the Baltimore Orioles on January 27, 2015. He was released on August 15, 2015, and four days later, he agreed to return to the Pirates on a minor league contract. He finished the 2015 season with 55 hits and a .232 batting average in 69 games with the Orioles and 18 games with the Pirates. Defensively, he played 42 games in left field and 22 games in right field. In the postseason Wild Card game, he had one hit in one at-bat.

Snider signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals on January 30, 2016. He was released by the team on March 30th and signed again by them a day later. He spent the 2016 season in the minors.

Snider signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers on January 6, 2017. He was traded to the New York Mets on August 15, 2017. He spent the entire 2017 season in the minors.

Snider became a free agent on November 6, 2017. He didn't play professional baseball in 2018.

Snider signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks on January 9, 2019. He spent the 2019 season in the minors.

The Diamondbacks released Snider on May 22, 2020. He signed with the Miami Marlins on July 24th, and he was released a month later, on August 27th. He didn't play professional baseball in 2020.

Snider signed a minor league contract with the Atlanta Braves on February 26, 2021. He played only in the minors in 2021. He was released on September 12, 2021.

Snider retired on January 14, 2022.

Career batting statistics for Snider through 2018 include:

• 630 games played
• 435 hits
• 100 doubles
• 212 RBIs
• 492 strikeouts to 167 walks
• .244 batting average

Sources for Information
Wikipedia - Travis Snider
ESPN - Travis Snider