- 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 run s
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=
* 1996Golden Spikes Award Travis Lee (born on
May 26 ,1975 inSan Diego, California ) is a former major leaguefirst 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 byMLB after theTwins 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 theArizona Diamondbacks .Lee was the starting first baseman in theDiamondbacks ' 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 thePhiladelphia Phillies , along with pitchersVicente Padilla ,Omar Daal , andNelson Figueroa onJuly 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 apink bat to benefit the [http://www.komen.org Breast Cancer Foundation] . OnSeptember 10 ,2006 , Lee was released by theTampa Bay Devil Rays .Lee signed a minor league contract with the
Washington Nationals onJanuary 18 ,2007 and was invited toSpring Training . OnMarch 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 hisretirement in the near future.Reference
ee also
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Arizona Diamondbacks all-time roster External links
*baseballstats|br=l/leetr01 |fangraphs=958 |cube=L/travis-lee
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