Travis Buck

Baseball player, former MLB outfielder

Travis Buck - Baseball player, former MLB outfielder
Born

November 18th, 1983
41 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Debuted in Major League Baseball in 2007 with the Oakland Athletics. Played as an outfielder during his career, contributing to various teams including the Athletics, Cleveland Indians, and New York Mets. Totaled over 200 career hits and showed promise as a hitter during his early seasons. Played college baseball at Arizona State University before entering the professional league.

Debuted with the Oakland Athletics in 2007

Accumulated over 200 career hits

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