Travis Tartamella

Graduated from Los Osos (Calif.) High School in 2006, where he competed in both baseball and football...named the baseball League's Most Valuable Player his senior year...attended Pepperdine University for two years and was named to the West Coast Conference All-Freshman team...transferred to California State University-Los Angeles his Junior season and earned All-CCAA and All-West Region honors...resides in Alta Loma, Calif.

2013

Played 61 games between Springfield (AA) and Memphis (AAA), all at catcher except for one inning in left field (1 putout)...Hit .291 after the All-Star break with Memphis, including a .302 mark in August - the best month of his career...Went 17-55 (.309) with 16 RBI when batting with runners in scoring position...Caught 43.9% of base stealers (18-41) between the two levels; committed just three errors combined in 465 total chances.

2012

Began the season on the disabled list and appeared in eight games with Palm Beach before playing out his

season at Double-A Springfield...threw out 29.7% (11-37) of attempted base stealers between the two clubs.

2011

Split his time between High-A Palm Beach and Double-A Springfield...joined Springfield on 6/4 but missed most of July and August on the disabled list.

2010

Was behind the plate as catcher in 28 of 30 games at Johnson City (R)...began the season with an 8-game hitting
streak and hits in 11 of his first 12 games...led all minor league catchers with a 58.6 caught stealing pct. (17 caught
stealing, 29 SB attempts).

2009

Began his pro career at rookie-level Johnson City and caught in all 24 games played...hit an 8th-inning grand slam on 7/13 at Elizabethton.