Travis Taijeron
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Position:
OF
Born:
01/20/89
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
200
B/T:
R/R
Acquired:
Drafted in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB First-Year Player Draft (NYM).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| Hitting .272 with 25 home runs, 78 RBIs and 32 doubles in 125 games at Las Vegas (Triple-A), adding a .383 OBA and .525 SLG. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Las Vegas on August 26, when 3B Jose Reyes was activated from the 10-day DL, OF Yoenis Cespedes went on the 10-day DL and RHP Kevin McGowan was sent down. MLB Debut Date: 08/26/17 |
Debut Details
| August 26, in a 9-4 loss to the Nationals. The starting right fielder, he batted seventh and went 0-for-4. In the second inning, facing left-handed starter Gio Gonzalez with two outs, he grounded out to shortstop. In the fourth inning, with one on and two outs, he grounded into a force out at second. In the seventh inning, with no outs and one on, he popped out to second base. In the eighth inning, with two on and two outs against right-handed reliever Brandon Kintzler, he grounded out to shortstop. |
Player Notes
| Taijeron, just finishing up his seventh pro season and his third at Las Vegas, was drafted out of Cal Poly Pomona and has been one of the most prolific sluggers in the Mets' system, posting an SLG over .500 in five of those seven seasons. With that kind of big-swing power come the strikeouts as well, as he whiffed 146 times this season. However, he's hit over .270 four of the last five seasons and adds doubles along with the long ball. In 2016, he led the Mets system in runs scored (86), total bases (235) and doubles (42) and tied for the system lead in home runs (19) while also fanning 162 times, but hit .275 with 88 RBIs, a .372 OBA and a .512 SLG that season while also earning Pacific Coast League Top Star of the Game honors at the Triple-A All-Star Game. In 2015 at Vegas he hit .274 with 25 home runs, 71 RBIs and 22 doubles (and 147 strikeouts), adding a .393 OBP and a .536 SLG in his Triple-A debut. |