Blake Trahan
Blake Matthew Trahan (born September 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Blake Trahan | |||
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Trahan with the Louisville Bats in 2018 | |||
Cincinnati Reds | |||
Shortstop | |||
Born: Lake Charles, Louisiana | September 5, 1993|||
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MLB debut | |||
September 3, 2018, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
MLB statistics (through 2018 Season) | |||
Batting average | .214 | ||
Home runs | 0 | ||
Runs batted in | 0 | ||
Teams | |||
Career
Trahan attended Kinder High School in Kinder, Louisiana. He enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to play college baseball for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team.[1][2] In 2015, Trahan was named the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Year.[3]
Cincinnati Reds
Considered a potential first round draft pick in the 2015 MLB Draft,[4] the Cincinnati Reds selected Trahan in the third round, with the 84th overall selection.[5] Trahan signed with the Reds, receiving a $708,900 signing bonus,[6] and began his professional career with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[7] After posting a .312 batting average with an .803 OPS, he was promoted to the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League to end the season, where he struggled, batting .139 in 11 games. In 2016, he returned to Daytona,[8] where he posted a .263 batting average, along with four home runs, 47 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases.[9] He played for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Class AA Southern League in 2017 where he batted .222 with two home runs and 27 RBIs in 136 games.[10] In 2018, he played for the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League. The Reds promoted him to the major leagues on September 1.[11] He played in 11 games for Cincinnati. After the 2018 season, he won the Minor League Baseball Rawlings Gold Glove Award.[12]
Trahan began the 2019 season with Louisville.[12] On August 5, 2019, Trahan was designated for assignment, and outrighted off the roster on August 8.
References
- "Gritty UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan has Cajuns playing grind-it-out baseball". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- Tim Buckley (March 9, 2015). "Cajuns' Blake Trahan on another level". The Advertiser. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "Sun Belt Announces End of Season Baseball Honors".
- Tim Buckley (May 19, 2015). "How does Blake Trahan block out all that draft buzz?". The Advertiser. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- "UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan taken by Cincinnati Reds in third round". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- Travis Webb (June 15, 2015). "KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Reds Sign Former Cajuns Star Blake Trahan". katc.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- "KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Blake Trahan Begins Minors With Billings Mustangs". katc.com. June 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
- Boyle, Chris (May 21, 2016). "Tortugas Notes: Trahan continues tremendous month at the plate". Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- Sheldon, Mark (February 3, 2017). "Reds prospect Blake Trahan ready for 2017". MLB.com. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- "Blake Trahan Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". Retrieved November 4, 2017.
- "Cincinnati Reds add Sims, Trahan, release Weiss". Cincinnati.com. September 1, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
- Courier Journal Published 3:27 p.m. ET April 27, 2019 (April 27, 2019). "Louisville Bats: Blake Trahan receives Gold Glove trophy". Courier-journal.com. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)