Biography
Travis James Snider… Single… Led Jackson High School in his hometown of Mill Creek, Washington, to a 27-0 record and the State Championship in 2006… At that time was named the Top Baseball Player in the State… Batted .500 with a school record 11 home runs and 45 RBI in his final season… Also played running back and linebacker in high school at Jackson H.S… Baseball America ranked Snider as the 4th best high school player heading into the 2006 draft where the Jays drafted him in the 1st round (14th overall)… Was the first high school pick by the Blue Jays in the 1st round since OF Miguel Negron in 2000… Was a personal hitting coach for kids ages 9-to-16 while in High School… In his final season at Jackson, was put in charge of running practices and worked with the other 15-plus members of his team three times a week.
2009 Highlights
Played in 77 games over two separate stints with the Blue Jays in his rookie season… ROOKIE RANKING: Despite playing in only 77 games, ranked T-6th among rookies with nine home runs, 9th in doubles (14) & 6th in walks (29)… ALL OR NOTHING: Walked once every 9.52 plate appearances to rank 5th on the club, however he struck out once every 3.54 plate appearances, highest on the club & 9th highest in the AL (min 275 PA)… FIRST GO AROUND: Broke spring training with club, and appeared in 32 games prior to being optioned to Las Vegas (AAA) on May 21… Batted .242 over that span with three home runs and 12 RBI & a .292 on base percentage… I’M BACK: Was recalled on Aug. 13 for the remainder of the season… Posted a .239 batting average, adding six home runs and driving in 17, while seeing his OBP raised .58 points to .351 from his initial 32 games prior to the all-star break… BIG FINISH: Batted .311 over his final 13 games, adding five extra base hits and a .407 on base percentage… SWING EARLY: When swinging at the first pitch, batted .373 (19-51) with four home runs, however when batting with two strikes, batted only .096 (11-114)… BIG DAYS: Enjoyed two multi-home run games, first on April 13 at MIN & then Sept. 15 at NYY… Had three RBI in each of those games for season highs… MINORS: Appeared in 48 games for Las Vegas of the Pacific Coast league (AAA), posting a .337 average with 14 home runs and 40 RBI… His OPS of 1.094 was the highest on the club.
