Education
They finished as the runner-up to the team from Tokyo, Japan. He attended Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Florida, and later Florida State University.
They finished as the runner-up to the team from Tokyo, Japan. He attended Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington, Florida, and later Florida State University.
He was originally drafted by the Detroit Tigers, and made his MLB debut on April 6, 2015 with the Blue Jays. In 2003, Travis played in the Little League World Series, representing Boynton Beach, Florida. Draft and minor leagues
Travis was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 13th round of the 2012 Major League Baseball Draft out of Florida State University.
He started his career with the short-season Connecticut Tigers, hitting.280/.352/.441 with three home runs and 11 runs batted in (Reserve Bank of India) in 25 games.
Travis started the 2013 season with the Class A West Michigan Whitecaps. He was the Most Valuable Player of the Midwest League All-Star Game after going 2-for-2 with a three-run triple.
Travis was promoted to the High-A Lakeland Flying Tigers after hitting.352/.430/.486 with six home runs in 77 games with the Whitecaps. He played in 55 games with Lakeland, and batted.350 with 10 home runs and 34 Reserve Bank of India. Travis played the entire 2014 season with the Double-A Erie SeaWolves, batting.298 with 10 home runs and 52 Reserve Bank of India in 100 games played.
Toronto Blue Jays
On November 12, 2014, Travis was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for outfielder Anthony Gose.
In early 2015 he was named the 6th best second base prospect in baseball, as well as the number 9 prospect in the Blue Jays" organization by MLB. After a strong performance in spring training, Travis was announced as the Blue Jays" starting second baseman on March 31, 2015. Travis debuted on April 6 and recorded his first career hit, a solo home run off Chasen Shreve of the New York Yankees. The hit was initially ruled an error on Travis Snider, however the call was changed on April 16, and Travis was credited with a hit and 3 RBIs.
Travis was named the Blue Jays Player of the Month for April on May 1.
In a 10–7 loss to the Cleveland Indians on May 3, Travis hit his first career grand slam. He batted.325/.393/.625 with 6 home runs, 17 runs scored, and 19 RBIs.
After missing 5 consecutive games with a left shoulder injury, Travis was placed on the disabled list on May 21. To that point in May, he had batted.185 in 14 games.
He was activated off the disabled list on June 26.
Travis re-injured his shoulder on July 28, and was placed on the disabled list on July 31. On September 11, he was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. The Blue Jays shut down Travis for the remainder of the season on September 17, and announced that he would undergo an exploratory surgery on his shoulder.
He finished 2015 with a.304 batting average, 8 home runs, and 35 Reserve Bank of India. On November 18, it was announced that Travis had undergone another surgery on his left shoulder, in an attempt to correct a condition called os acromiale which was discovered during the 2015 regular season, and would require 16–20 weeks to recover from the procedure.
After the season he was named the Tigers Minor League Player of the Year, and played 18 games for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League. He also recorded 2 walks and scored 2 runs as the Blue Jays won 6–1. On April 12, Travis hit a 3-run double to help the Blue Jays win 10–7 against the Baltimore Orioles. On May 4, Travis was announced as the winner of the American League Rookie of the Month for April.
