Travis Tartamella

Travis Tartamella
Travis Tartamella
Free agent
	Catcher
	Born: December 17, 1987 (age 36); Fontana, California
	Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
	September 23, 2015, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics ; (through 2015 season)
Batting average	.500
Home runs	0
Runs batted in	0
Teams
	St. Louis Cardinals (2015);

Travis Scott Tartamella (born December 17, 1987) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played for the St. Louis Cardinals in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Tartamella attended Los Osos High School in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He enrolled at Pepperdine University,^[1] and played college baseball for the Pepperdine Waves.^[2] After two seasons with Pepperdine, Tartamella transferred to California State University, Los Angeles, where he continued his college career with the Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles.^[3] The Cardinals selected Tartamella in the 19th round of the 2009 MLB draft.^[4] Baseball America rated him as the "Best Defensive Catcher" in the Cardinals minor league system in 2014.^[3]

On September 21, 2015, the Cardinals purchased Tartamella's contract, promoting him to the major leagues, following an injury to starting catcher Yadier Molina.^[5] Tartamella debuted in the eighth inning against the Cincinnati Reds on September 23 in a 10–2 win and singled on the first pitch of his first plate appearance.^[6]

References

^ Sondheimer, Eric (February 19, 2006). "Players to watch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ Yoon, Peter (June 3, 2007). "Brooks keeps Bruins in the winner's bracket". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ ^a ^b Fox Sports Midwest (September 21, 2015). "Cardinals recall C Tartamella from Memphis; Scruggs DFA'd". Fox Sports Midwest. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ Booher, Kary (August 1, 2014). "A catcher in their eyes: Travis Tartamella". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ Hummel, Rick (September 21, 2015). "Molina has torn ligament; Cardinals hope he returns before playoffs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
^ Goold, Derrick (September 24, 2015). "Waino in October? It could happen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference, or Baseball Reference (Minors)

[1] Sondheimer, Eric (February 19, 2006). "Players to watch". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[2] Yoon, Peter (June 3, 2007). "Brooks keeps Bruins in the winner's bracket". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[babesttools-3] Fox Sports Midwest (September 21, 2015). "Cardinals recall C Tartamella from Memphis; Scruggs DFA'd". Fox Sports Midwest. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[4] Booher, Kary (August 1, 2014). "A catcher in their eyes: Travis Tartamella". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[5] Hummel, Rick (September 21, 2015). "Molina has torn ligament; Cardinals hope he returns before playoffs". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

[6] Goold, Derrick (September 24, 2015). "Waino in October? It could happen". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved September 24, 2015. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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