Travis Blankenhorn #13

Travis Allan Blankenhorn...Graduated from Pottsville (Pa.) High School...Is married to wife, Maci... Committed to the University of Kentucky before signing with the Twins.

2023

Ranked in Washington’s system in OPS (1st, .877), slugging (2nd, .517), extra-base hits (2nd, 52), home runs (2nd, 23), RBI (3rd, 75), doubles (3rd, 27) and total bases (3rd, 203)... Had contract selected on Sept. 1...Went 1-for-2 with two walks and a homer that day... Is the 13th player inn Nationals history to homer in his team debut (2005-pres.).

2022

Spent the majority of the season with Triple-A Syracuse...Was International League Player of the Month in June (.402/.486/.674, 10 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 12 BB, 6 SB)... Appeared in one game with New York, July 22 vs. San Diego.

2021

Began the season with Minnesota before being claimed off waivers by the Dodgers, Mariners and Mets in the span of about two and a half weeks...Was with the Mets for six stints with the Major League team...All told, appeared in at least one game with four Triple-A clubs, the Twins and the Mets... Collected his first career RBI with a pinch-hit double on July 17...Hit his first career home run the next day, a three-run shot, on July 18 at Pittsburgh...Helped the Mets erase a 6-0 deficit in a 7-6 win.

2020

Began season in club’s player pool at alternate training site in St. Paul...Recalled by Minnesota on Sept. 14...made major league debut Sept. 15 at Chicago-AL, batting seventh and playing second base... went 1-for-3 with a hit-by-pitch, recording first career hit with a ninth-inning double off Matt Foster...Became second player in club history to wear uniform number 74 (Ronald Torreyes in 2019)...Optioned Sept. 16 when the Twins reinstated Alex Avila from the 10-day Injured List (low back tightness)...remained with club on roadtrip as part of Taxi Squad...Added to Taxi Squad on Sept.22... Ranked Twins 17th best prospect by MLB.com.

2019

Began season at Single-A Ft. Myers and played in 15 games for the Miracle before being promoted to Double-A Pensacola April 25...Placed on 7-day Injured List July 14 with a right digit two (pointer finger) fracture; reinstated August 5...was hitting .354 (17-for-48) in 11 July games prior to injury...Named Southern League Midseason and Postseason All-Star..Combined to hit .277 (122-for-440) with 22 doubles, two triples, 19 home runs, 54 RBI, 11 stolen bases and a .787 OPS in 108 games between both levels...Played 72 games (70 starts) at second base and 24 games (all starts) in leftfield at both levels combined...Hit 18 of his 19 home runs with the Blue Wahoos, leading the team...also led team in hits (108), RBI (51), runs (50) and second in stolen bases (11)...Named second baseman on Twins MiLB.com organization All-Star Team...Ranked as Twins 23rd-best prospect by MLB.com following the season...Added to Twins 40-man roster, November 20.

2018

Spent entire season with Single-A Ft. Myers...named a Mid-Season Florida State League All-Star...won Florida State League Home Run Derby after hitting 31 total home runs in the event...in the FSL Championship Series, hit .538 (7-for-13) with a double, four RBI and five runs scored helping Ft. Myers win the title...played in the Arizona Fall League with Salt River, hitting .224 (13-for-58) with one double, six RBI, 12 runs scored, 10 walks, and a .352 on-base percentage in 17 games.

2017

Spent entire season as the Single-A Cedar Rapids third baseman...named Midwest League Player of the Week June 18...placed on 7-day Injured List with a back strain August 10-17...named to MWL Mid-Season All-Star team...named an MiLB.com Twins organization All-Star following the season...led the Midwest League in triples (11).

2016

Began the season with Rookie Level Elizabethton...transferred to Single-A Cedar Rapids August 9...hit .350 (7-for-20) in five Postseason games...named 10th best prospect in Twins organization by Baseball America following the season.

2015

Began his professional career with the GCL Twins...first career hit was a triple in his first game...transferred to Rookie Elizabethton July 11 and finished the season there...ranked as the 26th best prospect in the Twins system by Baseball America following the season.