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d’arnaud FRONT OFFICE

CATCHER
Full Name: Travis E. d’Arnaud
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Height: 6-2 Weight: 210 MANAGER & STAFF
DOB: February 10, 1989 Opening Day Age: 32
Born: Long Beach, CA Resides: Los Alamitos, CA
MLB Debut: August 17, 2013 MLB Service Time: 7.044
Acquired: Signed as a free agent, November 24, 2019
Contract Status: Signed through 2021

2020 CAREER HIGHS TRAVIS d'ARNAUD
• In his eighth major-league season, played in 44
games and hit a career-best .321/.386/.533 (53-
for-165) with eight doubles, nine home runs, 34 Most Runs
RBI and 19 runs scored. 3, 3x, last: 7/15/19, TB at NYY
• Awards: Louisville Slugger Silver Slugger (C), Most Hits
Baseball America All-MLB First Team (C). 4, 4/13/17, NYM at MIA SEASON IN REVIEW
• Led all primary catchers (min. 175 plate
appearances) in batting average (.321), Most Doubles
on-base percentage (.386), slugging 2, 8x, last: 5/27/19, TB vs. TOR
percentage (.533), RBI (34) and wRC+
(145)...His nine home runs were third Most Triples
most. 1, 5x, last: 4/13/17, NYM at MIA
• Batted .321 (53-for-165) in 184 plate Most Home Runs PLAYER DEVELOPMENT
appearances…Fell two plate appearances shy 3, 7/15/19, TB at NYY
of being a “qualified” hitter…The only qualified
Braves catcher in the franchise’s modern era Most RBI
(since 1900) to post a higher batting average was 5, 3x, last: 7/31/20, ATL vs. NYM
Ernie Lombardi, who hit .330 in 1942.
Most Walks
• Hit safely in 33 of his 39 starts. 3, 2x, last: 8/3/19, TB vs. MIA
• Had a career-best 57.8% hard-hit rate (batted
balls with an exit velocity of 95+ mph), Most Stolen Bases BRAVES HISTORY
topped only by the Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. 1, 2x, last: 7/31/20, ATL vs. NYM
(62.2%)...d’Arnaud’s 93.4 average exit velocity was
also a career high, and ranked sixth in the majors. Longest Hitting Streak
• All nine of his home runs came off right- 9 games, 2x, last: 7/26-8/6/19
handers...Posted a 1.026 OPS against righties,
hitting .344/.414/.611 (45-for-131)...Had a
.506 OPS against southpaws in 34 at-bats… • He twice homered in consecutive games, OPPONENTS
Conversely, over the first seven years of his first from September 4-5 and then from
career, had a significantly better OPS vs. left- September 18-19…Had just one of these
handers (.781 vs. .696). streaks in his career prior to this season
• Homered, on average, once every 18.33 (also 2 games, 6/6-8/19).
at-bats, far better than the 26.79 ratio • Batted .333/.420/.540 in 23 games in September…
he had in his first seven major-league Had five home runs and 16 RBI.
seasons. MISCELLANEOUS

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