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TRAVIS d’ARNAUD
FRONT OFFICE • Reached base safely in his final 16 games, • Homered in Game 2 of the series…Is one
a career-long streak...Only the Dodgers’
of just 15 catchers in history to homer in
Justin Turner ended the campaign with
consecutive postseason games, and the
a longer on-base stretch...d’Arnaud had
López (2002) and Eddie Pérez (1999).
a .417 on-base percentage in that span, third to do so for Atlanta, joining Javy
which dated to 9/9.
• On 7/31, playing in his first career game against major league notes
MANAGER & STAFF seasons with, had a go-ahead, bases-clearing major-league career, hitting .253/.314/.423 (468-
the Mets, who he spent parts of his first seven
• He has played in 544 games in his eight-year
double in the eighth inning that capped a five-
for-1,853) with 89 doubles, 72 home runs, 265
run frame and a six-run comeback...He had three
RBI and 221 runs scored.
hits and a single-game, career-high-tying five
RBI in the contest…The Braves won, 11-10. • Has played for four teams – New York-NL,
Los Angeles-NL, Tampa Bay and Atlanta…
• Went 11-for-24 (.458) with three home Spent parts of seven of his first eight
TRAVIS d'ARNAUD • Began the season on the COVID-related injured • Has been traded three times in his career,
seasons with the Mets.
runs and 11 RBI in six games against the
Mets.
twice for Cy Young Award winners…Was
list…Made his Braves debut on 7/29 against
first traded in 2009 from Philadelphia,
Tampa Bay, Atlanta’s home opener.
his original organization, to Toronto in a
four-player deal featuring Hall-of-Famer
2020 Postseason Roy Halladay…Was then traded in 2012
from Toronto to New York (NL) in a seven-
• Was Atlanta’s starting catcher for all 12 of its
SEASON IN REVIEW postseason games…Hit .286/.380/.476 (12-for- • Prior to joining the Braves, split the 2019 season
player deal featuring R.A. Dickey.
42) with two home runs, 10 RBI and four runs
scored.
between New York (NL), Los Angeles (NL) and
• His 10 RBI were the most by a Braves
high hitting 16 home runs, while driving in 69
catcher in a single postseason…Only Tampa Bay… Matched his single-season career
Marcell Ozuna (11) had more on the team. runs and scoring 52 runs, totals that were each
single-season career bests.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT • Seven of his RBI came in the Division Series vs. • Began the season on the Mets’ injured list
• His seven walks were tied for second on
the team with Ronald Acuña Jr. (Freeman,
recovering from “Tommy John” surgery…
8), while his 12 hits and two home runs
Reinstated in early April and was DFA’d
were both one off the team lead.
three weeks later.
Miami, the most in history by a catcher in a single
Dodgers in early May…Got one at-bat
Division Series…It also matched the most RBI by • Signed a major league contract with the
any Braves player in a single Division Series…OF with Los Angeles before being traded to
Tampa Bay.
Brian Jordan also had seven in the 1999 NLDS
BRAVES HISTORY • Went 6-for-10 (.600) in the three-game series • With Tampa Bay, hit all 16 of his home
against Houston.
runs for the season, setting a new
franchise record for catchers…John
with three walks and a 2.092 OPS.
• Went 3-for-3 with a double, home run,
(14 in 2018) previously held the mark…
two walks and four RBI in Game 1…Is the Flaherty (14 in 1999) and Wilson Ramos
only catcher in baseball history to reach Also drove in 67 runs with the Rays, the
base five times and drive in four in a most among major league catchers from
the time of his Tampa debut through
postseason game.
OPPONENTS • His home run in that game was a go- the end of the season…Eight of his
homers and 25 of his RBI came in July,
ahead, three-run shot in the seventh
Rays’ franchise records for a catcher in a
inning, breaking a 4-4 tie…It was the first
such homer by a Braves player in the calendar month.
seventh inning or later of a playoff game • Hit three home runs on 7/15/19 at Yankee
since Eric Hinske in Game 3 of the 2010 Stadium, the last of which was a go-ahead,
three-run homer with two outs in ninth inning off
Division Series vs. San Francisco…Hinske
MISCELLANEOUS 96 hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the LH Aroldis Chapman…Also hit solo home runs in
the first and third innings.
eighth inning of an eventual 11-inning
win.
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