Travis Corey Driskill (born August 1, 1971) is an American former professional baseball

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. He is tall and weighs . He bats and throws right-handed. He attended

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, where he played for the Red Raiders, and is currently the

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for the

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Career

Driskill was drafted in

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and

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by the

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and

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, respectively, but did not sign. He was drafted again in the fourth round of the 1993 draft by the

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and this time he did sign. Driskill played in the Indians minor league system for the next five years, advancing as high as Triple-A before his contract was purchased by the

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on January 6, 1998. Driskill appeared in seven games as a reliever for the Swallows before he was released and signed back with the Indians in August. A minor league

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after the season, Driskill signed with the Houston Astros, and played the next two seasons in their minor league system. On November 15, 2001, Driskill signed with the

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. He made his MLB debut with the Orioles in , appearing in 29 games including 19 starts, the most games appeared in for a single season for Driskill's entire major league career. Driskill appeared in 20 more games for the Orioles in and became a free agent at the end of the season. On November 20, 2003, Driskill signed with the

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. He played only one season in

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, appearing in five games. On November 11, 2004, Driskill signed with the Houston Astros and became a free agent after the season. On December 9, 2005, he signed with the

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, but was released on April 2, 2006; on April 14 he resigned with the Astros. Driskill played the next two seasons for Houston's Triple-A affiliate, the

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, except for a callup in August , appearing in two games. Driskill retired after the season and accepted an offer from the Astros to become the pitching coach of their Rookie League team, the Greenville Astros.

References

External links

Nippon Professional Baseball
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