In three seasons with the Indiana Hoosiers, Sam Travis was the epitome of an outstanding player. In his Junior season, he hit 12 homerun, 58 RBI’s, while batting .347, good enough to win the 2013 Big Ten outstanding player of the year award.
After spending his first three season with the Red Sox minor league organizations, Travis may finally get his chance to succeed on the big league level. His latest effort came Friday via a 2-run homer.
After being called up late last season, he struggled quite a bit. In 33 games with the Red Sox big league team, he hit a slash line of .