Source: Mariners agree to minor-league deal with Travis Ishikawa. Includes ML ST invite.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) January 16, 2016
Travis Ishikawa was born in Seattle, Washington. He attended Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington. He led his high school baseball team to the state 4A championship as a junior in 2001 and to the title game as a senior in 2002. He was drafted out of high school by the San Francisco Giants in the 21st round of the 2002 MLB draft.
The 6-foot-3, 220 pounder made his Major League debut on April 18, 2006 at the age of 22.