Born:(1967-09-26)September 26, 1967 Waukegan, Illinois, US
Died: November 19, 2004(2004-11-19) (aged 37) San Antonio, Texas, US
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
Professional debut
MLB: April 24, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: April 9, 1994, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
CPBL: July 18, 1998, for the Chinatrust Whales
Last appearance
MLB: May 21, 1990, for the Los Angeles Dodgers
NPB: October 8, 1994, for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
CPBL: October 27, 1998, for the Chinatrust Whales
MLB statistics
Batting average
.091
At bats
11
Hits
1
Games played
9
NPB statistics
Batting average
.263
At bats
499
Hits
131
Games played
129
CPBL statistics
Batting average
.287
At bats
129
Hits
37
Games played
43
Teams
Los Angeles Dodgers (1990)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (1994)
Chinatrust Whales (1998)
Brian Lee Traxler (September 26, 1967 – November 19, 2004) was a first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers during their 1990 season. Listed at 5 feet 10 inches (1.78 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), Traxler batted and threw left-handed. Throughout his career, he was one of the most popular players on his baseball teams.
Born in Waukegan, Illinois, Traxler began playing baseball while just a toddler. After an All-State career at Waukegan East High School, he attended the University of New Orleans, where he set a school record with 49 home runs in a three-year career. Drafted by the Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1988 MLB draft, he was called up to join the team in 1990. Playing in nine games for Los Angeles, he had one hit, a double against Dennis Martínez.
Most of Traxler's time in the Dodger system was spent with the Triple-A Albuquerque Dukes, with whom Traxler played from 1989 through 1993. He batted over .300 with the team in 1992 and ranked among the Pacific Coast League leaders in several categories in 1993, but he was not called up to the major leagues, as fellow first base prospect Eric Karros had won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1992. Blocked by Karros, Traxler headed to Japan in 1994, playing one season for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks, where he was the only foreign All-Star for the season. He returned to Albuquerque for one final season in 1995.
From 1996 through 2000, Traxler played independent baseball for several teams, as well as a half season with the Ho-Hsin Whales of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1998. Retiring after the 2000 season, he served as a hitting instructor from 2001 through 2004 for minor league teams in the Dodgers' system, though his contract was not renewed after the 2004 season. Traxler expected to look for another coaching job at the upcoming Winter Meetings, but he died of alcohol-related liver disease on November 19 at the age of 37.
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