Blake Trahan

Blake Trahan
Cincinnati Reds
Shortstop
Born: (1993-09-05) September 5, 1993
Kinder, Louisiana
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Blake Matthew Trahan (born September 5, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Cincinnati Reds organization.

Trahan attended Kinder High School in Kinder, Louisiana. He enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to play college baseball for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team.[1][2] In 2015, Trahan was named the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Year.[3]

Considered a potential first round draft pick in the 2015 MLB Draft,[4] the Cincinnati Reds selected Trahan in the third round, with the 84th overall selection.[5] Trahan signed with the Reds, receiving a $708,900 signing bonus,[6] and began his professional career with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.[7] In 2016, he played for the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League,[8] where he posted a .263 batting average, along with 4 home runs and 47 RBI's.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Gritty UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan has Cajuns playing grind-it-out baseball". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tim Buckley (March 9, 2015). "Cajuns' Blake Trahan on another level". The Advertiser. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  3. ↑ http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2015/5/19/BB_0519150838.aspx
  4. ↑ Tim Buckley, (May 19, 2015). "How does Blake Trahan block out all that draft buzz?". The Advertiser. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ "UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan taken by Cincinnati Reds in third round". NOLA.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Travis Webb (June 15, 2015). "KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Reds Sign Former Cajuns Star Blake Trahan". katc.com. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ "KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Blake Trahan Begins Minors With Billings Mustangs". katc.com. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2015.
  8. ↑
  9. ↑ http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664167#/career/R/hitting/2016/ALL

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