Blake Trahan
{{short description|American baseball player (born 1993)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox MLB player
|name = Blake Trahan
|image = Blake Trahan (42527606760) (cropped).jpg
|image_size = 270
|caption = Trahan with the Louisville Bats in 2018
|team =
|number =
|position = Shortstop
|birth_place = Lake Charles, Louisiana
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|9|5}}
|bats = Right
|throws = Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate = September 3
|debutyear = 2018
|debutteam = Cincinnati Reds
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate = September 30
|finalyear = 2018
|finalteam = Cincinnati Reds
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label = Batting average
|stat1value = .214
|stat2label = Home runs
|stat2value = 0
|stat3label = Runs batted in
|stat3value = 0
|teams=
- Cincinnati Reds ({{mlby|2018}})
}}
Blake Matthew Trahan (born September 5, 1993) is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2018.
Amateur career
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/ragincajuns/index.ssf/2015/06/gritty_ul-lafayette_ss_blake_t.html|title=Gritty UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan has Cajuns playing grind-it-out baseball|work=NOLA.com|access-date=June 9, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/baseball/2015/03/09/cajuns-blake-trahan-another-level/24677315/|title=Cajuns' Blake Trahan on another level|author=Tim Buckley|date=March 9, 2015|work=The Advertiser|access-date=June 9, 2015}} In 2015, Trahan was named the Sun Belt Conference Baseball Player of the Year.{{Cite web | url=http://sunbeltsports.org/news/2015/5/19/BB_0519150838.aspx |title = Sun Belt Announces End of Season Baseball Honors| date=May 19, 2015 }}
Professional career
Considered a potential first round draft pick in the 2015 MLB Draft,{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/ul/2015/05/19/blake-trahan-faces-sbc-tourney-mlb-draft/27590495/|title=How does Blake Trahan block out all that draft buzz?|author=Tim Buckley|date=May 19, 2015|work=The Advertiser|access-date=June 9, 2015}} the Cincinnati Reds selected Trahan in the third round, with the 84th overall selection.{{cite web|url=http://www.nola.com/ragincajuns/index.ssf/2015/06/ul-lafayette_ss_blake_trahan_t.html|title=UL-Lafayette SS Blake Trahan taken by Cincinnati Reds in third round|work=NOLA.com|access-date=June 19, 2015}} Trahan signed with the Reds, receiving a $708,900 signing bonus,{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/story/29324948/reds-sign-former-cajuns-star-blake-trahan|title=KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Reds Sign Former Cajuns Star Blake Trahan|author=Travis Webb|date=June 15, 2015|work=katc.com|access-date=June 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619221348/http://www.katc.com/story/29324948/reds-sign-former-cajuns-star-blake-trahan|archive-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=dead}} and began his professional career with the Billings Mustangs of the Rookie-level Pioneer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.katc.com/Clip/11609290/blake-trahan-begins-minors-with-billings-mustangs|title=KATC.com - Continuous News Coverage - Acadiana-Lafayette - Blake Trahan Begins Minors With Billings Mustangs|date=June 17, 2015|work=katc.com|access-date=June 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620015626/http://www.katc.com/Clip/11609290/blake-trahan-begins-minors-with-billings-mustangs|archive-date=June 20, 2015|df=mdy-all}} After posting a .312 batting average with a .803 OPS, he was promoted to the Daytona Tortugas of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League to end the season, where he struggled, batting .139 in 11 games. In 2016, he returned to Daytona,{{cite web|first=Chris |last=Boyle|url=http://www.news-journalonline.com/article/20160521/SPORTS/160529848 |title=Tortugas Notes: Trahan continues tremendous month at the plate |work=Daytona Beach News-Journal |date=2016-05-21 |access-date=2019-05-05}} where he posted a .263 batting average, along with four home runs, 47 RBIs, and 25 stolen bases.{{cite web|last=Sheldon |first=Mark |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/reds-prospect-blake-trahan-ready-for-2017/c-215125702 |title=Reds prospect Blake Trahan ready for 2017 |work=MLB.com |date=2017-02-03 |access-date=2019-05-05}}
Trahan played for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Class AA Southern League in 2017 where he batted .222 with two home runs and 27 RBIs in 136 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?player_id=664167#/career/R/hitting/2017/ALL|title=Blake Trahan Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball|publisher=|access-date=November 4, 2017}} In 2018, he played for the Louisville Bats of the Class AAA International League. The Reds promoted him to the major leagues on September 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2018/09/01/cincinnati-reds-add-sims-trahan-release-weiss/1174206002/ |title=Cincinnati Reds add Sims, Trahan, release Weiss |publisher=Cincinnati.com |date=2018-09-01 |access-date=2019-05-05}} He played in 11 games for Cincinnati. After the 2018 season, he won the Minor League Baseball Rawlings Gold Glove Award.
Trahan began the 2019 season with Louisville.{{cite web|author=Courier Journal Published 3:27 p.m. ET April 27, 2019 |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/mlb/minors/louisville-bats/2019/04/27/louisville-bats-blake-trahan-receives-gold-glove-trophy/3600457002/ |title=Louisville Bats: Blake Trahan receives Gold Glove trophy |publisher=Courier-journal.com |date=2019-04-27 |access-date=2019-05-05}} On August 5, 2019, Trahan was designated for assignment, and outrighted off the roster on August 8.
Trahan participated in 2020 spring training with the Reds, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon the resumption of the MLB season in July, Trahan was invited to return to the team on June 28, but opted to retire from baseball.{{cite web |last1=Nightengale |first1=Bobby |title=Analysis: A breakdown of the Cincinnati Reds' 57-man player pool for preseason camp |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2020/06/28/cincinnati-reds-roster-analysis-57-man-pool-preseason-camp/3267842001/ |website=Cincinnati.com |access-date=June 28, 2020}}
References
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External links
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