Travis Hafner 33 | Designated Hitter
New York Yankees
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| Mon. May 20, 2013 |
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| News: Hafner went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and one run scored Monday against Baltimore. | Impact: Hafner tied the game with a solo home run in the ninth and tacked on an insurance run in extra innings. He has hit a home run in each of his last two games and already has eight for the season. He looks to be well on pace to surpass his total of 12 home runs in 66 games last season.(RotoWire, ) |
| Sat. May 18, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner returned to the lineup Saturday with a bang while hitting a two-run homer in the eighth inning of a winning effort. . | Impact: Hafner had hit several long balls earlier in the game that had gone foul until keeping this one fair. After battling a shoulder injury earlier in the week, Hafner appears to be safe to activate once again.(RotoWire, ) |
| Fri. May 17, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner (shoulder) is not in the starting lineup Friday, Andy McCullough of the Newark Star Ledger reports. | Impact: With lefty Mark Buehrle on the mound for the Jays on Friday, it's not necessarily the injury that is holding Hafner back. Ben Francisco will DH on Friday night, while Hafner remains day-to-day.(RotoWire, ) |
| Thu. May 16, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner (shoulder) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Mariners. | Impact: If all goes well in batting practice, Hafner could be used as a pinch-hitter if needed. The Yankees are going to play it safe with Hafner because of his lengthy injury history, and with the return of Curtis Granderson, it also solves the problem of who should sit out among Brett Gardner, Vernon Wells, Ichiro Suzuki, Grandy and Hafner.(RotoWire, ) |
| Wed. May 15, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner (shoulder) won't play Wednesday, according to ESPN's Andrew Marchand. | Impact: Don't worry Hafner hasn't suffered a setback, the Yankees are just going to play it safe before putting him back in the lineup, and that could happen as soon as Thursday.(RotoWire, ) |
| Tue. May 14, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner has been diagnosed with mild tendinitis in his shoulder, according to the Newsday's David Lennon. | Impact: This is really the best-case scenario for the Yankees. Manager Joe Girardi is hoping to be able to use Hafner as soon as Wednesday in a pinch-hitting role. He could be back in the starting lineup as soon as Thursday.(RotoWire, ) |
| Tue. May 14, 2013 | |
| News: Hafner has a sore right shoulder and will undergo an MRI, Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports. | Impact: With an .893 OPS including six homers in 96 at-bats, Hafner has been producing well as the Yankees' DH thus far. It's expected that Hafner will miss at least a few games to rest the shoulder, even if the MRI finds that everything is structurally OK.(RotoWire, ) |
2013 Season
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AVG
.270 |
HR
8 |
RBI
24 |
RUNS
19 |
Bio
Ht: 6' 3" Wt: 240 Age: 35
Bats: L Throws: R
Born: 6/3/1977, Jamestown, North Dakota
College: Cowley County (KS) JC
Debut: 2002
Salary: $2,000,000
Bats: L Throws: R
Born: 6/3/1977, Jamestown, North Dakota
College: Cowley County (KS) JC
Debut: 2002
Salary: $2,000,000
