Brian Traxler

First baseman, Baseball Player

1967 – 2004

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Who was Brian Traxler?

Brian Lee Traxler was a United States Major League Baseball first baseman. He was an alumnus of the University of New Orleans.

Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 16th round of the 1988 Major League Baseball Draft, Traxler made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers on April 24, 1990. He also played one season in Japan for the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks in 1994. Later on, he returned to the Dodger system in 1995, and then played one season in Taiwan for the Ho-Hsin Whales.

Traxler played a number of seasons for the Albuquerque Dukes minor league baseball club. To this day, he is remembered fondly as a favorite all-time player of many Dukes fans. He was a hitting instructor in the Dodgers minor-league system after his playing career ended.

On November 19, 2004, Traxler died after enduring a coma for two weeks.

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Born
Sep 26, 1967
Waukegan
Profession
Education
  • University of New Orleans
Lived in
  • Waukegan
Died
Nov 19, 2004
San Antonio

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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