.@TravisTaijeron had a 2-run HR in the 1st inning & the @LasVegas51s never looked back, beating Salt Lake 8-1. https://t.co/okMc6ibVee pic.twitter.com/CIFemytcBe
— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) August 23, 2017
Due to yet another injury, the New York Mets have called Travis Taijeron from Triple-A Las Vegas.
Yoenis Cespedes was the latest member of the New York Mets to land on the disabled list, leaving Friday’s game against Washington with another hamstring injury.
Sandy Alderson gives update on Yoenis Céspedes. #Mets pic.twitter.com/cr2A2HpF04
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 26, 2017
So it’s time for the next man up—Travis Taijeron.
Travis Taijeron will make his big league debut, starting in RF.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) August 26, 2017
The 28-year-old California native was drafted in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Cal Poly Pomona. Taijeron is 6’2″, 220 pounds and bats right handed.
?️ Watch @TravisTaijeron's three-run moonshot from earlier in the sixth inning: pic.twitter.com/VH8rDMzFRw
— Las Vegas 51s (@LasVegas51s) May 6, 2017
It could be argued that Taijeron should have been called up a long time ago. He was hitting .272 in Triple-A with 25 home runs, 32 doubles, 78 RBI and a .907 OPS.
Taijeron has flashed his power at nearly every minor league level he’s played. Since 2011, when he began his professional career, he’s hit .269 with 135 home runs, 200 doubles, 20 triples, 479 RBI and a .884 OPS.
He will bat seventh in his big league debut, in between Kevin Plawecki and Brandon Nimmo, both of whom he’s played with in the minors.
We lineup just like this today…#LGM pic.twitter.com/DdqLjsyYMO
— New York Mets (@Mets) August 26, 2017