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| Height: 6-3
Weight: 240
Throws: R
Bats: L Born: Jun 3, 1977, Jamestown, ND Contract: Signed through 2012 with a team option for 2013 |
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| September 17, 2008 Travis Hafner hit his first home run since returning from his long stint on the DL off of Scott Baker on Wednesday. It was the slugger's first home run since May 16th. |
| September 11, 2008 Travis Hafner favorably went 2-for-4 on Tuesday, but was not in the lineup Wednesday as manager Eric Wedge wants to use him every other day until he shows he is healthy after missing over three months of the season with a strained right shoulder, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| September 9, 2008 Travis Hafner went 2-for-4 with a strikeout and an intentional walk on Tuesday night. It was his first game back from the DL. |
| September 9, 2008 Travis Hafner has been activated from the DL following his long bout with a right shoulder strain, according to the AP. |
| September 7, 2008 Hafner (shoulder) will likely be activated from the DL on Tuesday, according to the team's official website. |
| September 7, 2008 The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Hafner's 20-day rehab assignment ended Saturday. The Indians have not decided whether to activate him or give him simulated work as he recovers from a shoulder injury. |
| September 3, 2008 Travis Hafner, who is recovering from a right shoulder strain, will try to play consecutive games Friday and Saturday in the minors, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hafner said, "I'm in a better spot than I was two weeks ago." |
| September 1, 2008 Travis Hafner's shoulder is still bothering him a bit, and as a result he will not be called up to the big league club on Tuesday, according to MLB.com. "We probably won't activate him," manager Eric Wedge said. "We're going to talk to him and see where he is. We'll see how he feels." |
| September 1, 2008 Travis Hafner has a problematic shoulder blade, and it caused his muscles beneath it to fritter away, leading to decreased strength and the problems he has been having this season, according to Indians.com. |
| August 29, 2008 After sitting out a few rehab games, Indians slugger Travis Hafner returned to action for Triple-A Buffalo, going 1-for-3 with a double, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. |
| August 28, 2008 Travis Hafner missed his third straight rehab game Wednesday and isn't expected to play again until Thursday after developing soreness in his right shoulder, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said, "Haf's rehab pace has slowed. He played every other day for a week or so. It was his thought that he could use more time developing his endurance by working in the cage and progressing through batting practice as opposed to game situations." |
| August 26, 2008 Travis Hafner might not be ready to come off his rehab assignment later this week, according to the Akron Beacon-Journal. Manager Eric Wedge said, "Hafner still feels some soreness. He's going to have a couple of off days. This is just part of the process. At some point, we have to find the right mixture of work and playing. He won't do anything today and probably not tomorrow." He has been on the DL since May 26 with weakness in the right rotator cuff. |
| August 25, 2008 Indians DH Travis Hafner will miss games on Monday and Tuesday on his rehab assignment in Triple-A due to a sore right shoulder, the same one he was put on the DL for, according to the Cleveland Plain-Dealer. |
| August 16, 2008 Travis Hafner will head to Triple-A Buffalo on Tuesday to begin a rehab assignment, MLB.com reports. He will serve as the DH. Hafner has been out since May 25 due to a strained right shoulder. |
| August 14, 2008 Travis Hafner took a round of batting practice on Thursday, and ended it by knocking a pitch into the seats, according to Indians.com. "It was nice to get back out there and start feeling like a baseball player again," Hafner said. |
| August 13, 2008 The Indians have announced three of their key contributors will begin rehab assignments in the minors in the coming days, a list that includes Josh Barfield, Victor Martinez, and Travis Hafner , according to MLB.com. |
| August 8, 2008 Travis Hafner (shoulder) has started taking soft-toss swings and hopes to progress to taking BP by the end of next week, according to MLB.com. "He was free and easy, not a lot of effort to it," hitting coach Derek Shelton said. "He was very good. I was encouraged." |
| July 18, 2008 Travis Hafner had his right shoulder tested, which proved to be at only 65 percent strength, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| July 10, 2008 Travis Hafner's shoulder is slowly improving, but there is still no timetable established as to when he might be healthy enough to return to the Indians lineup, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "For three or four weeks, there was no progress. But the last couple of weeks it's started to come around." |
| June 29, 2008 The Indians, led by head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff, are confident that slugger Travis Hafner will return to action at some point this season, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Soloff said, "There's no doubt in my mind. Travis' rotator cuff and shoulder girdle strength has improved anywhere between 5 and 15 percent over the last seven days. It's highly encouraging for us." |
| June 19, 2008 The Plain Dealer reports that Dr. James Andrews told the Indians that Travis Hafner does not need surgery on his shoulder, back or rotator cuff. Hafner has no timetable to rejoin the lineup, but from what head trainer Lonnie Soloff told the paper, it could be a long time. |
| June 17, 2008 Dr. James Andrews will examine Travis Hafner's sore right shoulder on Wednesday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hafner, who has been out since May 25, has not responded to strengthening exercises as quickly as the Indians have hoped. "Travis has not responded as we would have hoped," said Lonnie Solof, Indians head athletic trainer. "As such we're going to seek a second opinion with Dr. Andrews. We want him to examine Travis and evaluate our return-to-play plan. We also want to have Dr. Andrews make any recommendations on how we can expedite his return to play." Solof added that it was "unlikely" Hafner would need surgery. |
| June 16, 2008 The Indians were hopeful that Travis Hafner would be able to begin a rehab assignment, as soon as Tuesday, but the team has scratched that plan, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Manager Eric Wedge said, "It's still going to take some time. We're not there yet. He's a little bit better, but he's not at a point where we can send him out on a rehab assignment." |
| June 13, 2008 Travis Hafner may not be fully healthy when the Indians call him back into action, possibly by next weekend, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. He is recovering from a right shoulder strain, and trainer Lonnie Soloff said it would be hard to speculate if he will be fully recovered upon his return. Manager Eric Wedge added, "Hafner will be back. It's just a question of what percentage he can give us." |
| June 12, 2008 Travis Hafner continues to take dry swings in the batting cage while working on exercises to strengthen his injured shoulder, according to MLB.com. |
| June 10, 2008 Travis Hafner remains at least a week away from beginning a minor league rehab assignment. "We still need him to strengthen that shoulder," manager Eric Wedge explains to MLB.com. Hafner began swinging a bat over the weekend, but he is not ready for live pitching. He is on the DL due to a sore right shoulder. |
| June 5, 2008 Travis Hafner, who is recovering from a right shoulder strain, will begin swinging the bat this weekend, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. |
| June 2, 2008 Travis Hafner has been performing exercises to strengthen his right shoulder, but he hasn't swung a bat since going on the DL, the AP reports. |
| May 30, 2008 Travis Hafner has been placed on the 15-day DL, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hafner was still feeling pain in his ailing right shoulder following an afternoon hitting session at Kauffman Stadium, which led to the decision to put him on the shelf. Trainer Lonnie Soloff said, "Travis is obviously not ready to play right now and we're hoping the DL stint will help him. He didn't quite feel like himself. We feel like the additional time on the DL will help strengthen the shoulder." |
| May 28, 2008 Travis Hafner had a cortisone shot in his ailing right shoulder Tuesday and hopes to be back in the lineup on Friday, according to the AP. He's missed the last three games with the injury, and if he isn't ready by the weekend he could be placed on the DL. |
| May 28, 2008 Travis Hafner is hoping to return to action on Friday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. He is currently resting due to a sore right shoulder. "It's not to the point [of the disabled list], but when it gets weak I need a day off," Hafner explains. He had one cortisone shot on or around April 18 and a second shot on Tuesday. The Indians are off on Thursday. |
| May 28, 2008 Travis Hafner won't play on Wednesday due to his sore right shoulder, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. The Indians are off on Thursday. "We're taking it day by day, but if it lingers, we're going to have to think about putting him on the DL," manager Eric Wedge says. "But I don't want to jump right into that now." The shoulder has bothered Hafner since spring training. |
| May 27, 2008 Cleveland DH Travis Hafner has been withheld from tonight's starting lineup, the second consecutive missed game for Hafner, according to MLB.com. |
| May 16, 2008 Contrary to previously established reports, Travis Hafner will not play first base when the Indians take on the Reds in interleague play, according to MLB.com. "I'm not crazy about taking any chances physically," said manager Eric Wedge. "For him to ramp up with the throwing and do everything he needs to do, I don't want to do anything that does affect him physically. |
| May 15, 2008 Travis Hafner is expected to play first base this weekend when their inter-league season starts against the Reds, if he's healthy enough, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Hafner has a chronically sore right elbow that has acted up in the past when he's tried to play first base. He's also been frequently icing his right shoulder. Manager Eric Wedge said, "We want to try and have him in there as much as we can. If we have him in there, you're going to have to take Ryan Garko or someone else out. We're going to see how he feels physically. He's been taking ground balls and throwing a little bit." |
| May 13, 2008 The Indians didn't shock the world with a offensive explosion, but the hits needed were there to secure the 4-0 shutout victory over Oakland. DH Travis Hafner seems to have responded to the slight move up in the order, going 2-for-4 at the dish with one RBI and one run scored. |
| May 9, 2008 Travis Hafner, who came in Friday's game against the Indians hitting .143 (4-for-28) in his last nine games, went 2-for-3 with a walk and raised his average to .220 on the season. |
| May 9, 2008 Travis Hafner is back in the starting lineup against the Royals after sitting out the last two games. |
| May 8, 2008 Travis Hafner is struggling and is sitting out today's game for "mental rest", according to MLB.com. He has also been out of the lineup for three of the last seven games. |
| May 1, 2008 Travis Hafner went 2-for-4 with an RBI in his first game from the sixth hole in the lineup. Also joining him in the hit parade was Ryan Garko who had two hits to snap an 0-for-24 spell. |
| May 1, 2008 Travis Hafner returned to the Indians lineup on Thursday though he was dropped to sixth in the order, according to MLB.com. "We're going to give him a little bit of a break and let him see a few at-bats before he gets up there [the third hole]," manager Eric Wedge said. |
| April 30, 2008 Travis Hafner was benched for the Indians game on Wednesday, according to the AP. How long will the benching last? Were taking everything day by day, manager Eric Wedge said. Were going to give him a break and well move forward. |
| April 29, 2008 Travis Hafner is in a 7-for-47 (.149) slide at the plate, but he'll continue to be in the lineup. Hafner is grinding right now, but weve got to let him work his way out of it, manager Eric Wedge told the AP. |
| April 19, 2008 Travis Hafner went 0-for-4 on Saturday, and due to his sore shoulder he will likely be out of the lineup on Sunday, this according to the AP. |
| April 17, 2008 Travis Hafner homered in an 11-1 win over the Tigers on Thursday night. The designated hitters only hit, a home run. |
| April 14, 2008 Travis Hafner went 2-for-5 with a run and two RBI in Monday's loss to the Red Sox. Pronk has driven in 10 runs over 13 games. |
| April 13, 2008 Travis Hafner put forth strong numbers in support of the Indians 1-7 win over Oakland today, but there remains concern moving forward. Hafner went 2-for-5 at the plate, posting two RBIs on the day. |
| April 1, 2008 Travis Hafner had a terrible spring training, but is seemingly back on the right track as he went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 10-8 win over the White Sox on Monday. He struck out twice, but picking up an RBI in a close game is always a plus. |
| March 27, 2008 Travis Hafner continues to struggle this spring as he went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against Tampa Bay on Thursday, lowering his average to .227. He now co-leads the team with 14 strikeouts and he really needs to end his slump soon as the season draws closer. |
| March 25, 2008 Travis Hafner continues to struggle at the plate as he went 0-for-2 with two strikeouts against the Yankees on Tuesday. He has now struck out 12 times over 42 at-bats. |
| March 23, 2008 Travis Hafner went 0-for-3 with three strikeouts against the Mets on Saturday, and has now struck out nine times over 32 at-bats. Hopefully he can end spring training on a high note. |
| March 21, 2008 Travis Hafner won't play first base this spring, as manager Eric Wedge has decided to hold off until closer to interleague play until giving Pronk reps at the position. "Basically, you start all over again in a couple months," Wedge old MLB.com. "So we're just going to ramp him up closer to interleague play." Pronk played 11 games at first last year but will be in his customary DH spot for the majority of the 2008 season. |
| March 11, 2008 Travis Hafner has found the "pop" in his bat this spring, according to IndiansConfidential.com. Hafner notably had a down year in 2007 and fell into a slump but he is off to a good start in 2008 as he is batting .408 (6-for-15) with three doubles and six RBI this spring. That is what we want to see from one of the league's top designated hitters. |