Brian Traxler

Infobox MLB retired
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textcolor1=white
textcolor2=white
name=Brian Traxler
position=First Baseman
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=September 26, 1967
deathdate=death date and age|2004|11|19|1967|9|26
debutdate=April 24
debutyear=1990
debutteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
finaldate=May 21
finalyear=1990
finalteam=Los Angeles Dodgers
stat1label=AVG
stat1value=.091
stat2label=HR
stat2value=0
stat3label=Hits
stat3value=0
stat4label=RBI
stat4value=0
teams=
* Los Angeles Dodgers (1990)
highlights=

Brian Lee Traxler (September 26, 1967, in Waukegan, Illinois – November 19, 2004, in San Antonio, Texas) was a 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 MLB amateur draft, Traxler made his Major League Baseball debut with the Dodgers on April 24, 1990.

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. In fact, he was a fan favorite everywhere he went across his 13 seasons as a pro (1988-2000). 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.

External links

*baseball-reference|id=t/traxlbr01
* [http://bioproj.sabr.org/bioproj.cfm?a=v&v=l&bid=1679&pid=14328 SABR BioProject: Brian Traxler]
* [http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3105346&l_id=46&t_id=547 Former RedHawks star Brian Traxler dies at 37]
* [http://www.all-baseball.com/dodgerthoughts/archives/016513.html Dodger Thoughts: One Hit … And Much More]