Travis Adair

Travis Richard Adair

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 5' 10", Weight 175-180 lb.
• School Cleveland State Community College
• High School Broome High School
• Born December 23, 1987 in Spartanburg, SC, USA

BR minors page

Biographical Information

Travis Adair is the son of Rick Adair. The Atlanta Braves took him in the 13th round of the 2008 amateur draft. Travis hit .289/.355/.340 for the 2008 GCL Braves but struggled with the glove, leading Gulf Coast League shortstops with 24 errors. In 2009, his hitting went south as he put up a .206/.289/.255 line for the Danville Braves but he fielded .973 at second base, nearly leading the Appalachian League.

Let go by Atlanta, he signed with the Texas Rangers and was sent to the Hickory Crawdads. After 70 games, he was batting .338/.384/.420 while fielding .981 at second.

Adair was the infield coach of the Hickory Crawdads in 2014. He was then co-hitting coach for the Orem Owlz in 2016 and hitting coach of the Burlington Bees in 2017. Adair was a defensive coach for the Mobile BayBears in 2018-2019.

Adair left baseball in 2020 to pursue a business career as detailed on his LinkedIn page.[1]