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Travis never got the chance to ask the Blue Jays for his release. They did it for him.
He walked into the Bluefield clubhouse on August 9, 2022 prepared to play. He was going to ride it out for a week, see how things went, and then ask for his release if his mind hadn't changed. When he walked into the Bluefield clubhouse, he soon learned that he would walk right back out of it. It started with a phrase he had gotten all too familiar with in his short professional career.
"Everett, my office."
The talk was a short one, but it felt like an eternity. Obviously, Travis had seen the writing on the wall, but actually going through it was still tough. The team that had drafted him was giving up on him. He was a 24-year-old free agent that had never played above Low-A and played D2 collegiate baseball. His dreams of the big leagues were officially a long shot.
What would be next for the scrappy outfielder? Only time would tell.
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