Travis Timothy Demeritte (born September 30, 1994) is an American professional baseball second baseman and outfielder who is a free agent.
He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves.
[1][2] Demeritte made his professional debut with the Arizona League Rangers and spent all of 2013 there, batting .285 with four home runs and 20 RBIs in 39 games.
[7] Upon his return to Minor League Baseball, Demeritte was demoted to the Spokane Indians, where he finished the season.
[8][9] In a June 2016 game, against the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, Demeritte was hit by a pitch, an action which caused a bench-clearing brawl.
[24] On July 31, 2019, Demeritte and pitcher Joey Wentz were traded to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Shane Greene.
On August 1, the Tigers selected Demeritte's contract and promoted him to the major leagues to take the place of outfielder Nicholas Castellanos, who was also traded on July 31.
[28] On August 8 against the Kansas City Royals, Demeritte hit his first major league home run off Josh Staumont.
On July 14, 2024, Demeritte signed with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.