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Travis Michael Bergen (born October 8, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants in 2019.
Career
Bergen attended Union Grove High School in McDonough, Georgia. In 2012, as a senior, he went 6–1 with a 1.42 ERA. Undrafted out of high school in the 2012 MLB draft, he enrolled and played college baseball at Kennesaw State University. In 2015, his junior season, he pitched to a 6–4 record and a 3.15 ERA in 14 starts. He was then drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the seventh round of the 2015 MLB draft.
Bergen made his professional debut with the Vancouver Canadiens. Bergen pitched in only 14 games combined in 2016 and 2017 for Vancouver and the Gulf Coast Blue Jays due to injuries. In 2018 he played for the Dunedin Blue Jays and New Hampshire Fisher Cats, combining to go 4–2 with a 0.95 ERA and 74 strikeouts in 56⁄3 innings pitched.
San Francisco Giants
On December 13, 2018, Bergen was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 8th pick in the Rule 5 draft. He made his major league debut on March 29, 2019, versus the San Diego Padres. He retired Ian Kinsler on a ground ball, the only batter he faced. He was placed on the 10-day injured list with a shoulder strain on May 21.
On August 18, 2019, Bergen was designated for assignment. On August 21, he was returned to the Toronto Blue Jays organization and placed on the reserve list of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.