Travis d'Arnaud

Travis d'Arnaud, American baseball player

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Born: February 10, 1989
Age in 2026: 37
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1989

About Travis d'Arnaud

Travis Emmanuel d'Arnaud (born February 10, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Tampa Bay Rays, and Atlanta Braves. He made his MLB debut in 2013 with the Mets. D'Arnaud won a Silver Slugger Award in 2020 and was a member of the 2021 World Series champions with the Braves. He was an All-Star in 2022. == Early life == D'Arnaud was born on February 10, 1989, in Long Beach, California. He was born into a musical family: his mother Marita ran an after-school performing-arts center in Long Beach, while his father played trumpet, piano, and trombone. In his extended family, two of d'Arnaud's uncles were pianists, while his cousin was an electropop musician. In addition to music, d'Arnaud described his Long Beach upbringing as having a "huge baseball community". He was a childhood fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB), and modeled his baseball career after Hall of Fame catcher Mike Piazza.

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Career and life highlights

Over his first three seasons in the minors, d'Arnaud had steadily improved his defense, but 2011 was the year in which he made vast improvements to all aspects of his offensive ability.
On July 24, d'Arnaud played in his first rehab game with the GCL Mets, and went 1–3 at the plate.
The Mets called up d'Arnaud for the first time on August 17, when John Buck was placed on the paternity list.
In his first major league plate appearance, d'Arnaud drew a four-pitch walk from San Diego starter Edinson Vólquez.

Travis d'Arnaud timeline

2011Over his first three seasons in the minors, d'Arnaud had steadily improved his defense, but 2011 was the year in which he made vast improvements to all aspects of his offensive ability.
2013He made his MLB debut in 2013 with the Mets.

The world when Travis d'Arnaud was born

Travis d'Arnaud was born in 1989. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1989

#1 song"Look Away" – Chicago
Top movieDriving Miss Daisy
Top TV showRoseanne
Best-selling bookThe Joy Luck Club – Amy Tan

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentSan Francisco earthquake interrupts the World Series
Top headlineFall of the Berlin Wall signals end of the Cold War
Technology milestoneWorld Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee
Defining fadGame Boy
Notable inventionGame Boy
World population5.19 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderGeorge H.W. Bush
Sports championOakland Athletics (World Series)
Also wonDetroit Pistons (NBA)
U.S. population246.8M

1989 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Travis d'Arnaud's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1989	2026
Gas	$1.02	$3.45/gal
Average home	$93,100	$435,000
Average income	$34,213	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.97	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.25	$0.73
Population	246.8M	341 million

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