{{Short description|American baseball player and coach (born 1975)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox baseball biography | name = Travis Chapman | image = | position = Third baseman / Coach | team = | number = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|6|5}} | birth_place = Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | bats = Right | throws = Right | debutleague = MLB | debutdate = September 9 | debutyear = 2003 | debutteam = Philadelphia Phillies | finalleague = MLB | finaldate = September 9 | finalyear = 2003 | finalteam = Philadelphia Phillies | statleague = MLB | stat1label = Batting average | stat1value = .000 | stat2label = At bats | stat2value = 1 | stat3label = Hits | stat3value = 0 | teams = ;As player * Philadelphia Phillies ({{mlby|2003}}) ;As coach * New York Yankees ({{mlby|2022}}–{{mlby|2025}}) }}
'''Travis Adrian Chapman''' (born June 5, 1978) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played one game in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies in {{by|2003}}. He recently served as the first base and infield coach for the New York Yankees.<ref name="bbrefchapmanmaj">{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmtr01.shtml|title=Travis Chapman Stats|date=2019|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Baseball-Reference.com|accessdate=December 27, 2019}}</ref>
==Playing career== Chapman attended Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville, Florida.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-travis-chapman-had-one-hitless-at-bat-c164722572| title = Phillies Travis Chapman had one hitless at-bat| website = MLB.com}} </ref> He enrolled at Mississippi State University, where he played college baseball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://capecodbaseball.org.ismmedia.com/ISM3/std-content/repos/Top/2012website/archives/Current%20Year/All_Time_MLB_CCBL_Alumni.pdf|title=Major League Baseball Players from the Cape Cod League|date=October 28, 2015|publisher=Cape Cod Baseball League|work=capecodbaseball.org|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref> He was drafted by the Phillies in the 17th round of the 2000 Major League Baseball draft and played his first professional season with the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York-Penn League.
The Phillies promoted Chapman to the major leagues on September 2, 2003. He appeared in one MLB game, on September 9, 2003, against the Atlanta Braves. He pinch hit for Tomás Pérez in the seventh inning against Braves pitcher Jung Bong and flew out to right field. Chapman finished the game at third base.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/phillies-travis-chapman-had-one-hitless-at-bat-c164722572 | title=Chapman's Phillies stint brief but thrilling | website=MLB.com }}</ref>
Chapman spent seven seasons in the minor leagues with the Phillies, Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations before retiring after the 2006 season. In 1,771 career minor league at bats, he hit .286, with 41 home runs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.thetimes-tribune.com/sports/chapman-back-in-camp-this-time-in-pinstripes-1.1465266|title=Chapman back in camp, this time in pinstripes|date=March 29, 2013|last=Collins|first=Donnie|publisher=The Scranton Times-Tribune|work=thetimes-tribune.com|accessdate=October 25, 2017}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Chapman became coach with the New York Yankees farm team, the Charleston RiverDogs and coached in the team's minor leagues in a variety of capacities for several years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://riveraveblues.com/2019/02/yankees-announce-2019-minor-league-coaching-staffs-183346|title=Yankees announce 2019 minor league coaching staffs|date=March 4, 2019|last=Axis|first=Mike|publisher=River Ave Blues|work=riveraveblues.com|accessdate=December 28, 2019}}</ref>
Following the 2021 season, the Yankees promoted Chapman to the major league coaching staff as their first base and infield coach.<ref>{{cite news |title=New York Yankees Finalize Coaching Staff, Add Former Gold Glove Third Baseman Eric Chavez |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32919363/new-york-yankees-finalize-coaching-staff-add-former-new-york-mets-manager-luis-rojas |access-date=February 10, 2024 |work=ESPN |date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> The Yankees fired Chapman after the 2025 season.<ref>https://www.mlb.com/news/yankees-part-ways-with-mike-harkey-travis-chapman</ref>
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==External links== {{baseballstats|mlb=425648|espn=5422|br=c/chapmtr01|fangraphs=1840 |brm=chapma001tra |retro=C/Pchapt001}}
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