Travis Jay Schlichting (born October 19, 1984) is an American former professional

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, who played for the

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in 2009 and 2010.

Baseball career

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Schlichting was drafted by the

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in the 4th round of the 2003

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out of

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. He made his minor league debut as a

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in , and spent the year with the Princeton Devil Rays. In , he spent the year with the

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. Schlichting played for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2005.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

He was traded to the

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in 2006 for

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and played for the Single-A

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Kansas City T-Bones

Released by the Angels after the 2006 season, he converted to a pitcher while playing independent league baseball with the

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in 2007. He was 1–2 with a 5.29 ERA in 41 appearances for the T-Bones.

Los Angeles Dodgers

That was good enough to get him an invite to the

camp in 2008, where he got a job pitching for the Double-A

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. Schlichting was added to the Dodgers

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prior to the 2009 season, and was assigned to the Double-A

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. He was promoted to the Dodgers on May 31, 2009. Schlichting made his Major League debut on June 7, 2009, against the Philadelphia Phillies. The first batter he faced was Ryan Howard, who hit a home run off of him. He worked in two games for the Dodgers, pitching 2.2 innings before he was demoted to the AAA

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. He missed the last month of the season due to an injury. Schlichting began 2010 with Albuquerque. He was called up to the Dodgers on May 31 and picked up his first career win by pitching four scoreless innings in the Dodgers 1-0 14 inning victory over the

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on June 2. He appeared in 14 games for the Dodgers with a 3.57 ERA in 2010. Schlichting was designated for assignment by the Dodgers on May 29, 2011. He remained with the Isotopes all season, appearing in 51 games with a 5–3 record and 7.10 ERA.

Oakland Athletics

On January 4, 2012, he signed a minor league contract with the Oakland Athletics. After appearing in 6 games in spring training with the team, he was assigned to Triple-A

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, but he did not appear for them, as he was injured. Schlichting was released on June 18.http://www.milb.com/documents/2012/08/29/37543780/1/RC_gamenotes_8.29.12.pdf

Sugar Land Skeeters

On August 1, 2013, Schlichting made his 2013 debut with the

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of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. In 14 games, he went 1–1 with 1 save and a 4.15 ERA, striking out 9 in 13 innings.

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