Travis Howard Phelps is a Major League Baseball

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 pitcher

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 who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball from - for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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 and Milwaukee Brewers

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. He was drafted in the 89th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft

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In , Phelps played for the York Revolution

York Revolution

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 in the independent Atlantic League

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. In 32 games, he went 3-3 with a 3.82 ERA

Earned run average

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 and 49 strikeout

Strikeout

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On January 6, , Phelps signed a minor league contract with the Detroit Tigers. However, he was released by the Tigers at the end of spring training and resigned with the Revolution. He became a free agent at the end of the 2009 season.

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