Michael Trautwein #86

Graduated from Northview High School in Duluth, Ga...played at Northwestern University...his father, John Trautwein, played for the Red Sox in 1988.

2025

Was invited to Major League Spring Training camp for the second straight year...reassigned to the Minor League side on 3/5...Was placed on Chattanooga's seven-day injured list with a right forearm strain on 5/16...transferred to the 60- day IL on 5/29...placed on a rehabilitation assignment at A-Daytona from 7/8-7/16.

2024

Produced two walk-off home runs with AAA-Louisville (solo, 3/30 vs. IND; two-run, 7/10 vs. STP), tied with teammate Edwin Rtos, AAA-Sacramento (SF) Brett Wisely and AA-Amarillo (AZ) Caleb Roberts for most among all full-season Minor Leaguers...Made 88 appearances for AA-Chattanooga and AAA-Louisville...Played catcher (70 G), LF (7 G) and DH (10 G)...Began the season at Louisville...Was transferred to Chattanooga on 8/21.

2023

In 2023, received the Arizona Fall League’s prestigious Dernell Stenson Award, given annually to the player who best exemplifies unselfishness, hard work and leadership...Was an Arizona Fall League Fall-Star...Made 87 appearances for Class A Dayton and Class AA Chattanooga...played catcher (57g), LF (9g), RF (11g) and DH (10g)...Began the season at Dayton...was promoted on 6/7...Three times homered in consecutive games, twice for the Dragons (4/22-4/23, 5/10-5/12) and once with the Lookouts (6/30-7/1)...From 7/2-7/16 recorded a walk in seven consecutive appearances, tied for the second-longest such streak by a Chattanooga batter all season...Missed the end of the Minor League season while on Chattanooga’s injured list with a groin contusion injury but recovered in time to make 15 appearances for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League (.217, 1 2b, 3hr, 11rbi, 1sb)...On 1/11/24 was invited to Major League Spring Training camp, his first.