Travis Lee Hafner of The Cleveland Indians Baseball Team

Travis Lee Hafner, born June 3, 1977 in Jamestown, North Dakota, is a left-handed hitting designated hitter (DH) in Major League Baseball (MLB) who plays for the Cleveland Indians of the American League (AL) Central Division. He attended Cowley County College in Arkansas City, Kansas and was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 31st round of the 1996 draft.

In 2002 he played for the Texas Rangers, where he made his Major league debut on August 6. During that season, in 632 at-bats, he hit .242 with one home run and six runs batted in (RBI). During the off season of 2002 he was traded to the Cleveland Indians along with Aaron Myette for Einer Diaz and Ryan Drese.

During the 2003 his success got better as he split time between first base and designated hitter and play about 3/5 of the season. He batted .254 with 14 home runs and forty runs batted in. He even had two steals getting caught only once. It was also the same season he hit for the cycle, on August 14 against the Minnesota Twins, and being the first Indian to do so since Andre Thornton in 1978.

In the next season, 2004, he not only became the starting DH for the Indians but also improved greatly offensively. He batted .311 (10th in the MLB) had 28 home runs (16th in the AL) and hit in 109 RBIs (9th in MLB). He also came in the top ten in the MLB for several other categories including, on-base percentage (OBP), slugging percentage (SLG), doubles (2B), extra base hits. Pronk also hit his first career grand slam against Kyle Lohse of the Minnesota Twins on April 12, the Indians' home opener.