Travis Jankowski was called Fred, by his older brother and sister, because he loved watching Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as a kid. Mister Rogers was in fact Fred Rogers. Mind blown. Hey, I thought he was one of the neighbors. I wasn't a big MRN guy, but I do remember the "Won't you be my neighbor?" Anyways, Mister Rogers' neighborhood was a place for children to learn and grow. "To foster the social and emotional 'tools' for learning self-esteem, curiosity, self-control, the ability to pay attention, to handle mistakes, and deal with anger." Maybe I should have been more of a MRN guy. I'm not sure Mister Rogers would approve of Jankowski's main professional skill, though: stealing bases. But check out what Mister Rogers would say before the end of each episode: "You always make each day a special day. You know how. By just being yourself. There's only one person in the whole world that's like you, and that's you. And people can like you just the way you are. I'll be back next time. Bye bye!" And then I realized...Mister Rogers would have bunted to break up a perfect game and given no shits about it. (více...)

Travis Jankowski went 2-for-4 and scored a run on Friday night, raising his batting average to .370 and his on-base percentage to .460. And then he went back to the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh and stewed into the early morning. He sat in his room for about an hour — not angry but something... (více...)

Travis Jankowski is not in Monday's lineup against the Nationals. The hot-hitting outfielder will take a seat against southpaw Gio Gonzalez. Matt Szczur will make the start in left field and bat leadoff. [...] (více...)

The Padres' best outfielder this season didn't break camp with the club. He was available, but after a year lost to injury in 2017, Travis Jankowski was optioned to Triple-A El Paso to start the season. (více...)

Travis Jankowski went 3-for-5 and swiped two bases in a win over the Pirates on Saturday. All three hits were singles. The 26-year-old outfielder has been on fire since getting called to the majors on April 29th, slashing . [...] (více...)