FRAZIER Todd

General
CLUB JOURNEY
He was selected by the Cincinnati Reds as the 34th overall pick in the 2007 MLB Draft. From 2007 to 2011 he spent five seasons in the minor leagues, before making his MLB debut for the Reds in May 2011. He went on to play in more than 650 MLB games for the Reds until 2016 when he moved to the Chicago White Sox. In 2017 he moved to the New York Yankees, and in 2018 to the New York Mets. In 2020 he was signed as a free agent by the Texas Rangers before returning to the Mets the same year. In early 2021, as a free agent, he signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates before electing free agency again in May 2021 and playing with the Sussex County Miners in the independent Frontier League. "I signed a deal with them [Miners] to play 2-3 games a week on my own accord. I told them, 'Listen, the drive is too far. I've got a lot of kid's stuff I've got to do with my family before I leave [for the Olympics]. Hopefully, I'll get 8-10 games in before I leave and just keep my body fresh and stay in game shape." (eu.app.com, 13 Jun 2021; milb.com, 29 May 2021; mlb.com, 29 May 2021)

CONSIDERING RETIREMENT
During his major league career, he played in more than 1200 MLB games. In 2021 he said he is considering retiring from baseball after the Olympic Games in Tokyo. "To finish my career, maybe winning the gold medal - god almighty, that would be the best icing on the cake. What else could better than that? You're playing for your country. Usually, I represent my state [New Jersey], now I'm representing the whole country. Honestly, I look back at my career, where I started, where I'm almost done finishing it. It's a pretty good career, I've had, to be honest with you. Of course, I want to play Major League Baseball, but I want to represent my country, first and foremost for sure." (espn.co.uk, 06 Jun 2021; eu.app.com, 13 Jun 2021)

1998 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES
In 1998, at age 12, he was on the Toms River East American Little League All-Star team that won the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA. To celebrate their world championship, the team was invited to Yankee Stadium on 01 September 1998, as the Yankees faced the Oakland Athletics, and each Toms River player was introduced to the crowd and invited to stand next to his Yankee position counterpart during the national anthem. As shortstop, he stood next to New Jersey-born Derek Jeter. Years later, when he made it to the majors as an adult, he not only played against Jeter in the 2014 All-Star Game, but also recreated their 1998 encounter in a pre-game tribute photo together. (frazierbaseball.com, 01 Mar 2021)