Triple-A Charlotte Knights. He was released on May 24, 2016. On June 8th, Ishikawa signed a minor league deal to return to the San Francisco Giants organization, but was granted free agency in November. Post-playing career On March 16, 2018, Ishikawa rejoined the Giants organization as a hitting coach for the Arizona League Giants "Orange" team, one of their two Arizona League teams. Travis is currently a coach for the low-A West affiliate of the Giants, the San Jose Giants, in San Jose, CA. Personal life Ishikawa's mother is European American. His father, Alan, is the controller for a chain of Washington supermarkets and a third generation Japanese American. His paternal grandparents were held in an internment camp in Colorado during World War II. Ishikawa met his wife, Rochelle, a dental assistant, after being hit by a pitch in the face in his first game with San Jose. They married in 2007 and have three children, including a daughter who was born on Ishikawa's 25th birthday in 2008. Ishikawa became a Christian in 2007, which he believes helped him out of his slump that year. He says, "Faith will always be the biggest part of anything that happens." References External links 1983 births American baseball players of Japanese descent American Christians Arizona League Giants players Baltimore Orioles players Baseball players from Seattle Charlotte Knights players Connecticut Defenders players Fresno Grizzlies players Hagerstown Suns players Living people Major League Baseball first basemen Major League Baseball left fielders Major League Baseball right fielders Milwaukee Brewers players Nashville Sounds players New York Yankees players Norfolk Tides players People from Federal Way, Washington Pittsburgh Pirates players Sacramento River Cats players Salem-Keizer Volcanoes players San Francisco Giants players San Jose Giants players