Brendon Davis (born July 28, 1997) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Brendon Davis | |
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![]() Davis with the Salt Lake Bees | |
Detroit Tigers – No. 74 | |
Infielder / Outfielder | |
Born: (1997-07-28) July 28, 1997 (age 25) Lakewood, California | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
October 1, 2022, for the Detroit Tigers | |
MLB statistics (through 2022 season) | |
Batting average | .200 |
Home runs | 0 |
Runs batted in | 0 |
Teams | |
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Davis attended Lakewood High School in Lakewood, California.[1] He committed to Cal State Fullerton to play college baseball. Davis did not play in his senior season after breaking his arm in an off-season accident.[1] Davis was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 5th round of the 2015 MLB draft.[1] Davis signed with Los Angeles for a $918,600 signing bonus, which was $605,000 over slot value.[2][3]
Davis split his professional debut of 2015 between the AZL Dodgers and the Ogden Raptors, hitting a combined .254/.289/.325/.614 with 1 home run and 17 RBI. Davis spent the 2016 season with the Great Lakes Loons, hitting .241/.295/.334/.629 with 5 home runs and 49 RBI.[4] Davis opened the 2017 season with Great Lakes and the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes.[5]
On July 31, 2017, Davis, A. J. Alexy, and Willie Calhoun were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Yu Darvish.[6] Davis finished the 2017 season with the Hickory Crawdads. Between the three teams, he hit .230/.341/.379/.720 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in 2017.[7] Davis spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks, hitting .254/.334/.365/.699 with 6 home runs and 40 RBI.[7] He spent the 2019 season with the Frisco RoughRiders, hitting just .202/.298/.272/.569 with 3 home runs and 35 RBI.[7] Davis did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On December 10, 2020, Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft.[8] Davis split the 2021 season between the Tri-City Dust Devils, the Rocket City Trash Pandas, and the Salt Lake Bees, combining to hit .290/.361/.561/.923 with 30 home runs, 83 RBI, and 16 stolen bases.[9] On November 5, 2021, Davis was selected to the Angels 40-man roster.[10] He opened the 2022 season back with Salt Lake, hitting .243/.333/.463/.797 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI over 36 games.
On May 20, 2022, Davis was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers.[11] On October 1, Davis made his major-league debut against the Minnesota Twins.[12]
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