Rookie Davis
| Rookie Davis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Davis with the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| Free agent | |||
| Pitcher | |||
Born: (1993-04-29) April 29, 1993 Sneads Ferry, North Carolina | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2017, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2017 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 1–3 | ||
| Earned run average | 8.63 | ||
| Strikeouts | 20 | ||
| Teams | |||
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William "Rookie" Theron Davis (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 References
4 External links
Career
Davis attended Dixon High School in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. As a 15-year-old in early 2009, he committed to play college baseball at East Carolina University.[1] Davis was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[2] He signed with the Yankees instead of attending East Carolina.[3] He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Gulf Coast Yankees. In 2013, he pitched for the Staten Island Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs and spent 2014 with Charleston.[4] He started 2015 with the Tampa Yankees.[5] The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[6]
On December 28, 2015, Davis was traded to the Reds with Caleb Cotham, Tony Renda, and Eric Jagielo in exchange for Aroldis Chapman.[7] Davis made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 2017[8] and made his major league debut on April 6 against the Phillies.
Davis picked up his first major league win on May 3, pitching 5 scoreless innings over the Pirates in a 7-2 win.
He was outrighted to AAA on August 27, 2018 and became a free agent at the conclusion of the season.[9]
Personal life
Davis' father, Billy, also attended Dixon High School, and played college baseball for Louisburg College. His older sisters, Lauren and Ayrien, both played softball and basketball at Dixon.[10]
References
^ "Dixon, sophomore Rookie Davis commits to play baseball at ECU". Carolina Coast Online. Retrieved November 23, 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Dixon's Davis drafted by New York Yankees". Carolina Coast Online. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ "Dixon High School's Rookie Davis Signs With Yankees". Beach Carolina Magazine. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ Rick Scoppe-Sports Editor/The Daily News. "Dixon's Rookie ready for third year in Yankees' organization". jdnews.com. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ "Rookie moving up, to start home opener for Tampa Yankees". jdnews.com. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
^ "Yankees protect three from Rule 5 Draft". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
^ "Aroldis Chapman traded to Yankees". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
^ "Young arms make Reds' rotation". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
^ Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
^ "Davis siblings keep tradition alive". Retrieved 6 April 2017.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
