Taylor Davis (baseball)

Taylor M. Davis (born November 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2017 with the Chicago Cubs.

Taylor Davis
Davis with the Iowa Cubs in 2019
Baltimore Orioles
Catcher
Born: (1989-11-28) November 28, 1989
Tampa, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 8, 2017, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
(through 2019 season)
Batting average.222
Home runs1
Runs batted in7
Teams

Career

Davis attended Jupiter High School in Jupiter, Florida. The Florida Marlins selected him in the 49th round of the 2008 MLB draft, but he did not sign. He enrolled at Morehead State University and played college baseball for the Morehead State Eagles. In 2011, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

Chicago Cubs

He signed with the Chicago Cubs as an undrafted free agent after his college career.[2]

Davis was called up to the majors for the first time on September 4, 2017.[3] On September 14, 2017, Davis recorded his first major league hit on a slow roller up the third base line.[4] Davis signed a minor league contract with the Cubs on December 21, 2017.[5] He had his contract purchased on September 1, 2018.

On May 4, 2019 Davis hit first career home run, a game tying grand slam off of the St. Louis Cardinals' Michael Wacha. He became the seventh player in MLB history to hit a tying grand slam for his first homer. He also became the third Cubs player to have his first homer be a grand slam.[6] Davis was designated for assignment, and cleared waivers on September 10, 2019.[7]

Baltimore Orioles

On January 23, 2020, Davis signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles that included an invitation to Spring Training. On October 29, 2020, Davis was re-signed to a minor league contract.

References
  1. "Taylor Davis - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. "From Morehead State to the Major Leagues: Taylor Davis is a Success Story - Morehead State University". Morehead State University.
  3. "The Cubs are reportedly bringing viral video star Taylor Davis to the majors". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
  4. Skrbina, Paul. "Jen-Ho Tseng, Taylor Davis feel nerves in first Cubs starts".
  5. Todd, Jeff (December 21, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/21/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/taylor-davis-first-career-homer-a-grand-slam
  7. RotoWire Staff (September 10, 2019). "Cubs' Taylor Davis: Clears waivers". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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