| Brendon Davis | |
|---|---|
 Davis with the Salt Lake Bees | |
| Free agent | |
| Infielder / Outfielder | |
| Born:July 28, 1997 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 | |
Brendon Davis (born July 28,1997) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder who is a free agent. He has the previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers.
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 in 30 games. [4] Davis spent the 2016 season with the Great Lakes Loons,hitting .241 with five home runs and 49 RBI. [5] He then opened the 2017 season with Great Lakes and was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. [6] In 86 games for the Loons,he hit .245 while he had six hits in 30 at-bats for the Quakes. [4]
On July 31,2017,the Dodgers traded Davis,A. J. Alexy,and Willie Calhoun to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Yu Darvish. [7] He finished the 2017 season with the Hickory Crawdads,hitting .182 in 25 games. [4] Davis spent the 2018 season with the Down East Wood Ducks,hitting .254 with six home runs and 40 RBI [4] and spent the 2019 season with the Frisco RoughRiders,hitting just .202 with three home runs and 35 RBI. [4] Davis did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [8]
On December 10,2020,Davis was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft [9] and split the 2021 season between the Tri-City Dust Devils,the Rocket City Trash Pandas,and the Salt Lake Bees,combining to hit .290 with 30 home runs,83 RBI,and 16 stolen bases. [10] On November 5,2021,he was selected to the Angels 40-man roster [11] and opened the 2022 season back with Salt Lake,hitting .243 with six home runs and 25 RBI over 36 games. [4]
On May 20,2022,Davis was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Tigers [12] and played in 103 games for the Triple–A Toledo Mud Hens down the stretch,hitting .232 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI. [4] On September 30,he was promoted to the major leagues for the first time after Willi Castro was placed on the injured list. [13] The following day,Davis made his major-league debut against the Minnesota Twins,striking out twice in three a-bats. [14] On October 4,he collected his first career hit,a single off of Seattle Mariners starter Justus Sheffield. [15] In three games with Detroit,Davis went 2–for–10 with a walk and a stolen base. [16] On November 15,he was designated for assignment by Detroit [17] three-days later he was non–tendered and became a free agent. [18]
On November 29,2022,Davis re–signed with the Tigers on a minor league contract [19] and began the 2023 season with Triple–A Toledo,where he played in 43 games and hit .178 with five home runs and 14 RBI. [4] The Tigers released him on June 23,2023. [20]
On January 4,2024,Davis signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers [21] and he played in 115 games for the Double-A Tulsa Drillers and eight for the Triple–A Oklahoma City Baseball Club,batting a combined .229 with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. [4] He became a free agent after the season. [22]