| David Fry | |
|---|---|
 Fry with the Columbus Clippers in 2023 | |
| Cleveland Guardians – No. 6 | |
| Utility player | |
| Born:November 20, 1995 Irving, Texas, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| May 1, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians | |
| MLB statistics (through April 25,2024) | |
| Batting average | .250 |
| Home runs | 5 |
| Runs batted in | 22 |
| Teams | |
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David Fry (born November 20,1995) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
Fry attended Grapevine High School in Grapevine,Texas. [1] He enrolled at Northwestern State University and played college baseball for the Northwestern State Demons. [2]
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Fry in the seventh round,with the 215th overall selection,of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [3] He split his first professional season between the rookie-level Helena Brewers and the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers,playing in 63 games and slashing .312/.400/.550 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI. [4]
Fry spent the 2019 back with Single-A Wisconsin,playing in 134 games and hitting .258/.329/.444 with 17 home runs,70 RBI,and 7 stolen bases. [5] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] Returning to action in 2021,Fry spent time with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In 94 total games,he batted a cumulative .255/.348/.449 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI. [7]
On March 13,2022,Fry was traded to the Cleveland Guardians as the player to be named later in the trade that sent J. C. Mejía to Milwaukee. [8] He spent the year with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers,playing in 119 games and hitting .256/.329/.450 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI. He began the 2023 season with Columbus,hitting .289/.381/.478 with 2 home runs in 25 games. [9]
On May 1,2023,Fry was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [10] He made his major league debut that same day as a pinch runner for Josh Bell against the New York Yankees. [11] He gave up three homers,10 hits and seven runs while pitching the last four innings in relief in a 20–6 loss to the Minnesota Twins on September 4. His 64 pitches was the second-most by a non-pitcher,surpassed only by the 65 thrown on May 14,1988 by JoséOquendo who was the previous position player who had a four-inning relief outing. [12]
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