Jason Davis (baseball)

Last updated
13innings pitched. He was optioned to Triple-A Buffalo out of spring training but was recalled two days later after CC Sabathia was injured on opening night. Davis went 2–1 with a 5.04 ERA in 21 outings before being optioned to Buffalo on June 13. Davis spent 5 weeks in Buffalo where he was 0–2 with 4 saves and a 0.54 ERA in 11 relief appearances, limiting Triple-A hitters to a .138 average against him. He was recalled on July 21 after Bob Wickman was traded. Over his second stint with Cleveland he was 1–1 with a 2.16 ERA in 18 outings and on the year 24 of his 39 outings were scoreless. Davis earned his first career save on August 3 against the Boston Red Sox.

Davis began the 2007 season with Cleveland, making eight relief appearances with no record and a 4.76 ERA.

Seattle Mariners

He was traded to the Seattle Mariners from Cleveland on May 13, 2007, for a player to be named later. Davis made 16 relief appearances going 2–0 with a 6.31 ERA in 2523 innings. He was later reassigned to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, made five starts from July 24 to August 16, going 0–2 with a 7.11 ERA in 2513 innings. He allowed a .346 average in Triple-A, including a .458 average to leadoff hitters.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Jason Davis pitching for the Indians Jason Davis Winds Up (3737322916).jpg
Jason Davis pitching for the Indians

After the 2007 season, Davis elected for free agency and signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He was released on March 27, 2008. On March 30, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he began the season in the rotation at Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, going 6–9 with a 4.41 ERA in 21 games, 20 starts. Davis went a season-high eight innings to win his final Triple-A start against the Charlotte Knights on July 22, allowing two runs on seven hits. He was called up to Pittsburgh where he made appearances, going 2–4 with a 5.29 ERA in 34 innings. Davis made his first start against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 10, holding the Phillies to no earned runs on four hits and four walks over six innings. He declined a minor league assignment on December 10, 2008, becoming a free agent. He had been mentioned as possibly going to pitch in Japan, [1] but instead re-signed with the Pirates.

Personal life

In Davis's spare time, he pursues an interest in taxidermy. His home was filled with trophies that he hunted and then stuffed and mounted himself, including the heads of 21 deer. [2]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaret Wright</span> American baseball player

Jaret Samuel Wright is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or parts of 11 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians, San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, and Baltimore Orioles, primarily as a starting pitcher.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Julián Tavárez</span> Dominican baseball player (born 1973)

Julián Tavárez Carmen is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He played for 11 franchises over the course of a 17–season Major League Baseball (MLB) career from 1993 to 2009. Listed at 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) and 165 pounds (75 kg), he threw right-handed and batted left-handed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bud Black</span> American baseball player and manager (born 1957)

Harry Ralston "Bud" Black is an American professional baseball manager and former player who is the manager of the Colorado Rockies. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1981 through 1995, most notably for the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians. He coached the Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 2000 through 2006, and managed the San Diego Padres from 2007 through 2015. He was named the National League Manager of the Year in 2010.

Cameron Cairncross is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who debuted for the Cleveland Indians on 20 July 2000, and pitched his final game on 1 October of that same season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rafael Pérez (baseball)</span> Dominican baseball player

Rafael Jerome Pérez is a Dominican former left-handed professional baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in January 2002 and played with them through 2012. He lives in Freeport, New York, on Long Island.

Kenneth Darrell Rowe was an American professional baseball player and coach whose career spanned 60 seasons. The native of Ferndale, Michigan, was a veteran of minor league baseball who appeared in 26 games over parts of three Major League seasons as a middle-relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1963) and Baltimore Orioles (1964–1965). He also spent all but two seasons of his coaching career in the minors; the exceptions came in 1985 and 1986 when he was the big-league pitching coach of the Orioles under managers Joe Altobelli and Earl Weaver.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marv Grissom</span> American baseball player and coach

Marvin Edward Grissom was an American professional baseball pitcher and pitching coach. During his active career he appeared in 356 games in Major League Baseball for the New York / San Francisco Giants, Detroit Tigers (1949), Chicago White Sox (1952), Boston Red Sox (1953) and St. Louis Cardinals (1959). Born in Los Molinos, California, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 190 pounds (86 kg). An elder brother, Lee, was a left-handed pitcher for four MLB teams between 1934 and 1941; in addition, a nephew, Jim Davis, also a southpaw, pitched for three National League clubs in the mid-1950s and was Marv Grissom's teammate with the 1957 New York Giants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Shuey</span> American baseball player

Paul Kenneth Shuey is an American former professional baseball player. Primarily a relief pitcher, Shuey pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians (1994–2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003) and Baltimore Orioles (2007).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Francisco Cruceta</span> Dominican baseball player (born 1981)

Francisco Alberto Cruceta is a former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Seattle Mariners and Detroit Tigers, in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Samsung Lions and in the Mexican Baseball League for the Saraperos de Saltillo.

Sean Michael DePaula is an American former Major League Baseball player. A pitcher, DePaula played for the Cleveland Indians appearing in major league games in 1999, 2000, and 2002.

Jamie Chancellor Brewington is an American former professional baseball player. The right-handed pitcher played for the San Francisco Giants in 1995 and the Cleveland Indians in 2000. He stood 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg) during his active career.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aaron Laffey</span> American baseball player (born 1985)

Aaron Steven Laffey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Cleveland Indians in 2007 and also played in MLB with the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, and Colorado Rockies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeff Stevens (baseball)</span> American baseball player

Jeffrey Allen Stevens is an American retired professional baseball pitcher who is currently an area scout for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. During his active career, he worked in 33 MLB games pitched, all in relief, for the 2009–2011 Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 6 feet 2 inches (1.88 m) tall and weighed 205 pounds (93 kg).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Frank Herrmann</span> American baseball player (born 1984)

Frank Joseph Herrmann, is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played for the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles and Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paolo Espino</span> Panamanian baseball player (born 1987)

Paolo Alesandro Espino Alonso, is a Panamanian professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steven Wright (baseball)</span> American baseball player

Steven Richard Wright is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. Wright has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, having made his MLB debut in 2013; he was an All-Star in 2016. He is known for his knuckleball pitch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T. J. McFarland</span> American baseball player (born 1989)

Timothy John McFarland is an American professional baseball pitcher in the New York Mets organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Arizona Diamondbacks, Oakland Athletics, and St. Louis Cardinals.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brooks Pounders</span> American baseball player (born 1990)

Brooks Casey Pounders is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He attended Temecula Valley High School in Temecula, California, and chose not to attend college after he was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. After playing in the minor leagues for the Pirates, he was traded to the Kansas City Royals after the 2011 season. While in the Royals' minor league system, Pounders threw a no-hitter for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals in 2013. He made his major league debut with the Royals in 2016, and he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels after the season ended.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Pannone</span> American baseball player

Thomas Edward Pannone is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kyle Nelson (baseball)</span> American baseball player (born 1996)

Kyle B. Nelson is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians.

References

  1. "Jason Davis Fantasy - FantasySP".
  2. Finder, Chuck. "Pitcher hunts for spot in rotation", The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 24, 2009.
Jason Davis
Jason Davis (cropped).jpg
Davis with the Indianapolis Indians in 2009
Pitcher
Born: (1980-05-08) May 8, 1980 (age 42)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
September 9, 2002, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 2008, for the Pittsburgh Pirates