Erik Davis (baseball)

Erik Randall Davis (born October 8, 1986) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut with the Washington Nationals in 2013.

This article is about the pitcher. For the outfielder, see Eric Davis (baseball).
Erik Davis
Free agent
Pitcher
Born: (1986-10-08) October 8, 1986
San Jose, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 2, 2013, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2013 season)
Win–loss record1–0
Earned run average3.12
Strikeouts12
Teams

Career

Amateur

Davis attended Mountain View High School in Mountain View, California, and Stanford University. In 2006 and 2007, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[1]

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres selected Davis in the 13th round of the 2008 Major League Baseball draft.

Washington Nationals

Before the 2011 season, the Padres traded Davis to the Washington Nationals for Alberto González.[2] Davis started the 2013 season with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs. The Nationals promoted him to the major leagues for the first time on June 2, 2013.[3] He was optioned back to Syracuse on June 13, and recalled on June 29. Davis was optioned back to Syracuse on July 1 when Bryce Harper was activated from the disabled list. He was recalled again when rosters expanded on September 1.

Davis was placed on the 60-day disabled list with an elbow strain on February 13, 2014.[4] He would miss the remainder of the season. In 2015, Davis split time between Double-A and Triple-A.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On November 17, 2016, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[5]

Milwaukee Brewers

He elected free agency on November 6, 2017, and signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers on December 18.[6] He became a free agent after the 2018 season.[7]

Repertoire

Davis's pitch repertoire consists of a four-seam fastball (94 mph), curveball (78 mph), and changeup (85 mph).[8]

References
  1. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). capecodbaseball.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. http://m.mlb.com/news/article/17169618/
  3. Comack, Amanda (June 2, 2013). "Erik Davis joins the Nationals for his first major-league call up". The Washington Times. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2014.
  4. Kilgore, Adam (February 13, 2014). "Erik Davis placed on 60-day disabled list with elbow strain". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
  5. Eddy, Matt (November 21, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov 12-18". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  6. Todd, Jeff (December 18, 2017). "Minor MLB Transactions: 12/18/17". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
  7. Eddy, Matt (November 6, 2018). "Minor League Free Agents 2018". Baseball America. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  8. "Player Card: Erik Davis". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved 18 February 2014.


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