Jaylin Davis
Davis with the Fort Myers Miracle
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1994-07-01) July 1, 1994 (age 29)
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2019, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2022 season)
Batting average.207
Home runs2
Runs batted in6
Teams

Jaylin Malik Davis (born July 1, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants and Boston Red Sox. He played college baseball for Appalachian State University then was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB draft.

Amateur career

Davis attended Northeast Guilford High School in McLeansville, North Carolina, where he had a .453 batting average as a sophomore, .468 as a junior and .483 as a senior.[1] He was all-state and conference player of the year in his senior year.[1]

Davis attended Appalachian State University, where he majored in health promotion and played college baseball.[2] In 2013, he was a Louisville Slugger freshman all-American, and was named the Southern Conference freshman of the year.[1] He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB draft.[3]

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

Davis spent his first professional season in 2016 with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins and Single–A Cedar Rapids Kernels,[4][5] registering a .255/.341/.523 slash line with 16 home runs and 41 RBIs over 64 games. He played in 2017 with Cedar Rapids and the High–A Fort Myers Miracle, slashing .253/.303/.416 with 15 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 147 strikeouts in 125 games.

He played in 2018 with Fort Myers (with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star)[6] and the Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts, hitting .273/.347/.412 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 126 strikeouts in 120 games. After the 2018 season, he played in the Arizona Fall League.

Davis started 2019 with the Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos, earning Southern League All-Star honors,[7] and was promoted to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings during the season.[8] In Rochester, Davis earned International League Player of The Month honors for the month of July.

San Francisco Giants

On July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Davis, Prelander Berroa, and Kai-Wei Teng to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Sam Dyson.[9] Following the trade, he was assigned to the Triple-A Sacramento River Cats of the Pacific Coast League. With three minor-league teams during 2019 he hit a combined .306/.397/.590 with 35 home runs, 10 stolen bases, and 94 RBIs while striking out 138 times in 468 at bats.[10]

On September 4, 2019, the Giants selected Davis' contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[11] He made his major-league debut that night versus the St. Louis Cardinals, hitting an infield single off of Michael Wacha.[12] Davis hit his first major-league home run on September 25, a walk-off off of D. J. Johnson of the Colorado Rockies.[13] For the 2019 season, he batted .167/.255/.238 in 42 at bats.[10] In 2020 for the Giants, Davis batted .167/.167/.417 with a home run and an RBI in 12 at bats.[14]

On April 11, 2021, Davis was placed on the 60-day injured list with left knee tendinitis.[15] He was activated from the injured list on July 1.[16] During the 2021 season for the Giants, Davis batted one-for-nine (0.111). With Triple-A Sacramento, he batted .230/.317/.503 with 34 runs, 11 home runs, and 34 RBIs in 161 at bats.[10] He began the 2022 season with Sacramento and was designated for assignment on April 21.[17]

Boston Red Sox

On April 28, 2022, Davis was claimed off waivers by the Boston Red Sox and assigned to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox.[18] He was added to Boston's active roster on April 29,[19] and made his Red Sox debut on May 1.[20] He split time between Worcester and Boston during the season, batting .203 in 88 minor-league games with Worcester,[10] and .333 in 12 major-league games with Boston.[21] On May 14, Davis was designated for assignment when Rich Hill was activated off of the COVID-19 injured list.[22] On May 19, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Worcester.[23]

Davis was selected back to the active roster on July 23 after Rafael Devers was placed on the injured list.[24] On September 12, the Red Sox designated Davis for assignment to clear roster space for infielder Yu Chang.[25][26] Davis was subsequently sent outright to Worcester on September 14,[27] and elected free agency on October 6.[28]

New York Mets

On February 24, 2023, Davis signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets organization.[29] He played in 76 games split between the Single–A St. Lucie Mets and Triple–A Syracuse Mets, accumulating a .216/.333/.437 batting line with 14 home runs and 48 RBI. He was released by the Mets on July 16.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jaylin Davis - Baseball". App State Athletics.
  2. ^ "The Interview with Jaylin Davis Northeast Guilford, senior, baseball | Baseball". greensboro.com. March 29, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Davis, Dobson among four Appalachian State Mountaineers taken in MLB Draft | Asu". journalnow.com. June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "Jaylin Davis overcomes shoulder injury, playing well early for C.R. Kernels". The Gazette. July 10, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Power surge continues for Jaylin Davis of Cedar Rapids Kernels". The Gazette. May 25, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Four Miracle selected as 2018 FSL All-Stars | Miracle". Milb.com. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Blue Wahoos Jaylin Davis Plays Entire Way In SL All-Star Game | Blue Wahoos". Milb.com. June 19, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Davis fights through adversity to find success". Navarre Press. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Park, Do-Hyoung (July 31, 2019). "Twins get reliever Dyson from Giants". MLB.com.
  10. ^ a b c d "Jaylin Davis College, Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Kerry Crowley (September 4, 2019). "Giants call up power-hitting outfielder Jaylin Davis from Triple-A". The Mercury News. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  12. ^ Alex Pavlovic (September 4, 2019). "Jaylin Davis lives up to Giants' expectations, shows off elite speed". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  13. ^ Alex Pavlovic (September 25, 2019). "Giants witness Jaylin Davis' 'tremendous gift' on walk-off home run". NBC Sports Bay Area. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  14. ^ Klopfer, Brady (October 22, 2020). "Jaylin Davis wasn't given much of a chance". McCovey Chronicles.
  15. ^ Polishuk, Mark (April 11, 2021). "Giants Acquire Thairo Estrada". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "Giants Place Mike Tauchman On Injured List". MLB Trade Rumors.
  17. ^ Pavlovic, Alex (April 29, 2022). "Giants lose outfielder Jaylin Davis to Red Sox on waiver claim". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  18. ^ Leger, Justin (April 28, 2022). "Red Sox claim outfielder off waivers from Giants". NBC Sports. New York, NY.
  19. ^ Collins, Matt (April 29, 2022). "Red Sox designate Travis Shaw for assignment". overthemonster.com. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  20. ^ Cotillo, Chris (May 1, 2022). "J.D. Martinez returns, Jaylin Davis makes Boston Red Sox debut Sunday vs. Orioles; Alex Verdugo gets rare day off". masslive.com. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via MSN.com.
  21. ^ "Jaylin Davis Stats". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  22. ^ "Red Sox's Jaylin Davis: Loses spot on 40-man roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  23. ^ "Red Sox's Jaylin Davis: Stays in organization". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  24. ^ "Red Sox's Jaylin Davis: Summoned to majors". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  25. ^ Cotillo, Chris (September 12, 2022). "Boston Red Sox claim Yu Chang, former Cleveland infield prospect who hit .260 in 36 games for Rays this year; Jaylin Davis DFA'd". MassLive. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  26. ^ "Red Sox claim infielder Yu Chang off waivers from Tampa Bay Rays". MLB.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved August 13, 2023.
  27. ^ "Red Sox Roster & Staff – Transactions". MLB.com. Boston Red Sox. September 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  28. ^ "Jaylin Davis: Opts for free agency". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  29. ^ "Mets' Jaylin Davis: Signs NRI deal". CBSSports.com. February 25, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
  30. ^ https://www.milb.com/transactions/2023-07-16

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