Logan Davidson
Oakland Athletics
Shortstop
Born: (1997-12-26) December 26, 1997 (age 26)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Bats: Right
Throws: Right

Logan Douglas Davidson (born December 26, 1997) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Oakland Athletics organization. He played college baseball at Clemson University before the Athletics selected him in the first round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.

Amateur career

Davidson attended Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.[1] In 2016, The Charlotte Observer named him their high school baseball player of the year.[2] He enrolled at Clemson University, where he played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers.[3] In 2017 and 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[4][5]

Professional career

The Oakland Athletics selected Davidson in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[6]

After Davidson signed with Oakland, he was assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League.[7] Over 54 games, he batted .239 with four home runs and 12 RBIs.[8] Oakland invited Davidson to spring training as a non-roster player in 2020, but he did not play a minor league game due to the cancellation of the season.[9] He was assigned to the Midland RockHounds of the Double-A Central in 2021, slashing .212/.307/.313 with seven home runs and 48 RBIs over 119 games.[10] After the 2021 regular season, he earned a spot playing for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League.[11]

The Athletics invited Davidson to spring training as a non-roster player in 2022.[12] He returned to Midland for the 2022 season.[13] The Athletics also invited Davidson to spring training as a non-roster player in 2023.[14] He was assigned to the Las Vegas Aviators of the Triple-A Pacific Coast League during the 2023 regular season.[15]

Personal life

Davidson's father, Mark Davidson, played in MLB.[16] His sister, Taylor, played tennis for Stanford University.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Wertz, Langston Jr. (June 8, 2016). "Providence's Logan Davidson faces big decision as baseball's draft approaches". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Edwards, Jay (June 14, 2016). "Providence High's Logan Davidson is Charlotte Observer 2016 baseball player of the year". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Logan Davidson gives Clemson baseball a 'five-tool' leader in 2019". Greenville News. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "#6 Logan Davidson". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  5. ^ "#16 Logan Davidson". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
  6. ^ "Athletics pick Logan Davidson in first round; Marlins select Nunez in second | Clemson Tigers". Clemson Baseball. The Times and Democrat. June 4, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Korte, Jack (June 26, 2019). "Oakland Athletics top draft picks make Lake Monsters debuts". NBC5. South Burlington, Vermont. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Tefertiller, Casey. "Logan Davidson Picks Up Where He Left Off". www.baseballamerica.com.
  9. ^ Thanawalla, Ali (December 7, 2019). "A's top pick Logan Davidson among spring training non-roster invitees". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  10. ^ "A's minor-league notebook: Bobby Crosby on Nick Allen, Logan Davidson and the rest of his Midland roster". June 28, 2021. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  11. ^ Gallegos, Martín (November 18, 2021). "3 A's prospects impressing in Fall League". MLB.com. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  12. ^ "A's announce 23 non-roster invitees". MLB.com.
  13. ^ "ROCKHOUNDS: Former first-round pick Davidson looks for a big year". April 7, 2022.
  14. ^ "A's announce non-roster invitees". MLB.com. December 20, 2022. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  15. ^ Gallegos, Martín (June 18, 2023). "Davidson (No. 23) rakes his way to Triple-A". Retrieved September 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Lentz, Zach (February 7, 2018). "Not just one, but two Davidsons on team". Clemson Baseball. The Times and Democrat. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018.

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2019 Major League Baseball draft first round selections
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