Brad Davis (baseball)
| Brad Davis | |||
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| Retired | |||
| Catcher | |||
| Born: December 29, 1982 San Diego, California |
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| MLB debut | |||
| July 21, 2010, for the Florida Marlins | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2011 season) |
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| Batting average | .211 | ||
| Home runs | 3 | ||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||
| Teams | |||
Bradley Edward Davis (born December 29, 1982) is a former American professional baseball catcher in the Detroit Tigers organization.
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Early life
Davis graduated from Capistrano Valley High School in Mission Viejo, California in 2001, where he was named CIF Player of the Year as a senior. He attended Long Beach State University, where he majored in Communications, and was also named as a Freshman All-American.
Professional career
Florida Marlins
Davis was drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Davis spent all of 2006 with the Class-A Advanced Jupiter Hammerheads, and he went on to hit .259 with four home runs and 46 RBI in 106 games. He was honored by being named to represent Jupiter in the Florida State League All-Star Game. He had seven three-hit games and seven three-RBI games, including four games with three hits and three RBI. His best month was August, when he batted .302 (19x63) with one home run and twelve RBI in twenty-one games.
On July 21, 2010, the Marlins designated Nate Robertson for assignment and promoted Davis to the major leagues.[1] He was optioned back to Triple-A on August 5,[2] but he was recalled on August 20 after Ronny Paulino was suspended for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.[3]
He was designated for assignment on June 15, 2011.[4]
San Diego Padres
Davis signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres in 2012 but was released by the end of June after playing 39 games with their triple-a team in Tucson.
Miami Marlins
On July 5, 2012, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins but was released after only 7 games in their minor league system.
Detroit Tigers
On July 26, 2012, the Detroit Tigers signed a minor league contract with Davis.[5]
Personal
He currently resides in Rancho Santa Margarita, California with his wife Shannon Davis.[citation needed]
References
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External links
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Articles with unsourced statements from August 2010
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San Diego, California
- Jamestown Jammers players
- Greensboro Grasshoppers players
- Jupiter Hammerheads players
- Carolina Mudcats players
- Albuquerque Isotopes players
- Jacksonville Suns players
- New Orleans Zephyrs players
- Tucson Padres players
- Long Beach State Dirtbags baseball players
- Florida Marlins players
- Toledo Mud Hens players
