Brendon Davis (born July 28, 1997) is an American

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and

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in the

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organization.

Amateur career

Davis attended Lakewood High School in

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. He committed to

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to play

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. Davis did not play in his senior season after breaking his arm in an off-season accident. Davis was drafted by the

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in the 5th round of the

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. Davis signed with Los Angeles for a $918,600

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, which was $605,000 over slot value.

Professional career

Los Angeles Dodgers

Davis split his professional debut of 2015 between the

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and the

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, hitting a combined .254/.289/.325/.614 with 1 home run and 17 RBI. Davis spent the 2016 season with the

Great Lakes Loons The Great Lakes Loons are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Midland, Michigan, and play their home games at Dow Diamond, which opened in April 2007. Histor ...

, hitting .241/.295/.334/.629 with 5 home runs and 49 RBI. Davis opened the 2017 season with Great Lakes and the

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are a Minor League Baseball team of the California League and the Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They are located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and play their home games at LoanMart Field. The franc ...

Texas Rangers

On July 31, 2017, Davis,

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, and

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were traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for

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. Davis finished the 2017 season with the

Hickory Crawdads The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League (SAL) and the High-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Hickory, North Carolina, and play their home games at L. P. Frans Stadium, which opened i ...

. Between the three teams, he hit .230/.341/.379/.720 with 11 home runs and 49 RBI in 2017. Davis spent the 2018 season with the

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, hitting .254/.334/.365/.699 with 6 home runs and 40 RBI. He spent the 2019 season with the

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, hitting just .202/.298/.272/.569 with 3 home runs and 35 RBI. Davis did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season due to the

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Los Angeles Angels

On December 10, 2020, Davis was selected by the

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in the minor league phase of the Rule 5 draft. Davis split the 2021 season between the

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, the

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, and the

Salt Lake Bees The Salt Lake Bees are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. They are located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and play their home games at Smith's Ballpark. The ballpark op ...

, combining to hit .290/.361/.561/.923 with 30 home runs, 83 RBI, and 16 stolen bases. On November 5, 2021, Davis was selected to the Angels 40-man roster. He opened the 2022 season back with Salt Lake, hitting .243/.333/.463/.797 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI over 36 games.

Detroit Tigers

On May 20, 2022, Davis was claimed off waivers by the

. On October 1, Davis made his major-league debut against the

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. On November 18, he was non tendered and became a free agent. He resigned a minor league deal on November 29, 2022. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2022/11/tigers-re-sign-four-players-to-minor-league-deals.html

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