Brennen Davis (born November 2, 1999) is an American

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for the

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(MLB). He was selected by the Cubs in the

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Amateur career

Davis attended

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, where he played baseball and basketball. He committed to play

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at the

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. Following his senior year, he was selected by the

in the second round of the

. He signed for $1.1 million.

Professional career

Davis made his professional debut with the Rookie-level

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, hitting .298 over 18 games in 2018. He spent the 2019 season with the

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of the Class A

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, slashing .305/.381/.525 with eight home runs and thirty RBIs over fifty games. He did not play a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season caused by the

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. Davis missed part of the 2021 season after he took a pitch to the face in an April spring training game. Once recovered, he was assigned to South Bend before he was promoted to the

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of the

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on June 1. That same month, Davis was selected to play in the

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, where he earned MVP honors for his two-homer performance in an 8-3 National League victory. In September, he was promoted to the

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of the

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. After finishing the season with a .260/.375/.494 slash line, 19 home runs, and 53 RBIs over 99 games across three levels of the minor leagues, Davis was awarded his second Buck O’Neil Cubs Minor League Player of the Year award. In 2022, he played for three minor league teams. He batted .180/.299/.298, not hitting higher than .192 with any of the three teams. On June 3, 2022, Davis underwent back surgery. On November 15, the Cubs added Davis to their

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to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. Davis was optioned to the Triple-A

to begin the 2023 season. In 62 games, he batted .187/.296/.279 with 4 home runs, 26 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. Davis was again optioned to Triple–A Iowa to begin the 2024 season.

Personal life

Davis' father is former Chicago Bulls player

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and his mother is Jakki Davis-Dollak. However, Theus never has been part of Davis' life. His mother is Jakki Davis-Dollak, a former standout long jumper at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Brennen African-American baseball players 1999 births Living people Arizona League Cubs players Baseball outfielders Iowa Cubs players South Bend Cubs players Sportspeople from Chandler, Arizona Baseball players from Maricopa County, Arizona Tennessee Smokies players