Chase Davis (born December 5, 2001) is an American
professional baseball outfielder in the
St. Louis Cardinals organization.
Early life and amateur career
Davis grew up in
Elk Grove, California and attended
Franklin High School. He was rated the best collegiate recruit in the state of California and committed to play college baseball at Arizona. Davis's senior season was canceled due to
COVID-19.
Davis starred as a little leaguer fo
Laguna Youth Baseball(a
Cal Ripken sponsored league) where he was a member of the leagues All Star teams from age 8 to 12. On those teams, Davis was a significant contributor to those teams winning state titles in the 9U, 11U and 12U divisions as well as regional runners up at 9U and 12U and regional champions at the 11U age group.
Davis played in 27 games with one start during his freshman season with the Arizona Wildcats and hit for a .233 average in 30 at-bats with five runs scored, three doubles, one triple, and four RBIs. He started 62 of Arizona's 63 games in the outfield as a sophomore and hit .289 with 56 runs scored, 13 doubles, 18 home runs, and 54 RBIs. After the season, Davis played
collegiate summer baseball
Collegiate summer baseball leagues are amateur baseball leagues in the United States and Canada featuring players who have attended at least one year of college and have at least one year of athletic eligibility remaining. Generally, they operat ...
for the
Wareham Gatemen of the
Cape Cod Baseball League
The Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL or Cape League) is a collegiate summer baseball wooden bat league located on Cape Cod in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. One of the nation's premier collegiate summer leagues, the league boasts over one thousan ...
. He also played for the
United States collegiate national team. Davis was named to the watchlist for the
Golden Spikes Award due to a strong performance at the beginning of his junior season.
Professional career
Davis was selected by the
St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the
2023 Major League Baseball draft
The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections ...
. On July 15, 2023, Davis signed with the Cardinals for an above slot deal worth $6.3 million.
References
External links
Arizona Wildcats bio
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2001 births
Living people
Arizona Wildcats baseball players
Baseball players from Sacramento, California
Baseball outfielders
Wareham Gatemen players