Jaylin Malik Davis (born July 1, 1994) is an American

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who is currently a free agent. He has previously played in

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(MLB) for the

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and

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. He played college baseball for Appalachian State University then was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round of the

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Amateur career

Davis attended

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in McLeansville, North Carolina, where he had a .453

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as a sophomore, .468 as a junior and .483 as a senior. He was all-state and conference player of the year in his senior year. Davis attended Appalachian State University, where he majored in

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and played

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. In 2013, he was a

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freshman all-American, and was named the

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freshman of the year. He was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 24th round of the

Professional career

Minnesota Twins

Davis spent his first professional season in 2016 with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins and Class A

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, registering a .255/.341/.523

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with 16 home runs and 41 RBIs over 64 games. He played in 2017 with Cedar Rapids and the

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, slashing .253/.303/.416 with 15 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 147 strikeouts in 125 games. He played in 2018 with Fort Myers (with whom he was named a Florida State League All-Star) and the Double-A

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, hitting .273/.347/.412 with 11 home runs, 53 RBIs, and 126 strikeouts in 120 games. After the 2018 season, he played in the

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. Davis started 2019 with the Double-A

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, earning Southern League All-Star honors, and was promoted to the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings during the season. In Rochester, Davis earned International League Player of The Month honors for the month of July.

San Francisco Giants

On July 31, 2019, the Twins traded Davis, Prelander Berroa, and Kai-Wei Teng to the

in exchange for

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. Following the trade, he was assigned to the Triple-A

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of the Pacific Coast League. With three minor-league teams during 2019 he hit a combined .306/.397/.590 with 35 home runs, 10 stolen bases, and 94 RBIs while striking out 138 times in 468 at bats. On September 4, 2019, the Giants selected Davis' contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He made his major-league debut that night versus the

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, hitting an infield single off of Michael Wacha. Davis hit his first major-league home run on September 25, a walk-off off of D. J. Johnson of the Colorado Rockies. For the 2019 season, he batted .167/.255/.238 in 42 at bats. In 2020 for the Giants, Davis batted .167/.167/.417 with a home run and an RBI in 12 at bats. On April 11, 2021, Davis was placed on the 60-day injured list with left knee tendinitis. He was activated from the injured list on July 1. During the 2021 season for the Giants, Davis batted one-for-nine (0.111). With Triple-A Sacramento, he batted .230/.317/.503 with 34 runs, 11 home runs, and 34 RBIs in 161 at bats. He began the 2022 season with Sacramento and was

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on April 21.

Boston Red Sox

On April 28, 2022, Davis was claimed off waivers by the

and assigned to the Triple-A

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. He was added to Boston's active roster on April 29, and made his Red Sox debut on May 1. He split time between Worcester and Boston during the season, batting .203 in 88 minor-league games with Worcester, and .333 in 12 major-league games with Boston. On May 14, Davis was designated for assignment when Rich Hill was activated off of the

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injured list. On May 19, he cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Worcester. On September 12, the Red Sox designated Davis for assignment to clear roster space for infielder Yu Chang. Davis was subsequently sent outright to Worcester, and elected free agency on October 6.

References

External links

Appalachian State Mountaineers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Jaylin 1994 births Living people African-American baseball players Baseball players from Greensboro, North Carolina Major League Baseball outfielders San Francisco Giants players Boston Red Sox players Appalachian State Mountaineers baseball players Elizabethton Twins players Cedar Rapids Kernels players Fort Myers Miracle players Chattanooga Lookouts players Pensacola Blue Wahoos players Rochester Red Wings players Sacramento River Cats players Salt River Rafters players Worcester Red Sox players 21st-century African-American sportspeople