Noah D. Davis (nicknamed Diesel;''2022 Colorado Rockies Media Guide''
/ref> born April 22, 1997) is an American professional

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for the Colorado Rockies of

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(MLB). He played

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at the

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, and was selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2022 with the Rockies.

Early life and amateur career

Davis was born in Newport Beach, California, to Eric and Ashley Davis, and is Jewish. He attended

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in Huntington Beach, California. He was First Team All- Sunset League in 2014 and 2015. He was 12–0 with a 1.27

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(ERA) in his junior season, in which he was First Team All-California and All-County, and won the 2015

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Division I Championship, throwing a complete-game four-hitter with 10 strikeouts in the title game. Davis enrolled at the

, where he played

for the

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while majoring in environmental studies. In 2016 he was named

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Freshman of the Year. In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the

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of the Cape Cod Baseball League. In 2018, he pitched in three games before undergoing Tommy John surgery in March. He was still selected by the Cincinnati Reds in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $127,500.

Professional career

Cincinnati Reds

Davis made his professional debut, after rehabbing from his surgery, in June 2019 with the

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, and was promoted to the

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during the season. Over innings between the two teams, in 13 starts he went 1–3 with a 3.19 ERA and 35 strikeouts. He did not play a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season. He began 2021 with the

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Colorado Rockies

On July 28, 2021, the Reds traded Davis and pitcher Case Williams to the Colorado Rockies for reliever

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. He was assigned to the

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, where he ended the season. Over 19 starts between Dayton and Spokane, he went 6–7 with two complete games and a 3.60 ERA, 76 hits, and 106 strikeouts in 100 innings, a 9.5 K/9 rate. The Rockies added him to their

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after the 2021 season. Davis began the 2022 season pitching for the

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of the Class AA Eastern League, with whom he was 8–8 with a 5.54 ERA in 26 starts, in which he had 152 strikeouts (3rd in the league) in innings (10.3 strikeouts/9 IP). He started one game for the Class AAA

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of the Pacific Coast League, and was 0–0 with a 1.93 ERA. On September 16, 2022, the Rockies called him up to the major leagues. Colorado manager

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said that Davis could be a starter for the Rockies in the near future, if he can adapt to major league hitters. He made his major league debut on October 5, 2022."Kershaw, Dodgers beat Rockies 6–1 for 111th victory"
ESPN.

Pitching repertoire

As of January 2022 his pitching repertoire with a short-arm, low-slot delivery was a

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averaging about 93 mph and touching 62 mph, a curveball about 77 mph, and an occasional

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