Rookie Davis
| Rookie Davis | |||
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| Cincinnati Reds – No. 54 | |||
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Born: April 29, 1993 Sneads Ferry, North Carolina |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 6, 2017, for the Cincinnati Reds | |||
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William "Rookie" Theron Davis (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Davis attended Dixon High School in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. As a 15-year-old in early 2009, he committed to play college baseball at East Carolina University. Davis was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 14th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft. He signed with the Yankees instead of attending East Carolina. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Gulf Coast Yankees. In 2013, he pitched for the Staten Island Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs and spent 2014 with Charleston. He started 2015 with the Tampa Yankees. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.
On December 28, 2015, Davis was traded to the Reds with Caleb Cotham, Tony Renda, and Eric Jagielo in exchange for Aroldis Chapman. Davis made the Reds' Opening Day roster in 2017 and made his major league debut on April 6 only to quickly surrender two home runs to Philadelphia Phillies star Daniel Nava.
Davis' father, Billy, also attended Dixon High School, and played college baseball for Louisburg College. His older sisters, Lauren and Ayrien, both played softball and basketball at Dixon.
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