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INFIELDER
J.D. DAVIS

NOTABLE MINOR LEAGUE AWARDS AND HONORS
◆ 2018 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Pacific Coast League Mid-Season All-Star...Pacific Coast League Player
of the Week (Aug. 19).
◆ 2017 MiLB.com Organization All-Star...Texas League Mid-Season All-Star...Texas League Post-Season All-
Star...Texas League Player of the Month for June.
◆ 2016 MiLB Organization All-Star...Texas League Mid-Season All-Star...Texas League Player of the Month for
May...Texas League Player of the Week (May 15)... Texas League Player of the Week (May 22)...Texas League
Player of the Week (Aug. 21)...Texas League Player of the Week (Aug. 28).
◆ 2015 California League Player of the Week (Aug. 10)...California League Player of the Week (Aug. 31)...
Arizona Fall League Rising Star.
◆ 2014 MiLB Organization All-Star...New York-Pennsylvania League Player of the Week (July 7).
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
◆ June 7, 2011...Selected by Rays in fifth round of First-Year Player Draft (did not sign).
◆ June 6, 2014...Selected by Astros in third round of First-Year Player Draft.
◆ Jan. 6, 2019...Traded by Astros with INF Cody Bohanek to Mets for INF Luis Santana, OF Ross Adolph and C
DAVIS
Scott Manea.
◆ Jan. 6, 2019...Traded by Mets with LHP Thomas Szapucki, RHP Carson Seymour, and LHP Nick Zwack to Giants
for INF Darin Ruf.
◆ Mar. 16, 2024...Signed by Athletics to one-year contract.
◆ June 23, 2024...Traded by Athletics with cash considerations to Yankees for INF Jordan Groshans.
◆ Aug. 7, 2024...Signed by Orioles as minor league free agent.
◆ Jan. 24, 2025...Signed by Angels as minor league free agent.
PERSONAL/MISC
◆ Jonathan Gregory Davis...Has gone by ‘J.D.’ since he was in elementary school...The ‘D’ in ‘J.D.’ stands for
Davis; Says he does not go by J.G. because “it doesn’t flow quite as well.”...Nicknames include Sun Bear,
Bubbles, and Dizzle.
◆ With Mets, was honored as a recipient of the Thurman Munson Award on Feb. 4, 2020 for contributions on
and off the field in New York.
◆ Attended Cal State Fullerton, where he was named to the All-Big West First Team in his sophomore and junior
years...Batted .307 (174/566) with a .855 OPS and 53 extra-base hits across three seasons with the Titans...
Led the team in batting average (.338), OBP (.419) and slugging (.523) as a junior; Was also the team’s closer
his junior season and posted seven saves in 14 relief appearances with a 2.66 ERA (20.1 IP - 6 ER).
◆ Graduated in 2011 from Elk Grove High School (Elk Grove, CA) and was a four-time All-Delta Valley Conference,
three-time All-Metro, and two-time high school All-American and Northern California Player of the Year in
baseball...Also played football as a quarterback and placekicker, and was all-league as a sophomore.
◆ Pre-game ritual includes eating a grilled cheese sandwich before every game, but does not see himself as superstitious.
◆ Enjoys playing video games and visiting zoos, museums, and aquariums.
◆ Originally signed by Astros scout Brad Budzinksi.
MISCELLANEOUS STATS
TWO-HR GAMES (3)
Mar. 29, 2024 vs. CLE July 17, 2021 at PIT Apr. 6, 2019 vs. WSH
CAREER GRAND SLAM HOME RUNS (3)
June 17, 2023 at LAD Apr. 6, 2023 at CWS July 7, 2022 vs. MIA
CAREER WALK-OFF PLATE APPEARANCES (2)
July 29, 2023 vs. BOS (Solo HR; 9th) Aug. 21, 2019 vs. CLE (RBI single; 10th)
CAREER FIELDING
POS PCT G PO A E TC DP
3B .961 320 152 495 26 673 44
1B .995 76 391 34 2 427 32
OF .974 94 105 6 3 114 1
P - 3 0 0 0 0 0

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