Wade Davis (baseball)
| Wade Davis | |
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 Davis during 2010 Spring Training. |
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| Tampa Bay Rays – No. 40 | |
| Starting pitcher | |
| Born: September 7, 1985 Lake Wales, Florida |
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| Bats: Right | Throws: Right |
| MLB debut | |
| September 6, 2009 for the Tampa Bay Rays | |
| Career statistics (through 2011 Season) |
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| Win-Loss record | 25-22 |
| Earned run average | 4.22 |
| Strikeouts | 254 |
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Wade Davis (born September 7, 1985, in Lake Wales, Florida) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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[edit] Professional career
Davis was drafted in the 3rd round (75th overall) of the 2004 amateur entry draft. In the minors, he sported a 93–94 mph fastball, and an excellent hard curveball.[1]
Davis made his major league debut on September 6, 2009, against the Detroit Tigers. He earned a no decision after pitching seven innings, allowing one run, with nine strikeouts.
Davis was the July 2010 AL Rookie Pitcher of the Month, after posting a 4–0 record with a 3.03 ERA in five starts.[2]
He was named a starting pitcher on Baseball America's 2010 All-Rookie Team.[3] The Tampa Bay chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America also named Davis the Most Outstanding Rookie of the Tampa Bay Rays for the 2010 season.[4] He came in 4th in the voting for 2010 AL Rookie of the Year.[5]
[edit] Personal
Davis is the second-cousin of former Major League Baseball player Jody Davis.[6]
[edit] References
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- ^ Bill Chastain. "Rays' Soriano, Davis earn monthly honors". mlb.com. http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100804&content_id=13030338&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ Eddy, Matt (October 19, 2010). "Future Big League Stars Highlight All-Rookie Team". Baseball America. http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/majors/awards/rookie-of-the-year/2010/2610794.html. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
- ^ Joe Smith (September 29, 2010). "Crawford voted Rays Team MVP, Davis tabbed top rookie". St. Petersburg Times. http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/rays/content/crawford-voted-rays-team-mvp-davis-tabbed-top-rookie. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ "Valencia finishes third in AL ROY balloting". mlb.com. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101115&content_id=16101740&vkey=news_min&c_id=min&partnerId=rss_min. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ Tony Fabrizio (September 22, 2009). "Davis gives fans something to 'look' forward to". Tampa Bay Online. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/22/sp-rookie-has-same-ol-look/sports-rays/. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Wade Davis (baseball) at Wikimedia Commons
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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