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Chase Davis
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfielder
Born: (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 23)
Elk Grove, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left

Chase Davis (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Early life and amateur career

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Davis grew up in Elk Grove, California, and attended Franklin High School.[1] He was rated the best collegiate recruit in the state of California and committed to play college baseball at the University of Arizona.[2] Davis's senior season was canceled due to COVID-19.[3]

Davis played in 27 games with one start during his freshman season in 2021 with the Arizona Wildcats and hit for a .233 average in 30 at-bats with five runs scored, three doubles, one triple, and four RBIs.[4][5] After the season, he played in the Northwoods League with the La Crosse Loggers.[6] Davis started 62 of Arizona's 63 games in the outfield as a sophomore in 2022 and hit .289 with 56 runs scored, 13 doubles, 18 home runs, and 54 RBIs.[7][8] After the season, Davis played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9][10] He also played for the United States collegiate national team.[11] Davis was named to the watchlist for the Golden Spikes Award due to a strong performance at the beginning of his junior season.[12][13] Over 57 games for Arizona in 2023, Davis hit .362 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs.[14]

Professional career

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Davis was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[15] On July 15, 2023, Davis signed with the Cardinals for an above slot deal worth $6.3 million.[16]

Davis made his professional debut after signing with the Palm Beach Cardinals, hitting .212 with 23 RBIs over 34 games.[17] Davis opened the 2024 season with Palm Beach and was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs and the Springfield Cardinals during the season.[18] In June, he was named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month.[19] He ended the season batting .252 with 12 home runs, seventy RBIs, and 29 doubles over 112 games between the three clubs. He was assigned to Springfield to open the 2025 season.[20]

References

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  1. ^ Borek, Jesse (February 20, 2023). "CarGo clone? Draft prospect shows sweet swing in Desert Invitational". MLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "'You have a superstar': Franklin outfielder has top-round potential in MLB Draft". The Sacramento Bee. May 6, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Washington, Lina (May 2, 2020). "After missing out on his senior season, Franklin High School baseball star readying for MLB draft". ABC10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Brian J. (March 21, 2022). "Chase Davis powers Arizona baseball past Stanford to complete series sweep". AZDesertSwarm.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Powerful sophomores TJ Nichols, Chase Davis could be Arizona's next breakout stars". Arizona Daily Star. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ https://northwoodsleague.com/eau-claire-express/2023/07/13/ninety-former-northwoods-league-players-chosen-in-the-2023-mlb-draft/
  7. ^ "Cut to the Chase: Davis shaping out to be Arizona's offensive leader, one of nation's best in 2023". Arizona Daily Star. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Arizona star outfielder Chase Davis named to Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list". Arizona Daily Star. February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Chase Davis". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Wareham Gatemen keep rolling by knocking off Cotuit". Cape Cod Times. July 8, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Arizona OF Chase Davis to participate in USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp". Arizona Daily Star. June 22, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Scheer, Jason (April 5, 2023). "Chase Davis named to Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Arizona's Chase Davis named Pac-12 Player of the Week after batting .688 during 4-0 stretch". Arizona Daily Star. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4678150/2023/07/11/cardinals-mlb-draft-chase-davis/
  15. ^ "Cardinals go with power move in first round, draft Arizona slugger Chase Davis at No. 21". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cardinals to sign first-rounder Chase Davis". yardbarker.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  17. ^ https://www.si.com/college/arizona/wildcats-baseball-mlb-daniel-susac-chase-davis-st-louis-cardinals/
  18. ^ https://www.mlb.com/news/chase-davis-discusses-rising-in-cardinals-system
  19. ^ https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-chase-davis-quinn-mathews-named-cardinals-top-minor-leaguers-for-the-month-of-june
  20. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/article/meet-top-prospects-springfield-cardinals-193956616.html
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