American baseball player (born 1991)
Baseball player
Matthew Glen Davidson
(born March 26, 1991) is an American
professional baseball
infielder
for the
NC Dinos
of the
KBO League
. He has previously played in
Major League Baseball
(MLB) for the
Arizona Diamondbacks
,
Chicago White Sox
,
Cincinnati Reds
and
Oakland Athletics
, and in
Nippon Professional Baseball
(NPB) for the
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
.
Career
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Davidson attended
Yucaipa High School
in
Yucaipa, California
. He committed to attend the
University of Southern California
(USC) on a scholarship to play
college baseball
for the
USC Trojans baseball
team. After graduating from high school, the
Arizona Diamondbacks
selected Davidson in the first round of the
2009 Major League Baseball draft
.
[1]
Davidson signed with the Diamondbacks, forgoing his college commitment.
Arizona Diamondbacks
[
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Davidson appeared in 72 games in 2009 for the
Yakima Bears
. In 2010, Davidson played for the
South Bend Silver Hawks
of the
Single?A
Midwest League
, and hit 16
home runs
. He was promoted to the
Visalia Rawhide
of the
High?A
California League
later that season.
[2]
Prior to the 2011 season, Davidson was ranked as the 99th best prospect by
Baseball America
.
[3]
He played for Visalia in 2011.
[2]
Prior to 2012, he was ranked 97th.
[4]
That year, he played for the
Mobile BayBears
of the
Double?A
Southern League
.
[2]
Davidson began the 2013 season with the
Reno Aces
of the
Triple?A
Pacific Coast League
.
[2]
He appeared in the
All-Star Futures Game
in 2013, and was named the game's
most valuable player
after he hit a go-ahead two-run
home run
.
[5]
A day later, he won the 2013
Triple-A Home Run Derby
, hitting 11 home runs across the three rounds, including seven in the first round, to surpass
Brock Peterson
's 10.
[6]
The Diamondbacks promoted Davidson to the major leagues on August 11, 2013.
[7]
He debuted that night with a 1-for-3 performance as an injury substitute for
Cody Ross
.
[8]
[9]
Chicago White Sox
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On December 16, 2013, the Diamondbacks traded Davidson to the
Chicago White Sox
for pitcher
Addison Reed
.
[10]
He played for the
Charlotte Knights
of the
Triple?A
International League
in 2014 and 2015. He began the 2016 season with Charlotte and was promoted to the major leagues on June 30, 2016. In his first game with the White Sox, he fractured his foot.
[11]
On April 6, 2017, Davidson hit his first career-triple at his first at-bat since breaking his foot in 2016 against the
Detroit Tigers
. He hit his first home-run for the White Sox, a three-run blast in the fourth inning. He finished the game logging two hits, two runs, and three RBIs.
[12]
On June 13, 2017, Davidson hit his first-career
Grand Slam
against the
Baltimore Orioles
with the
Chicago White Sox
. For the season, he had the highest strikeout percentage among major leaguers against right-handed pitchers (39.9%).
[13]
On 2018 Opening Day against the
Kansas City Royals
on March 29, 2018, Davidson hit three home runs. Davidson became just the fourth player in Major League Baseball History to hit three home runs in a single game on opening day. The White Sox won 14?7.
[14]
Texas Rangers
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On February 7, 2019, Davidson signed a minor league contract with the
Texas Rangers
.
[15]
He was assigned to the
Triple-A
Nashville Sounds
for the 2019 season,
[16]
hitting .264/.325/.527/.852 with 33 home runs and 101 RBI. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.
[17]
Cincinnati Reds
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]
On January 2, 2020, Davidson signed a minor league deal with the
Cincinnati Reds
.
[18]
On July 24, 2020, Davidson had his contract selected to the 40-man roster, and same day, he was the starting designated hitter, making his Reds debut on Opening Day against the
Detroit Tigers
. But on July 25, 2020, he placed the 10-day injured list for his
testing positive for COVID-19
. The test ended up being a false positive.
[19]
[20]
On September 30, 2020, Davidson was selected back to the 40-man roster.
[21]
On October 14, 2020, Davidson was outrighted off of the 40-man roster.
[22]
Davidson elected free agency two days later on October 16.
Los Angeles Dodgers
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]
On February 16, 2021, Davidson signed a minor league contract with the
Los Angeles Dodgers
organization that included an invitation to Spring Training.
[23]
[24]
He spent the entire season with the Triple-A
Oklahoma City Dodgers
, where he hit .294 in 84 games with 28 home runs and 81 RBI.
[25]
Arizona Diamondbacks (second stint)
[
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]
On November 22, 2021, Davidson signed a minor league deal with the
Arizona Diamondbacks
,
[26]
and on April 21, 2022, his contract was purchased from the minor leagues by the Diamondbacks.
[27]
Davidson appeared in 5 games for Arizona, going 1-for-10 with 3 walks. He was designated for assignment on May 2, when active rosters shrunk from 28 to 26.
[28]
Oakland Athletics
[
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]
On May 9, 2022, Davidson signed a minor league deal with the
Oakland Athletics
[29]
and was assigned to the Triple-A
Las Vegas Aviators
. On June 7, Davidson was selected to the active roster.
[30]
He appeared in 8 games, going 4-for-24 with one home run and 2 RBI. Davidson was designated for assignment on June 21. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Las Vegas the next day.
[31]
He elected free agency on October 6, 2022.
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
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]
On November 17, 2022, Davidson signed with the
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
of
Nippon Professional Baseball
. He made his NPB debut on March 31, 2023. The next day, he became the first non-Japanese player for the Carp to hit a home run as his first NPB hit since
Xavier Batista
in 2017.
[32]
On April 28, Davidson hit a home run that hit a
Kirin Beer
billboard above the left field seats at the
Tokyo Dome
. The feat earned him one million
Japanese yen
and one year worth of Kirin Beer, which he said he would distribute among his teammates.
[33]
In 112 games for the Carp, Davidson batted .210/.273/.425 with 19 home runs and 44 RBI. On November 16, the Carp announced that they would not give Davidson a contract for the 2024 season, and he became a free agent.
[34]
NC Dinos
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On January 11, 2024, Davidson signed a one?year, $1 million contract with the
NC Dinos
of the
KBO League
.
[35]
Personal
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Davidson and his wife, Julianne, have two children: a daughter who was born November 2014, and a son born July 2016. It was announced on July 25, 2020, that Davidson had tested (false) positive for
COVID-19
one day after starting in the season opener.
[36]
References
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"D-backs load up on bats in Draft"
. Arizona.diamondbacks.mlb.com. May 24, 2013
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
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"BASEBALL: For Yucaipa's Taijuan Walker, Matt Davidson, the Futures is now"
. Dailynews.com. July 14, 2013
. Retrieved
December 16,
2013
.
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"2011 Top 100 Prospects: 81-100"
. Baseballamerica.com. February 23, 2011
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
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"2012 Top 100 Prospects"
. Baseballamerica.com. February 21, 2012
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
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Mayo, Jonathan.
"MLB.com ? Davidson named Futures Game MVP after big homer"
. Mlb.mlb.com
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
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Ravich, Jared (July 16, 2013).
"MLB.com ? Back home, Davidson wins Derby"
. Milb.com
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
- ^
"Diamondbacks place Chavez on DL, recall Davidson, De la Rosa"
.
The Washington Post
. Associated Press. Archived from
the original
on August 11, 2013
. Retrieved
August 11,
2013
.
- ^
"Andrew Brown's pinch-hit HR helps Mets dump D-Backs"
.
ESPN
.
Associated Press
. August 12, 2013
. Retrieved
April 28,
2017
.
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McManaman, Bob (August 11, 2013).
"Arizona Diamondbacks' Matt Davidson debuts after Cody Ross' injury"
.
The Arizona Republic
. Retrieved
April 28,
2017
.
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Gleeman, Aaron (November 26, 2013).
"Diamondbacks trade for White Sox closer Addison Reed"
.
NBC Sports
. NBC Universal
. Retrieved
December 16,
2013
.
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Kane, Colleen (June 30, 2016).
"Matt Davidson hurt in White Sox debut as bad rookie luck continues"
.
Chicago Tribune
. Retrieved
April 8,
2017
.
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Schoch, Matt (April 6, 2017).
"Davidson, Soto power White Sox past Tigers, 11-2"
.
AP News
. Retrieved
April 8,
2017
.
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"Splits Leaderboards | FanGraphs"
.
www.fangraphs.com
.
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"Matt Davidson's 3 HRs help White Sox match record"
. MLB
. Retrieved
March 29,
2018
.
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T.R. Sullivan (February 7, 2019).
"Rangers ink Pence, Davidson to Minors deals"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
February 7,
2019
.
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"Sounds Announce Tentative Opening Day Roster"
. milb.com. March 27, 2019
. Retrieved
April 4,
2019
.
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Matt Eddy (November 7, 2019).
"Minor League Free Agents 2019"
.
Baseball America
. Retrieved
November 7,
2019
.
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Polishuk, Mark (January 2, 2020).
"Reds Sign Matt Davidson to Minors Contract"
.
mlbtraderumors.com
. Retrieved
January 11,
2020
.
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Mark Sheldon (July 25, 2020).
"Davidson to COVID-19 IL; Reds add Aquino"
.
MLB.com
. Retrieved
July 26,
2020
.
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"Reds' Matt Davidson: Never had COVID-19"
.
CBSSports.com
. Retrieved
August 15,
2020
.
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"Reds Set Wild Card Series Roster"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
.
- ^
"Reds Outright Four To Triple-A"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
.
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"Dodgers Sign Matt Davidson To Minor League Contract With Spring Training Invite"
. February 17, 2021.
- ^
"Dodgers, Matt Davidson Agree To Minor League Deal"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
.
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"Matt Davidson Minor & Fall League Statistics & History"
.
Baseball Reference
. Retrieved
October 4,
2021
.
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"D-Backs Sign Matt Davidson To Minor League Deal"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
. Retrieved
November 22,
2021
.
- ^
"Diamondbacks Select Matt Davidson, Designate Matt Peacock"
.
MLB Trade Rumors
. Retrieved
April 21,
2022
.
- ^
"Diamondbacks designate IF Matt Davidson for assignment"
.
yardbarker.com
. May 2, 2022
. Retrieved
January 14,
2023
.
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"A's Sign Matt Davidson to Minor League Deal"
.
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"Athletics' Matt Davidson: Summoned from Triple-A"
.
cbssports.com
. Retrieved
February 8,
2023
.
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"Matt Davidson Stats, Fantasy & News"
.
MLB.com
.
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.
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"【?島】デビッドソン 看板直??でビ?ル1年分ゲット「チ?ムメ?トに配る」(東スポWeb)"
.
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"Carp, Davidson and McBroom will not sign next season"
.
news.yahoo.co.jp
. Retrieved
November 21,
2023
.
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"NC Dinos sign Matt Davidson on one-year, $1 million deal"
.
koreajoongangdaily.joins.com
. Retrieved
January 12,
2024
.
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"Reds infielder tests positive after playing opener"
.
ESPN.com
. July 25, 2020
. Retrieved
July 26,
2020
.
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