Houston Astros After his junior season in college, Davis was drafted by the
Houston Astros in the third round of the
2014 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with the Astros for a
signing bonus of $748,600 and made his professional debut with the
Tri-City ValleyCats. After hitting .293/.371/.508 with a .878
on-base plus slugging (OPS) in 111
at bats over 30 games, he was promoted to the
Quad Cities River Bandits of the
Single–A Midwest League, where he finished the 2014 season, batting .303/.363/.516(9th in the Midwest League) with eight home runs and 32 RBIs in 155 at bats. He was named an MiLB Organization All Star. In 2015, he played for the
Lancaster JetHawks of the
High–A California League. There Davis slashed .289/.370/.520 with 93 runs (3rd in the league), 26 home runs (6th), 101 RBIs (2nd in the league, behind
Cody Bellinger, and 6th among all minor league batters), 54 walks (3rd), 157 strikeouts (3rd), 12 grounded into
double plays (4th), and 10
hit by pitch (2nd). He then played for the
Glendale Desert Dogs in the Arizona Fall league, batting .279/.329/.456 with 6 doubles (6th in the AFL) in 68 at bats, and was named an AFL Rising Star. He was named a mid-season All Star and an MiLB Organization All Star. He was promoted to the
Fresno Grizzlies of the
Triple–A Pacific Coast League in July where he batted .295/.370/.623 with five home runs, 18 RBIs, and a .993 OPS in 16 games. He was named a Texas League mid-season and post-season All Star, and an MiLB Organization All Star. He played 25 games with the Astros with 62 at bats, batting .226/.279/.484 with four home runs, and seven RBIs. The Astros finished the year with a 101–61 record, and eventually won the
2017 World Series. Davis did not play in the playoffs, but was still on the Astros' 40-man roster, giving him a chance to win his first career championship. On March 24, 2018, the Astros announced that Davis had made the Opening Day roster. He batted .175/.248/.223 with one home run in 103 at bats for the Astros. On August 26, Davis was awarded with the MLB Play of the Week with an over-the-shoulder basket catch by MLB.com. He finished the 2019 season batting .307/.369/.527 with career-highs in home runs (22) and RBI (57) in 140 games. He was in the top 5% in MLB in average
exit velocity, at 91.5 mph, and maximum exit velocity, at 114.7 mph. His four assists were the 5th-most for an NL left fielder. In the field, he played 79 games in
left field, and 31 games at third base. The eight double plays he grounded into were 5th-most in the National League, and his seven
hit by pitch were 6th-most in the league. On July 16, Davis was activated off of the injured list. In 38 at bats with the Triple–A
Syracuse Mets, he batted .316/.469/.737. In 2022 with the Mets, before he was traded, he batted .238/.324/.359 with four home runs and 21 RBI, in 181 at bats. He played 43 games at DH, 12 at third base, and four at first base. With the Giants after the trade, he batted .263/.361/.496 in 137 at bats, with 20 runs, 8 home runs, and 14 RBIs. He played 18 games at third base, 14 each at first base and DH, and 2 in left field. He played in 144 games for the Giants, batting .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs and a career–high 69 RBIs. On February 8, 2024, Davis won his arbitration hearing and his contract was increased to $6.9 million for the year. On March 11, Davis was released by the Giants and became a free agent. Because his contract was imposed by an arbitrator and not agreed to by the club, by releasing him the Giants owed Davis just $1.1 million of his contract.
Oakland Athletics On March 16, 2024, Davis signed a one-year, $2.5 million contract with the
Oakland Athletics. In 39 games for Oakland, he batted .236/.304/.366 with four home runs and five RBIs. On June 18, Davis was
designated for assignment by the Athletics.
New York Yankees On June 23, 2024, the Athletics traded Davis and cash considerations to the
New York Yankees in exchange for
Jordan Groshans. In seven games for New York, he went 2–for–19 (.105) with one RBI and three walks. On July 28, Davis was designated for assignment by the Yankees. He was released by the organization on August 2.
Baltimore Orioles On August 7, 2024, Davis signed a minor league contract with the
Baltimore Orioles. In 31 games for the Triple-A
Norfolk Tides, he batted .147/.219/.248 with three home runs and nine RBI. Davis elected free agency following the season on November 4.
Los Angeles Angels On January 24, 2025, Davis signed a minor league contract with the
Los Angeles Angels. In 10 games for the Triple-A
Salt Lake Bees, he batted .297/.357/.487 with two home runs and 11 RBI. On April 10, the Angels selected Davis' contract, adding him to their active roster. In five games for the Angels, he went 1-for-9 (.111). Davis was designated for assignment by Los Angeles on April 29. He cleared waivers and elected free agency on May 1, but re-signed with the Angels on a minor league contract the following day. Davis was released by the Angels organization on June 30.
Saitama Seibu Lions On July 10, 2025, Davis signed a contract with the
Saitama Seibu Lions of
Nippon Professional Baseball. He made 36 appearances for the Lions, slashing .204/.313/.310 with three home runs and nine RBI. Davis became a free agent following the season.
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos On March 22, 2026, Davis signed with the
Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the
Mexican League ==References==