Chase Davis #5

Selected in the 1st round of the 2023 MLB Draft with the No. 21 overall pick by the St. Louis Cardinals out of the University of Arizona... signed for a slot value of $3.62 million on July 15, 2023... made his Cardinals debut on July 21, 2023 with Palm Beach, drawing a walk against St. Lucie... in 2023 at the University of Arizona, Davis hit .362 with 21 home runs, 17 doubles and two triples to go with 74 RBIs in 57 games... told MLB.com he modeled his left-handed swing after Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and former Rockies All-Star Carlos González... played with fellow Cardinals prospect Jordan Walker at the IMG Academy... was ranked by MLB.com as the No. 22 prospect in the 2023 MLB Draft class... was a Top 100 Draft prospect as the 2020 Draft approached but went unselected in the pandemic-shortened Draft and instead honored his University of Arizona commitment... spent the 2022 summer at the Team USA trials and in the Cape Cod League... played at Franklin High School in Sacramento, California where he lettered four years under head coach Bryan Kirby and finished ranked as the No. 9 player in the country and No. 1 player in California by Perfect Game... son of Tommy and Jamille Davis, he has one younger brother, Jordan… majored in Spanish while at Arizona… his father, Tommy, played football at Southern Oregon University and his mother, Jamille, played volleyball at Cornell... told Arizona he enjoys dancing and listening to Reggaeton in his free time

Collegiate honors:

• 2023: D1Baseball Second Team All-American
• 2023: ABCA Second Team All-American
• 2023: Perfect Game Second Team All-American
• 2023: NCBWA Second Team All-American
• 2023: ABCA First Team All-West Region
• 2023: Pac-12 Tournament Most Valuable Player
• 2023: Pac-12 Baseball All-Tournament Team
• 2023: Pac-12 All-Conference
• 2023: Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
• 2023: Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
• 2023: Pac-12 Player of the Week (4/24)
• 2023: Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List
• 2023: Bobby Bragan National Collegiate Slugger Award Watch List
• 2023: Golden Spikes Award Preseason Watch List
• 2023: Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference