Selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates out of Louisville... signed with the Bucs on July 18, 2021 and received a $6.5 million signing bonus; the No. 1 overall pick came with an accompanying slot value of $8.4153 million in 2021, so Davis’ bonus was roughly $2 million under slot... Bedford, New York native hit .370 with 15 homers, nine doubles in his junior season at Louisville... Davis walked more (31) than he struck out (24) in his final year at Louisville... was ranked highly among baseball media ahead of the Draft -- he was listed No. 2 at FanGraphs and at The Athletic; No. 4 at Baseball America and ESPN; and No. 5 at MLB.com... made his Minor League debut with the Rookie-level Florida Complex League Pirates on Aug. 3, 2021 at the Rays, going 2-for-4 with a homer... was promoted to High-A Greensboro on Aug. 12, 2021 and went 1-for-3 with a triple for the Grasshoppers
College honors include:
- 2021 All-America First Team (ABCA, Baseball America)
- 2021 All-America Second Team (Collegiate Baseball, D1Baseball, NCBWA, Perfect Game)
- 2021 Buster Posey Award Finalist
- 2021 Dick Howser Trophy Semifinalist
- 2021 Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
- 2021 All-ACC First Team
- 2021 All-ACC Academic Team
Before Louisville, Davis played four seasons at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, NY, where he was coached by Matt Hillis… ranked as 231st nationally in the class of 2018 by Perfect Game, including No. 5 in the state of New York… was a two-time First-Team All-State Selection… was named the Perfect Game New York 2018 Player of the Year… was rated the best catcher in New York by Perfect Game... parents are Christopher and Andrea Davis; siblings are Olivia and Morgan… majored in sports administration at Louisville... told Louisville that he "enjoys listening to music, shooting guns and traveling in his free time; favorite movie is The Pursuit of Happiness; favorite athlete is Derek Jeter; favorite team is the New York Yankees"
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