Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Austin Davis was born February 3, 1993, in Scottsdale, Arizona. He is a pitcher in the MLB.

After signing, Davis made his professional debut in 2014 with the Rookie Gulf Coast League Phillies where he was 1–1 with three saves and a 2.59 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 31 1⁄3 innings pitched. In 2015, he played for the Class A Lakewood BlueClaws with whom he pitched to a 5–6 record with a 3.76 ERA in 33 games (11 starts) with 81 strikeouts in 95.2 innings.

Philadelphia promoted Davis to the major leagues on June 18, 2018. He made his Major League debut on June 20 against the St. Louis Cardinals. He was the first Cal State Bakersfield baseball player to play in Major League Baseball. He finished his first Major League season with a 1–2 record, along with a 4.15 ERA and 38 strikeouts over the course of 32 appearances (34 2⁄3 innings pitched), averaging 9.9 strikeouts per 9 innings.