BIOGRAPHY
Michael Chavis was born on August 11, 1995, in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a second baseman in the MLB.
Chavis opened the 2019 season with Pawtucket. On April 19, he was added to the major league active roster for the first time. He made his MLB debut against the Tampa Bay Rays the following day, doubling as a pinch hitter. On April 23, Chavis hit his first major league home run in a 4–2 loss to the Detroit Tigers. On May 15, he hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning of a 6–5 win over the Colorado Rockies. On June 3, it was announced Chavis had won the American League Rookie of the Month Award for May. At the end of June, Chavis had appeared in 63 games with Boston, batting .261 with 14 home runs and 44 RBIs. On July 15, he hit his first major league grand slam, off of Trent Thornton of the Toronto Blue Jays.
In March 2021, Chavis was optioned to Boston's alternate training site near the end of spring training. On April 10, was activated for one game when J. D. Martinez was briefly on the COVID-related list. Chavis began the minor league season in Triple-A with the Worcester Red Sox, and was activated several times. Through July, Chavis appeared in 31 games with Boston while batting .190 with two home runs and six RBIs.
On July 30, 2021, Chavis was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for relief pitcher Austin Davis. Through the end of the regular season, he appeared in 12 games for Pittsburgh, batting .357, and 25 games for the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians, where he had a .278 average.
On January 2, 2023, Chavis signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals. On March 30, Chavis had his contract selected after making the Opening Day roster.
