Tucker Davidson

BIOGRAPHY

Tucker Davidson was born March 25, 1996, in Amarillo, Texas. He is a pitcher for the Atlanta Braves in the MLB.

Davidson made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves, with a 1.52 ERA in ​29 2⁄3 innings. He spent 2017 with the Rome Braves, pitching to a 5–4 record and 2.60 ERA in ​103 2⁄3 innings, and 2018 with the Florida Fire Frogs, compiling a 7–10 record and 4.18 ERA in 14 starts. He started 2019 with the Mississippi Braves and was named a Southern League All-Star before being promoted to the Gwinnett Stripers. Over 25 starts between both clubs, he went 8–7 with a 2.15 ERA, striking out 134 over ​129 2⁄3 innings.

Davidson was added to the Braves 40–man roster following the 2019 season. Before the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davidson was to begin the year at Gwinnett. Instead, he was named to the Atlanta Braves' 60-member player pool for the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. Davidson was promoted to the major leagues for the first time from the team's alternate site on September 25, 2020. Davidson faced the Boston Red Sox the next day and took the loss, yielding two earned runs and seven total, in ​1 2⁄3 innings pitched.