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American baseball player (born 2001)
Baseball player
Chase Davis
St. Louis Cardinals
Outfielder
Born: (2001-12-05) December 5, 2001 (age 24)
Elk Grove, California, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
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Chase Davis (born December 5, 2001) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the St. Louis Cardinals organization.

Early life and amateur career

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Davis grew up in Elk Grove, California, and attended Franklin High School.[1] He was rated the best collegiate recruit in the state of California and committed to play college baseball at the University of Arizona.[2] Davis's senior season was canceled due to COVID-19.[3]

Davis played in 27 games with one start during his freshman season in 2021 with the Arizona Wildcats and hit for a .233 average in 30 at-bats with five runs scored, three doubles, one triple, and four RBIs.[4][5] After the season, he played in the Northwoods League with the La Crosse Loggers.[6] Davis started 62 of Arizona's 63 games in the outfield as a sophomore in 2022 and hit .289 with 56 runs scored, 13 doubles, 18 home runs, and 54 RBIs.[7][8] After the season, Davis played collegiate summer baseball for the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[9][10] He also played for the United States collegiate national team.[11] Davis was named to the watchlist for the Golden Spikes Award due to a strong performance at the beginning of his junior season.[12][13] Over 57 games for Arizona in 2023, Davis hit .362 with 21 home runs and 74 RBIs.[14]

Professional career

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Davis was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round, with the 21st overall selection, of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[15] On July 15, 2023, Davis signed with the Cardinals for an above slot deal worth $6.3 million.[16]

Davis made his professional debut after signing with the Palm Beach Cardinals, hitting .212 with 23 RBIs over 34 games.[17] Davis opened the 2024 season with Palm Beach and was promoted to the Peoria Chiefs and the Springfield Cardinals during the season.[18] In June, he was named the Cardinals Minor League Player of the Month.[19] He ended the season batting .252 with 12 home runs, seventy RBIs, and 29 doubles over 112 games between the three clubs.[20] He was assigned to Springfield to open the 2025 season.[21] Davis played the entire season with Springfield and hit .242 with ten home runs and 48 RBIs across 113 games.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Borek, Jesse (February 20, 2023). "CarGo clone? Draft prospect shows sweet swing in Desert Invitational". MLB.com. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "'You have a superstar': Franklin outfielder has top-round potential in MLB Draft". The Sacramento Bee. May 6, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Washington, Lina (May 2, 2020). "After missing out on his senior season, Franklin High School baseball star readying for MLB draft". ABC10.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Pedersen, Brian J. (March 21, 2022). "Chase Davis powers Arizona baseball past Stanford to complete series sweep". AZDesertSwarm.com. SB Nation. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ "Powerful sophomores TJ Nichols, Chase Davis could be Arizona's next breakout stars". Arizona Daily Star. February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ https://northwoodsleague.com/eau-claire-express/2023/07/13/ninety-former-northwoods-league-players-chosen-in-the-2023-mlb-draft/
  7. ^ "Cut to the Chase: Davis shaping out to be Arizona's offensive leader, one of nation's best in 2023". Arizona Daily Star. February 14, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "Arizona star outfielder Chase Davis named to Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list". Arizona Daily Star. February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  9. ^ "Chase Davis". pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  10. ^ "Wareham Gatemen keep rolling by knocking off Cotuit". Cape Cod Times. July 8, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  11. ^ "Arizona OF Chase Davis to participate in USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp". Arizona Daily Star. June 22, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  12. ^ Scheer, Jason (April 5, 2023). "Chase Davis named to Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Arizona's Chase Davis named Pac-12 Player of the Week after batting .688 during 4-0 stretch". Arizona Daily Star. April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  14. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4678150/2023/07/11/cardinals-mlb-draft-chase-davis/
  15. ^ "Cardinals go with power move in first round, draft Arizona slugger Chase Davis at No. 21". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cardinals to sign first-rounder Chase Davis". yardbarker.com. 15 July 2023. Retrieved July 15, 2023.
  17. ^ "Catching Up on Arizona's Chase Davis Since Being Drafted". Arizona Wildcats On SI. July 11, 2025. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  18. ^ "This fast-rising Cardinals prospect dreams of Busch Stadium". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  19. ^ "Press release: Chase Davis & Quinn Mathews named Cardinals top Minor Leaguers for the month of June". MLB.com. 2024-07-05. Retrieved 2025-11-24.
  20. ^ Wheeler, Wyatt D. "Meet the top prospects on the Springfield Cardinals' roster to open the 2025 season". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  21. ^ Granado, Steve (April 30, 2025). "Sacramento's Sweet Swinging Son: Chase Davis wows Springfield with beautiful swing". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2025-10-11.
  22. ^ "Chase Davis Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved 2026-01-27.

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