Davis Martin #16

Married Jenna....Attended Texas Tech University … went 10-1 with a 2.52 ERA (25 ER/89.1 IP) over 19 games (14 starts) as a freshman in 2016 to help lead the Red Raiders to the College World Series....Garnered freshmen All-American awards from Baseball America, Louisville Slugger, D1 Baseball and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCWBA)....Graduated in 2015 from San Angelo (Texas) Central High School…was named First-Team All-State as a senior.

2022

Spent the season with Class AA Birmingham, Class AAA Charlotte and the White Sox....Combined to go 5-6 with a 5.14 ERA (44 ER/77.0 IP) and 99 strikeouts over 18 starts between Birmingham (five) and Charlotte (13)....Also made 14 appearances (nine starts) over nine separate stints with the Sox…was 2-6 with a 5.48 ERA (27 ER/44.1 IP) in nine starts and 1-0 with a 3.32 ERA (7 ER/19.0 IP) over five relief outings....Home and Road: Went 3-3 with a 2.77 ERA (12 ER/39.0 IP) and two home runs allowed over seven games (six starts) on the road, compared to 0-3 with an 8.14 ERA (22 ER/24.1 IP) and six homers allowed over seven games (three starts) at home....Welcome to the Show: His contract was selected from Charlotte on 5/17 and made his MLB debut as the starting pitcher in Game 2 of a doubleheader that night at Kansas City…suffered the loss despite allowing just one run on five hits with seven strikeouts over 5.0 IP…recorded his first strikeout (Andrew Benintendi) in the first inning....Became the seventh pitcher in White Sox history to record seven-plus strikeouts in his MLB debut and first since Dane Dunning on 8/19/20 vs. Detroit (also seven)…was optioned back to Charlotte on 5/18....Was recalled a second time on 6/3 and started that night at Tampa Bay in place of Vince Velasquez (strained left groin) … suffered the loss, allowing four runs on five hits over 5.1 IP…allowed all four runs on five hits in the opening frame....Allowed two runs on three hits with six strikeouts over 5.0 IP of relief on 6/10 vs. Texas…was optioned to Charlotte on 6/12 and recalled on 6/14....Earned his first MLB victory on 6/15 at Detroit, allowing three hits with no walks and three strikeouts over 5.1 scoreless IP…suffered his first career blown save on 6/21 vs. Toronto (3 ER/0.1 IP)…was optioned to the Knights on 6/22....Was added as the 27th player for a doubleheader on 7/12 at Cleveland…started the opener and suffered the loss, allowing four runs over a career-high 6.0 IP…was optioned postgame....Served again as the 27th player for a DH on 7/23 vs. the Guardians but did not pitch and was returned postgame....Was recalled on 7/29 and gave up two runs over 3.1 IP of relief that night vs. Oakland…was optioned on 8/2....Served as the 27th player on 8/9 at Kansas City…started the opener and earned the win after allowing one run on three hits over 5.2 IP....Posted a 1.99 ERA (5 ER/22.2 IP) over four games (three starts) in September…worked 5.0 scoreless IP in relief, allowing three hits, on 9/2 vs. Minnesota....Was recalled on 9/17 for the remainder of the season, making the start that night at Detroit in place of Johnny Cueto (illness)…received a ND despite allowing just one run on three hits with five strikeouts over a season-high tying 6.0 IP....Suffered the loss on 9/24 vs. Detroit despite making his second straight quality start (3 ER/6.0 IP).