Henry Cummings Davis...Wife's name is Sofia...Was a four-year letterwinner at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, N.Y., where he was named the 2018 Perfect Game New York Player-of-the-Year as well as the state’s top rated catcher by Perfect Game...Was signed by Pirates scout Adam Bourassa.
2024
Made the Opening Day roster for the first time in his career...Was the Opening Day catcher on 3/28 at Miami and went 1-for-6...Was optioned to Indianapolis on 5/3 after hitting .162 (11-for-68) with three doubles, four RBI, 11 walks and 29 strikeouts in 23 games with the Pirates...Hit safely in seven straight Triple-A games from 5/17-24, going 11-for-27 (.407) with four doubles, five homers, 10 RBI, a .500 OBP and a 1.111 OPS...Hit .296 (24-for-81) with seven doubles, seven homers, 17 RBI, a .436 OBP and a 1.078 OPS in 23 games with Indy thru 6/2...Was recalled on 6/4; went 1-for-3 with a double that night vs. Los Angeles (NL) - his first extra-base hit with the Pirates since 4/12...Was removed from the game on 6/14 at Colorado in the seventh inning after he began to exhibit concussion-like symptoms...Was placed on the 7-day concussion I.L. on 6/15... Began a rehab assignment with Altoona on 6/26; went 0-for-2 with two walks and a run scored vs. Akron...Had rehab transferred to Indianapolis on 7/4 and went 2-for-3 vs. Louisville...Was returned from rehab, reinstated from the I.L. and optioned to Indy on 7/7...Reached base safely in 18 straight Triple-A games from 5/17 thru 7/6, going 23-for-66 (.348) with eight doubles, six homers, 15 RBI, a .456 OBP and a 1.198 OPS...Had an 11-game hitting streak from 7/13-31, going 18-for-46 (.391) with 12 RBI and a 1.092 OPS...Hit .351 (20-for-57) with four doubles, four home runs, 14 RBI, a .403 OBP, .632 slugging percentage and 1.035 OPS while reaching base safely in 14 straight games from 7/13 thru 8/4...Was recalled on 8/26 when Joey Bart was placed on the injured list...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 9/8 (retro to 9/5) with left hand inflammation and missed remainder of the season.
2023
Was selected to the big league roster on 6/19 and made his Major League debut that night vs. Chicago (NL), going 1-for-3 with a double and a walk while playing right field (doubled off Drew Smyly in his first at-bat)...Connected off Andrew Nardi for first Major League home run on 6/22 at Miami...Hit safely in seven straight games from 6/22-29, going 12-for-27 (.444) with six RBI and 1.076 OPS...Made his debut behind the plate on 7/7 at Arizona, catching the final inning of a 7-3 loss...Went 2-for-4 and hit his first home run at PNC Park on 7/15 vs. San Francisco...Had three straight multi-hit games from 7/14-16 and reached base safely in 12 straight games from 7/7-23...Went 3-for-4 and homered twice off Shohei Ohtani in Los Angeles on 7/21; the first player to hit two home runs off Ohtani in the same game...Caught the final inning of the game on 8/3 at Milwaukee (his last appearance behind the plate)...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 8/21 with a right hand strain...Began a rehab assignment with Indianapolis on 9/9 vs. Toledo and homered in his first bat...Went 3-for-3 with an RBI on 9/10 vs. Toledo...Hit .615 (8-for-13) with five walks and a .722 OBP in four rehab games...Was returned from rehab and reinstated from the I.L. on 9/15...Made all 49 big league starts in right field; also made two appearances behind the plate, totaling two innings...Led all Pirates right fielders in home runs (six)...2023 IN THE MINORS: Hit .306 (60-for-196) with 10 doubles, two triples, 12 home runs, 33 RBI, a .454 OBP, .561 slugging percentage and 1.015 OPS in 55 combined games between Altoona and Indianapolis (included four rehab games in September)...Began season with Altoona...Homered four times in four games from 4/23-29...Finished the month of April tied for first in the Eastern League in home runs (six), third in RBI (15), fourth in OBP (.452), first in slugging (.655) and OPS (1.107) and seventh in total bases (36)…Reached base safely in 20 of his first 21 games thru 5/9...Hit .365 (19-for-52) with four doubles, seven homers, 12 RBI, a .507 OBP and 1.353 OPS during his 15-game on-base streak from 4/15-5/9...Produced a .284 average, seven doubles, 10 homers, 27 RBI, a .433 OBP and .980 OPS in 41 games with Altoona before being promoted to Indy on 6/5...Ranked second in the Eastern League in OPS (.980) and OBP (.433), fourth in slugging (.547), tied for sixth in home runs (10), and tied for eighth in total bases (81) at the time of his promotion...Made his Triple-A debut on 6/6 vs. Omaha and went 0-for-2 with a walk...Tripled off Jonathan Heasley for first Triple-A hit on 6/7 vs. Omaha...Reached base safely in each of his first eight Triple-A games and in nine of his 10 overall...Hit .286 (10-for-35) with three doubles, a triple, home run, three RBI and a .433 OBP in 10 games with Indianapolis thru 6/17.
2022
Entered the season ranked as Pittsburgh’s No. 1 prospect according to Baseball America (#41 among the publication’s top 100 prospects)…Attended Spring Training as a non-roster invitee…Was selected to the MLB All-Star Futures Game that was played at Dodger Stadium on 7/17, but did not play due to injury... Was hit by a pitch 20 times in 59 games, one of 18 players in MiLB to be hit by a pitch 20 or more times (all others played at least 89 games with 14-of-18 playing at least 100 games)...Began season with Greensboro...Hit .323 (21-for-65) with two doubles, a triple, three homers, 15 RBI, three stolen bases, a .444 OBP and a .967 OPS in 18 games during the month of April...Reached base safely in each of his last 16 games with Greensboro, going 22-for-59 (.373) with two doubles, one triple, four home runs and 17 RBI...Was ranked second among all South Atlantic League hitters in batting (.341) and OPS (1.035), tied for third in RBI (22) and slugging (.585) and fourth in OBP (.450) at the time of his promotion to Altoona on 5/10...Made his Double-A debut on 5/10 vs. Somerset; was hit by a pitch and scored a run in his first trip to the plate and homered in his second plate appearance in the fifth inning ...Went 0-for-3 and was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance on 5/12 vs. Somerset... Was placed on the seven-day injured list on 5/18 (retro to 5/17)...Was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of his left wrist...Began a Minor League rehab assignment in the FCL on 6/7 and was hit by a pitch (left elbow)...Had his rehab transferred to Bradenton on 6/9 and was the catcher for the combined no-hitter that night vs. Clearwater... Returned from rehab and was reinstated from the injured list at Altoona on 6/10...Walked and was hit by a pitch twice on 6/12…Was placed on seven-Day IL (left wrist) on 7/8...Began rehab assignment with Bradenton on 8/23... Returned from rehab and was reinstated from the injured list at Altoona on 8/30... Started and played the entire game in right field on 9/10 at Erie (had only one putout)... Homered on 9/13 vs. Reading; his first with Altoona since 5/10..Played with Surprise during the Arizona Fall League... Finished 10th in the league with a .435 on-base percentage after reaching base safely in 16 of his 17 games.
2021
Began professional career in the Florida Complex League after being selected No. 1 overall in the draft on 7/11...Went 2-for-4 with three RBI in his professional debut on 8/3 against the Florida Complex League Rays; doubled in his second at-bat and homered off Over Galue in his next at-bat in the fourth inning...Played in two games with the Florida Complex League Pirates Black team before being promoted to High-A Greensboro on 8/12...Tripled in his first at-bat with Greensboro on 8/12 vs. Winston-Salem... Hit safely in five of his first six professional games between the Florida Complex League and Greensboro, going 8-for-19 with two doubles, a triple and three home runs...Homered in back-to-back games on 8/17 and 8/19 vs. Bowling Green... Was placed on the seven-day injured list on 8/24 with a right oblique strain and missed the remainder of the season.
