Full name is Jonathan Rayshad Davis...Attended the University of Central Arkansas, where he was named Southland Conference Freshman of the Year in 2011 after hitting .350 with five home runs and 30 RBI...Is only the second player from Camden Fairview High School to appear in the Major Leagues (also RHP Gary Wilson, six games with Houston during the 1979 season).
2023
Played in 34 games for Miami after being acquired from Detroit in exchange for Minor League OF Brady Allen on May 22...The Marlins went 25-9 in the 34 games Davis played in, including a 20-7 mark in games he started...On July 4 vs. STL, Davis exited the game in the fifth inning due to injury. Was diagnosed with a right knee sprain. Underwent surgery that week and missed the remainder of the season (74 games). Was moved to the 60-day IL on July 10...Made 25 starts in center field (231.0 innings), two starts in right field (13.0 innings), and played 1.0 inning in left field...Recorded a career-high three RBI on June 3, 2023 vs. OAK...Slashed .244/.307/.378 and set career highs with his 22 runs scored, 22 hits, four doubles, one triple and 10 RBI...In his first start with the Marlins on May 24 at COL, went 3x4 with two runs scored, one home run, and one RBI. Became just the eighth player in club history to record at least three hits in first start as a Marlin, and the first since JB Shuck in 2018...His back-to-back three-hit games were the first two of his career. Had previously collected two hits in six games...His first career triple came on May 25 at COL, as part of a 3x3 effort with two walks...Made Marlins debut as a pinch runner on May 24 at COL.
2022
Split the 2022 season between Triple A Nashville and Milwaukee... On the injured list from April 14-28... Hit .301/.423/.422 with four doubles, two home runs and 10 RBI in 21 games with Nashville in May... Reached base three times in his season debut with the Brewers on June 18 at Cincinnati, going 2-for-4 with a walk... Won MLB’s Electric Play of the Week for the week ending July 3, making a diving catch in center field at Tampa Bay...marked the third time in his career he has won the award... Sidelined from Aug. 27-Sept. 25 with right elbow inflammation.
2021
Claimed off waivers by New York-AL from Toronto on 8/3...Signed as a free agent with Milwaukee on 11/17.
2020
Spent the first 40 games of Toronto’s season at the alternate training site in Rochester, NY, before he was recalled on Sept. 7...Made ESPN SportsCenter’s Top-10 five times for defensive plays in 2019, and did so again twice in 2020 (Sept. 22 vs. NYY and Sept. 27 vs. BAL)...Homered in his 1st at-bat of the season, a two-run homer on Sept. 8 vs. NYY to help propel the Jays to a 2-1 win...was his 3rd career home run and his 1st go-ahead homer...Stole his only base of the season on Sept. 12 vs. NYM and is now 7-for-8 in stolen base attempts for his career...His catch to save a home run on Sept. 27 vs. BAL earned him MLB’s Play of the Week Award, making him the 1st AL player to win the award twice (also May 29, 2019 at TB)...Named to Toronto’s Wild Card roster but did not play.
2019
Made ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 five times for defensive plays, once for Toronto and four times for Triple-A Buffalo...Started the season on the injured list with a right ankle sprain (until April 23)...Recalled from Buffalo on May 10, July 5, Sept. 3...Optioned on April 24, June 5, July 7...Went 77-for-294 (.262) in 82 games for the Bisons...Hit a two-run shot off of Hunter Wood for his 1st career home run and RBI on May 27 vs. TB...Won the MLB Play of the Week Award for his catch on May 29 at TB...Singled and doubled for his 1st career multi-hit game on Sept. 7 at TB...On Sept. 23 vs. BAL, followed Brandon Drury's homer with his 2nd home run of the season, forming Toronto's team record 14th set of back-to-back homers (11 in 1999).
2018
Started the season with 77 games in Double-A New Hampshire where he hit .302 (92-for-305) with 22-2B, 3-3B, 5-HR, 33-RBI and 19-SB ... Was promoted to Buffalo in mid-July and made his Triple-A debut on July 13 (1-for-5, 2R, 1RBI, 1SB) ... Batted .249 (46-for-185) with 7-2B, 2-3B, 5-HR, 23-RBI and 7-SB over 46 games for the Bisons ... Had contract selected on Sept. 4... Made his MLB debut on Sept. 5 vs. TB (0-for-3) ... Stole his 1st base as part of a double steal with Devon Travis on Sept. 11 at BOS ... Collected his 1st MLB hit via a single in the 6th inning off David Price on Sept. 12 at BOS ... On Sept. 25 vs. HOU, led off the opening inning with his 1st career double.
2017
Played the full season with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats ... Went 4-for-5 on June 18 at Bowie for his 1st professional four-hit game ... Put together a four-game multi-hit streak from July 16-19 (8-for-12, 2B, 3B, 2HR, 5RBI, 6BB, 1K) ... Finished the season with a team-best 20 stolen bases (34 attempts) while registering a .249 average in 128 games ... Led the club with 69 walks, 20 more than any other Fisher Cat ... Posted a .994 fielding percentage (2 E/312 TC) over 1052.1 innings in the outfield ... Played in the Arizona Fall League for the Peoria Javelinas and hit .295 (23-for-78) with six doubles, a home run and seven stolen bases.
