American professional baseball player (born 1997)
Baseball player
Logan Douglas Davidson (born December 26, 1997) is an American professionalbaseball shortstop in theAthletics organization. He playedcollege baseball atClemson University before the Athletics selected him in the first round of the2019 Major League Baseball draft .
Davidson attendedProvidence High School inCharlotte, North Carolina .[ 1] In 2016,The Charlotte Observer named him their high school baseball player of the year.[ 2] He enrolled atClemson University , where he playedcollege baseball for theClemson Tigers .[ 3] In 2017 and 2018, he playedcollegiate summer baseball with theFalmouth Commodores of theCape Cod Baseball League .[ 4] [ 5]
Professional career [ edit ] TheOakland Athletics selected Davidson in the first round, with the 29th overall selection, of the2019 Major League Baseball draft .[ 6]
After Davidson signed with Oakland, he was assigned to theVermont Lake Monsters of theLow-A New York-Penn League .[ 7] Over 54 games, he batted .239 with four home runs and 12 RBI.[ 8] Oakland invited Davidson tospring training as a non-roster player in 2020, but he did not play a minor league game due to the cancellation of the season because of theCOVID-19 pandemic .[ 9] He was assigned to theMidland RockHounds of theDouble-A Central in 2021, slashing .212/.307/.313 with seven home runs and 48 RBI over 119 games.[ 10] After the 2021 regular season, he earned a spot playing for theMesa Solar Sox in theArizona Fall League .[ 11]
The Athletics invited Davidson tospring training as a non-roster player in 2022.[ 12] He returned to Midland for the 2022 season.[ 13] The Athletics also invited Davidson to spring training as a non-roster player in 2023.[ 14] He was assigned to theLas Vegas Aviators of theTriple-A Pacific Coast League during the 2023 regular season.[ 15]
Davidson's father,Mark Davidson , played in MLB.[ 16] His sister, Taylor, played tennis forStanford University .[ 1]
^a b Wertz, Langston Jr. (June 8, 2016)."Providence's Logan Davidson faces big decision as baseball's draft approaches" .The Charlotte Observer . RetrievedMay 24, 2021 . ^ Edwards, Jay (June 14, 2016)."Providence High's Logan Davidson is Charlotte Observer 2016 baseball player of the year" .The Charlotte Observer . RetrievedMay 24, 2021 . ^ "Logan Davidson gives Clemson baseball a 'five-tool' leader in 2019" .Greenville News . RetrievedSeptember 10, 2020 .^ "#6 Logan Davidson" . pointstreak.com. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2021 .^ "#16 Logan Davidson" . pointstreak.com. RetrievedSeptember 23, 2021 .^ "Athletics pick Logan Davidson in first round; Marlins select Nunez in second | Clemson Tigers" . Clemson Baseball.The Times and Democrat . June 4, 2019. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2020 .^ Korte, Jack (June 26, 2019)."Oakland Athletics top draft picks make Lake Monsters debuts" .NBC5 . South Burlington, Vermont. RetrievedSeptember 10, 2020 . ^ Tefertiller, Casey."Logan Davidson Picks Up Where He Left Off" .www.baseballamerica.com . ^ Thanawalla, Ali (December 7, 2019)."A's top pick Logan Davidson among spring training non-roster invitees" .Yahoo Sports . RetrievedSeptember 10, 2020 . ^ "A's minor-league notebook: Bobby Crosby on Nick Allen, Logan Davidson and the rest of his Midland roster" .The Athletic . June 28, 2021. RetrievedMarch 12, 2022 .^ Gallegos, Martín (November 18, 2021)."3 A's prospects impressing in Fall League" .MLB.com . RetrievedMarch 14, 2022 . ^ "A's announce 23 non-roster invitees" .MLB.com .^ "ROCKHOUNDS: Former first-round pick Davidson looks for a big year" . April 7, 2022.^ "A's announce non-roster invitees" .MLB.com . December 20, 2022. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2023 .^ Gallegos, Martín (June 18, 2023)."Davidson (No. 23) rakes his way to Triple-A" . RetrievedSeptember 7, 2023 . ^ Lentz, Zach (February 7, 2018)."Not just one, but two Davidsons on team" . Clemson Baseball.The Times and Democrat . Archived fromthe original on July 10, 2018.
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