J. D. Davis

Jonathan Gregory "J.D." Davis (born April 27, 1993) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Kansas City Monarchs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Angels and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Saitama Seibu Lions. Davis played college baseball at California State University, Fullerton, and was drafted by the Astros in the third round of the 2014 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2017 with the Astros. Davis attended Elk Grove High School in Elk Grove, California. He played first base, third base, and pitched, and batted .444, .337, .486, and .505 from 2008 to 2011. As a pitcher, in 165 career innings pitched, he struck out 219 batters and never had an earned run average (ERA) above 2.60. He was a four-time All-Delta Valley Conference, three-time All-Metro, and two-time high school All-American and Northern California Player of the Year. He also played football as a quarterback and placekicker while a sophomore in 2008, and was all-league; the following year he broke his leg in a pre-season scrimmage.