Robert Davis Daniel (born June 11, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.
| Davis Daniel | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Daniel with the Los Angeles Angels in 2024 | |
| Los Angeles Angels – No. 58 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: June 11, 1997 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 7, 2023, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics (through July 31, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 2–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.93 |
| Strikeouts | 28 |
| Teams | |
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Amateur career
editDaniel attended Saint James School in Montgomery, Alabama. He committed to play college baseball at North Carolina State University as a sophomore, but later switched his commitment to Auburn University.[1] In 2016, as a senior, he went 11–1 with a 0.70 ERA and 137 strikeouts over seventy innings.[1] He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 34th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and enrolled at Auburn.[2][3]
In 2017, Daniel's freshman year at Auburn, he appeared in 17 games (making 16 starts) in which he went 4–3 with a 5.89 ERA over 70+1⁄3 innings.[4] The next season, he pitched 66+2⁄3 innings, striking out seventy batters and pitching to a 4.86 ERA.[5] Following the season's end, he was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 11th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign.[6] In 2017, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2018 with the Chatham Anglers.[7][8] As a junior in 2019, Daniel was Auburn's Opening Night starter and pitched two innings before being removed with an arm injury that eventually required Tommy John surgery and forced him to miss the remainder of the season.[9][10]
Professional career
editThe Los Angeles Angels selected Daniel in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft, and he signed with the team.[11][12] He did not play in 2019 after signing, and did not play a game in 2020 due to cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the High-A West and was promoted to the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A South in late June.[14] In early September, he was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A West.[15] Over 23 games (22 starts) between the three teams, Daniel went 4–7 with a 3.92 ERA and 154 strikeouts over 114+2⁄3 innings.[16] He returned to Salt Lake to begin the 2022 season.[17]
On June 11, 2022, the Angels selected Daniel's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[18] He was optioned back to Salt Lake two days later without making an appearance.[19] He played in the minor leagues with Salt Lake the remainder of the season, going 6–7 with a 4.49 ERA and 83 strikeouts over 102+1⁄3 innings.[20]
On February 16, 2023, Daniel was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain.[21] He was activated from the injured list on August 31 and subsequently optioned to Triple–A Salt Lake.[22]
Daniel was optioned to Triple–A Salt Lake to begin the 2024 season.[23]
References
edit- ^ a b "Class 1A-4A All-Metro Baseball Player of the Year: Davis Daniel".
- ^ "Opening day starter Keegan Thompson will lead talented Auburn pitching staff in 2017".
- ^ "Auburn, Tar Heels get dates, times; 2 Tigers drafted".
- ^ "History on Daniel's side".
- ^ "'Unfinished Business': Davis Daniel to Return for Junior Season".
- ^ "Auburn Pitcher Davis Daniel Joins Baseball America College Podcast".
- ^ "Davis Daniel". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Davis Daniel – Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ "Davis Daniel set for surgery that will end his season".
- ^ "Auburn's Davis Daniel rediscovered who he was as a pitcher by going back to the past".
- ^ "Auburn's Davis Daniel selected in seventh round of 2019 MLB Draft".
- ^ "Auburn's Daniel taken by Angels in 7th round". June 4, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season canceled". MLB.com.
- ^ "Welcome Home: Auburn Alum and Alabama Native Davis Daniel Takes the Mound in Rocket City". July 31, 2021.
- ^ "Davis Daniel Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Angels 2021 Minors report: Who stood out?". MLB.com.
- ^ @SaltLakeBees (April 5, 2022). "2022 Opening Day Roster🐝 #saltlakebees #happyopeningday" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Angels' Davis Daniel: Contract selected".
- ^ "Angels' Davis Daniel: Returns to Triple-A".
- ^ "Davis Daniel Stats, Fantasy & News".
- ^ "Angels' Davis Daniel: Placed on 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Angels' Davis Daniel: Activated, optioned to Triple-A". cbssports.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
- ^ On June 27, Daniel pitched 8 innings of scoreless baseball in his first start of the season for the Angels. Daniel logged the Win in the Angels 5-0 victory."Angels' Davis Daniel: Optioned to minors". cbssports.com. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
External links
edit- Career statistics from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)