Joseph Tucker Davidson (born March 25, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at Midland College. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 19th round of the 2016 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2020.
Career
Davidson attended Tascosa High School in Amarillo, Texas, where he played baseball and football. He played college baseball at Midland College. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 19th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. Davidson ended his collegiate baseball career to sign with the Braves organization, instead of joining the NC State Wolfpack baseball team as he had planned.
Davidson made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Braves, going 0–3 with a 1.52 ERA in 29 2⁄3 innings. He spent 2017 with the Rome Braves, pitching to a 5–4 record and 2.60 ERA in 103 2⁄3 innings, and 2018 with the Florida Fire Frogs, compiling a 7–10 record and 4.18 ERA in 14 starts. He started 2019 with the Mississippi Braves and was named a Southern League All-Star before being promoted to the Gwinnett Stripers. Over 25 starts between both clubs, he went 8–7 with a 2.15 ERA, striking out 134 over 129 2⁄3 innings.
Davidson was added to the Braves 40–man roster following the 2019 season. Before the 2020 Minor League Baseball season was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Davidson was to begin the year at Gwinnett. Instead, he was named to the Atlanta Braves' 60-member player pool for the shortened 2020 Major League Baseball season. Davidson was promoted to the major leagues for the first time from the team's alternate site on September 25, 2020. Davidson faced the Boston Red Sox the next day and took the loss, yielding two earned runs and seven total, in 1 2⁄3 innings pitched.
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