Brad Davis (baseball)

Davis was drafted by the Marlins in the fifth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball draft. Davis spent all of 2006 with the Class-A Advanced Jupiter Hammerheads, hitting .259 with four home runs and 46 RBI in 106 games. He was named to the Florida State League All-Star Game. He had seven three-hit games and seven three-RBI games, including four games with three hits and three RBI. August was his best month was August, as he hit .302 with a home run and 12 RBI in 21 games.^[3]

On July 21, 2010, the Marlins promoted Davis to the major leagues after designating pitcher Nate Robertson for assignment.^[4] He was optioned back to Triple-A on August 5, but he was recalled on August 20 after Ronny Paulino was suspended for the use of performance-enhancing drugs.^[5][3] Davis was the team's regular starting catcher for the final month of the 2010 season. He hit the first-ever grand slam by a Marlins catcher on September 20, driving in the only runs in a 4–0 win.^[6]

Davis was designated for assignment on June 15, 2011.^[7]

Davis signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres in 2012 but was released by the end of June after playing 39 games with the Triple-A Tucson Padres.^[8]

On July 5, 2012, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Miami Marlins and played in 7 games for the Triple-A New Orleans Zephyrs.

On July 26, 2012, the Marlins traded Davis to the Detroit Tigers for future considerations. He played in 15 games for the Triple-A Toledo Mud Hens. Davis played in 41 games for Toledo in 2013 before retiring on August 13.^[8][3]

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