Jason Davis (baseball)

Infobox MLB player


width = 150px
name=Jason Davis
position=Relief pitcher
team=Pittsburgh Pirates
number=35
bats=Right
throws=Right
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|5|8
debutdate=September 9
debutyear=2002
debutteam=Cleveland Indians
statyear=2007
stat1label=Win-Loss
stat1value=20-22
stat2label=Earned run average
stat2value=4.78
stat3label=Strikeouts
stat3value=256
teams=
*Cleveland Indians (by|2002-by|2007)
*Seattle Mariners (by|2007)
*Pittsburgh Pirates (by|2008-present)

Jason Thomas Davis (born May 8, 1980 in Chattanooga, Tennessee) is a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He attended Cleveland State Community College, was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 21st round of the 1999 amateur draft, and signed May 18, by|2000. He was considered one of the Indians' top prospects and regarded as a future closer.

He was traded to the Seattle Mariners from Cleveland on May 13, by|2007, for a player to be named later. Davis made 16 relief appearances before being sent to the minors. After the 2007 season, Davis elected for free agency and signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers. He was released on March 27, by|2008. On March 30, 2008, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was called up on July 27.

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