Jaylin

Davis

Davis played in 38 big-league games from 2019-2022. The first 26 of those came with the Giants, and he hit .159/.221/.270. However, he did have a nice little stint with the Red Sox in 2022, batting .333/.407/.375 in 27 plate appearance. He’d spent the last two years playing indy ball, so the writing was on the wall. Still, he was a fine Triple-A player who could have been a fine Triple-A player for a few additional seasons if not for contraction in the minor leagues.

Davis inked a minor league contract with the Mets back in February and didn’t end up making an appearance for New York in the majors. The 29-year-old outfielder got into 12 contests last year for the Red Sox and profiles as a reserve outfielder at this stage of his career.

Davis spent the 2022 season in the Red Sox organization where he struggled to a .203/.312/.334 slash with seven homers at Triple-A Worcester. He’ll add outfield depth in the upper minors for the Mets.

The 28-year-old slashed .333/.407/.375 with two RBI across 27 plate appearances for the Boston Red Sox. His time in the majors was limited as the Red Sox were fighting for a wild card spot into the second half of the season. While in Triple-A Worcester, Davis hit .203/.312/.334 with seven homers. He’ll head into free agency and should be able to sign a minor league deal with a team this offseason.

Davis was designated for assignment on Monday and ultimately passed through waivers unclaimed. The 28-year-old outfielder is a career .207/.274/.299 hitter in 95 total plate appearances at the MLB level.

Davis, who got into 12 games earlier this season for the Red Sox, has been removed from Boston’s 40-man roster to make room for the club to claim versatile infielder Yu Chang off waivers from the division-rival Rays.

Davis has played sparingly for the Red Sox over the last few weeks since being called up from Triple-A Worcester, getting into just 12 contests since July 23. He’ll head back to the minors to wait for another opportunity at the highest level.

Tommy Pham will jump into the leadoff spot as Duran takes a seat on Saturday night with lefty Daniel Lynch on the mound for Kansas City. It’ll be Jaylin Davis getting the nod in center field in his place. He should be back in there for Sunday’s series finale to face righty Brad Keller.

He’ll add depth on the Red Sox bench with Rafael Devers (hamstring) landing on the injured list on Saturday. The 28-year-old has hit .247/.336/.404 with seven homers, 22 RBI and four stolen bases in 66 games at Triple-A Worcester this season and has gone 2-for-4 (.500) in his limited action with the Red Sox.

Davis was designated for assignment over the weekend and passed through waivers unclaimed. The 27-year-old holds a rough .179/.236/.284 career batting line in 72 major league plate appearances.