Chris Lyn Davis, nicknamed “Crush Davis”, is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers and Baltimore Orioles. He bats left-handed and throws right-handed.
Chris Davis: Contract| Net Worth| Wife| Salary| Reference
Contract:
Chris still get his full salary for 2022 in total, just not in one lump sum, and the club will begin paying out the $42 million in original deferred money on July 1, 2023. The Orioles are scheduled to pay Davis $3.5 million on each July 1 from 2023 to 2032 and $1.4 million on each July 1 from 2033 to 2037.
Contract: | 1 yr(s) / $17,000,000 |
Signing Bonus | – |
Average Salary | $17,000,000 |
Free Agent: | 0 / UFA |
Net Worth:
Chris Davis is an American professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $21 million.
Chris Davis played as shortstop and pitching for the Longview High School varsity baseball team. He was first drafted to the New York Yankees for the 2004 MLB Draft, but he opted to attend Navarro Junior College in Texas.
After his stint with Navarro, he was again selected for MLB Draft in 2005 by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but he opted not to sign with the team. The following season, Davis was drafted for the third time, this time for the Texas Rangers.
Wife:
Back in 2020, Jill donated $1 million to the Fill the Stadium effort to fight child hunger amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
“When I found out how many people and how many kids specifically were going to be affected by this — Jill and I had been talking about doing something globally on a large scale,” Chris told The Baltimore Sun, “and I feel like God just really put this on our hearts, in our lives.”
Salary:
The 2021 season marked the sixth year of Davis’ seven-year, $161 million contract. Baltimore will still pay Davis his 2022 salary, and his deal includes deferred payments through 2037.
Reference:
Davis attended Navarro Junior College and was selected by the Rangers in the fifth round of the 2006 MLB draft. He ascended quickly through the Rangers’ minor league system, getting named their Minor League Player of the Year in 2007. He was called up in the middle of 2008 and had a strong start to his major league career.
MLB debut | |
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June 26, 2008, for the Texas Rangers | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 11, 2020, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .233 |
Home runs | 295 |
Runs batted in | 780 |