| Braxton Davidson | |
| Team: | Gastonia Ghost Peppers |
| Number: | 24 |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Date: | 18 June 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Asheville, North Carolina |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Statleague: | MLB |
Braxton Cain Thomas Davidson (born June 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Gastonia Ghost Peppers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.
Davidson attended T. C. Roberson High School in Asheville, North Carolina.[1] [2] [3] He was drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.[4] [5] He signed with Atlanta,[6] forgoing his commitment to play college baseball at the University of North Carolina.[7]
Davidson spent his first professional season with both the GCL Braves and the Danville Braves, batting a combined .224 with 11 RBIs in fifty games between the two teams. He spent the 2015 season with the Rome Braves where he hit .242 with ten home runs and 45 RBIs, in 124 games.[8] After spending time in major league spring training, Davidson was assigned to the Carolina Mudcats to start 2016.[9] He spent the whole 2016 season with the Mudcats where he posted a .224 batting average with ten home runs and 63 RBIs in 128 games. Davidson spent 2017 with the Florida Fire Frogs where he batted .213 with seven home runs and 36 RBIs in 111 games, and he returned to the Fire Frogs in 2018, slashing .171/.281/.365 with twenty home runs and 64 RBIs in 121 games.[10] After the 2018 season, he was assigned to the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[11] [12]
Davidson missed all of 2019 due to injury. He did not play in a minor league game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Davidson was released from the Braves organization on May 28, 2020.[14] [15]
In July 2020, Davidson signed on to play for Team Texas of the Constellation Energy League (a makeshift 4-team independent league created as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic) for the 2020 season.[16]
On March 18, 2021, Davidson signed with the Joliet Slammers of the Frontier League.[17]
On August 10, 2021, Davidson was traded to the Schaumburg Boomers of the Frontier League.[18] He made 30 games for Schaumburg down the stretch, slashing .363/.484/.775 with 10 home runs and 30 RBI. On January 5, 2022, Davidson was released by the Boomers.[19]
On April 13, 2022, Davidson re-signed with the Boomers.[20] He played in 78 games for Schaumburg in 2022, batting .244/.420/.504 with 18 home runs, 59 RBI, and 10 stolen bases. Davidson did not re-sign with the Boomers for the 2023 season.[21]
On May 9, 2023, Davidson signed with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball.[22] He played in 4 games for Chicago, going 3-for-16 (.188) with 1 home run and 3 RBI. On May 18, Davidson was released by the Dogs.[23]
On May 19, 2023, Davidson signed with the Gastonia Honey Hunters of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[24] In 89 games, Davidson batted .267/.418/.609 with 25 home runs and 78 RBI.
On November 21, 2023, Davidson signed with the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League.[25] In two games for Saltillo, he went 1–for–3 (.333) with no home runs and one RBI. On April 24, 2024, Davidson was released by the Saraperos.[26]
On April 30, 2024, Davidson signed with the Gastonia Baseball Club of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.[27]
Davidson's parents are Cecil Davidson and Tanya Caldwell.[28] [29]