Glynn William Davis (born December 7, 1991) is an American

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who is a free agent.

Career

Amateur

Davis attended Northeast Senior High School in

Pasadena, Maryland Pasadena is a census-designated place (CDP) in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 24,287 at the 2010 census. The areas of Lake Shore, Riviera Beach and Pasadena are collectively referred to as Pasadena by residen ...

. He played for the school's baseball team as a

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. Davis planned on enrolling at

Anne Arundel Community College Anne Arundel Community College (AACC) is a public community college in Arnold, Maryland. The college was founded in 1961 and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The community college offers letters of recognition, ...

, but a high school teammate convinced him to enroll at Catonsville Community College instead. Playing as a shortstop for the school's baseball team, Davis batted .430 with 10

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s and 35

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s, and was named a

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. He went

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in the

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, and committed to transfer to the

University of Central Florida The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public university, public research university with its main campus in unincorporated area, unincorporated Orange County, Florida, United States. It is part of the State University System of Florida. ...

(UCF) to continue his college baseball career with the

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team.

Baltimore Orioles

After playing in the All-American Amateur Baseball Association over the summer, Davis signed with the

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as a

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, bypassing his commitment to UCF. The Orioles decided to use Davis as a

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, due to his speed. Davis played for the

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of the Low–A

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in 2011, where he had a .271 batting average and 24 stolen bases. He played for the

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of the Single–A

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and the

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of the High–A

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in 2012, batting a combined .253 with 37 stolen bases. Returning to Frederick in 2013, Davis struggled with a

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injury, and registered career lows with a .234 batting average and 19 stolen bases. He began working with

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, the Orioles' minor league hitting instructor, and was assigned to Frederick again in 2014, and was named a Carolina League All-Star. After he batted .295 with 65 runs scored and 20 stolen bases in 28 attempts in 89 games for Frederick, the Orioles promoted him to the

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of the Double–A Eastern League on July 22. He hit .313 in 26 games for Bowie. In 2017, Davis played in 92 games split between Bowie and the Triple–A

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, hitting .256/.296/.375 with 4 home runs, 37 RBI, and 9 stolen bases. He elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2017.

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