William "Rookie" Theron Davis (born April 29, 1993) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the

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and

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Career

New York Yankees

Davis attended Dixon High School in Holly Ridge, North Carolina. As a 15-year-old in early 2009, he committed to play college baseball at

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university, public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a Normal school, teacher training school, East ...

. Davis was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 14th round of the

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. He signed with the Yankees instead of attending East Carolina. He made his professional debut in 2012 with the Gulf Coast Yankees. In 2013, he pitched for the Staten Island Yankees and Charleston RiverDogs and spent 2014 with Charleston. He started 2015 with the Tampa Yankees. The Yankees added him to their 40-man roster after the season.

Cincinnati Reds

On December 28, 2015, Davis was traded to the Reds with

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, and

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in exchange for

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. Davis made the Reds'

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roster in 2017 and made his major league debut on April 6 against the Phillies. Davis picked up his first major league win on May 3, pitching 5 scoreless innings over the

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in a 7–2 win. He was outrighted to AAA on August 27, 2018, and became a free agent at the conclusion of the season.

Pittsburgh Pirates

On February 18, 2019, Davis signed a minor league deal with the

and was invited to spring training. His contract was purchased on May 25. On September 1, Davis was outrighted off the Pirates roster and he elected free agency following the season.

Personal life

Rookie got engaged to his fiancé Allison Fisher on September 28, 2019. Davis' father, Billy, also attended Dixon High School, and played college baseball for

Louisburg College Louisburg College is a private Methodist-affiliated two-year college in Louisburg, North Carolina. History Louisburg College has its roots in two schools: Franklin Male Academy, which was chartered in 1787, re-chartered in 1802 but held its fir ...

. His older sisters, Lauren and Ayrien, both played softball and basketball at Dixon.

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