David Davidson (baseball)

Dave Davidson
Edmonton Capitals
Relief pitcher
Born: April 23, 1984 (1984-04-23) (age 27) Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Bats: Left	Throws: Left
MLB debut
September 6, 2007 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics (through August 20, 2009)
Win-Loss	0-0
Earned run average	30.00
Strikeouts	3
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (2007) Florida Marlins (2009) Edmonton Capitals (2011-) (NAL)

David Lawrence Davidson (born April 23, 1984 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a pitcher with the Edmonton Capitals of the North American League.

Davidson was drafted by the Pirates in the 10th round of the 2002 draft.^[1] He has played in the Pirates organization ever since and has made it all the way to the Triple-A Indianapolis Indians. He is known as a strikeout pitcher as he has recorded over 1 strikeout per inning in his career.

On September 3, 2007 the Pirates called him up. He made his debut on September 6 and gave up 3 earned runs in 1 inning.

Davidson played in the 2008 Summer Olympics, as a member of Canada's national team. He played for Canada in the 2009 World Baseball Classic^[2]

Davidson was claimed off waivers by the Florida Marlins on April 24, 2009. After a brief stint, he was again claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles who immediately optioned him to Triple-A Norfolk. However, a shoulder injury was discovered, voiding the waiver claim, and he was sent back to Florida. On October 9, 2009, Davidson was released by the Marlins [1].

References

1. ^ "Beijing 2008". Markham Economist and Sun: p. 12. 2008-08-09. 
2. ^ James, Peter. "Expect the unexpected when Canadian Olympic baseball team plays", Canwest News Service, July 10, 2008.

External links

• TSN.ca

Persondata
Name	Davidson, Dave
Alternative names	Junior
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Date of birth	April 23, 1984
Place of birth	Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Date of death
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