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Takes Ohtani deep twice Davis went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo home runs in Friday's 8-5 loss to the Angels.

Impact Davis made his presence felt despite the poor result for the Pirates, taking Shohei Ohtani deep in the fourth and sixth innings. He's the first player to homer twice in the same game off Ohtani, per MLB. Davis doubled his homer count for the season to four, and he's added 11 RBI, 16 runs scored, three stolen bases and a .295/.391/.463 slash line over his first 110 plate appearances. He continues to play regularly in right field despite coming up through the Pirates' system as a catcher.

JULY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Angels Highlights

JULY 22, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Pirates rookie Henry Davis becomes the first player with two HRs off Shohei Ohtani in one MLB game

JULY 22, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Two hits, steal Sunday Davis went 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI, a run scored and a steal in Sunday's loss against the Giants.

Impact Davis has two hits in each of his last three games since the All-Star break, going 6-for-11 (.545) in that stretch. The 23-year-old rookie is now slashing .280/.372/.402 with two homers, 13 runs scored, nine RBI and three stolen bases through his first 94 plate appearances while playing primarily in the outfield.

JULY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Smacks second homer Davis went 2-for-4 with a solo home run Saturday against the Giants.

Impact Davis snapped a 17-game homerless stretch to blast his second career homer Saturday. Despite the lack of power, he has adjusted well to the big leagues by striking out at only a 21.3 percent rate while reaching base at a .360 clip. Davis is also locked into a prominent spot in the Pirates' order, hitting anywhere between first and fifth consistently for the last three weeks.

JULY 16, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Batting leadoff Friday Davis is starting in right field and batting leadoff Friday versus the Diamondbacks.

Impact This will be the first career appearance at leadoff for Davis, though he could become a featured option there with the Pirates having to send both Andrew McCutchen (elbow) and Ke'Bryan Hayes (back) to the injured list Friday. Davis, 23, has slashed .270/.333/.365 with one home run and two stolen bases in 17 games since arriving in the majors June 19.

JULY 8, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Gets first day off Davis is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact For the first time since getting a call-up to the majors June 19, Davis will head to the bench. He's started in right field or at designated hitter in each of his first 12 games with the Pirates, slashing .311/.380/.422 with a home run, two stolen bases, six RBI and six runs.

JULY 2, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Grinding every pitch, Davis lifts Pirates to sweep PITTSBURGH -- When Henry Davis collected his first career hit in his Major League debut, he said that the achievement was cool, but emphasiz...

JUNE 29, 2023 • MLB.COM

Hitting well to begin career Davis went 2-for-4 with two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base Wednesday against the Padres.

Impact Davis extended his hitting streak to six games and tallied his third multi-hit game in that span. He's had an encouraging start to his big-league career and has shown the ability to contribute in multiple areas by tallying three extra-base hits and two stolen bases across 37 plate appearances. Davis' 27 percent strikeout is a bit inflated, but the Pirates have shown faith in one of their top young prospects as he's hit third in the lineup in consecutive contests.

JUNE 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Youth movement of Henry Davis, Nick Gonzales and Jared Triolo help Pirates to second straight victory against Padres Just 11 days ago, Nick Gonzales was preparing for a Saturday evening Triple-A game alongside Henry Davis and Jared Triolo. All three were pe...

JUNE 29, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Why FanGraphs' analytics guru sees Austin Hedges, Henry Davis usage as 'worst of both worlds' The Pirates have angered a lot of fans over the past week as officials as high ranking as general manager Ben Cherington and manager Derek S...

JUNE 23, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Fantasy baseball waiver wire: Promoted prospects parade, including Henry Davis, Bo Naylor and more Al Melchior breaks down the lauded prospects who were recently promoted to the majors, starting with catchers Henry Davis and Bo Naylor.

JUNE 23, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Slugs first career homer Davis went 1-for-2 with a solo home run in a loss to the Marlins on Thursday.

Impact Davis' first big-league long ball was a no-doubter, leaving his bat at 100.5 mph and traveling an estimated 407 feet to left-center field. It was just the second hit of his major-league career, and he's now 2-for-12 with four strikeouts through four games. Though Davis appears to be locked into an everyday role with the Pirates, he has yet to play behind the plate since his call-up, making two starts in right field and two at DH.

JUNE 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Davis launches first MLB homer in Bucs' loss MIAMI -- Henry Davis hit his first Major League home run on Thursday night, but it was not enough to help the Pirates snap their losing skid...

JUNE 23, 2023 • MLB.COM

Reaches base twice in debut Davis went 1-for-3 with a walk and a double Monday against the Cubs.

Impact Davis doubled down the third base line in his first big-league at-bat but was ultimately stranded there. He hit seventh in his debut, though if he performs well he should move up the order quickly. The Pirates have stated that Davis will see most of his playing time in right field, which could have a number of consequences on the rest of the lineup, particularly placing Jack Suwinski and Connor Joe at risk of losing playing time.

JUNE 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ron Cook: This punchless lineup can't expect to succeed Power hitting still is team’s glaring deficiency

JUNE 20, 2023 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Highlights

JUNE 20, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Pirates' 2021 No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis records his first big league hit against the Cubs

JUNE 20, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Likely to see most of time in RF Pirates manager Derek Shelton said that Davis, who will bat seventh in his MLB debut Monday against the Cubs, will see most of his in-game action in right field, Jason Mackey of th...

Impact Pittsburgh still presumably views catcher as Davis' long-term home, but the No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 First-Year Player Draft will be making his debut as a right fielder Monday and as the No. 7 hitter in the lineup. Shelton indicated that Davis may catch some games and will keep getting reps behind the plate during team workouts, but the tandem of Austin Hedges and Jason Delay look poised to continue working as the Bucs' primary backstops. Before being called up from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Davis had made just 15 career starts in the minors in right field, but he possesses enough athleticism to hold his own defensively at that position. Since he may already carry eligibility at catcher in some fantasy leagues, Davis makes for an appealing speculative pickup after he slashed an impressive .284/.433/.541 with 11 home runs and nine stolen bases in 232 plate appearances between stops at Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona this season.

JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Starting in right field in debut The Pirates selected Davis' contract from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact Interestingly, Davis is starting in right field (and batting seventh) in his major-league debut Monday against the Cubs. He still figures to see plenty of playing time at catcher, but if Davis does play right more often, it could mean Connor Joe and not Austin Hedges to see the bigger playing time hit. The No. 1 overall pick in the 2021 Draft, Davis has hit .284/.433/.541 with 11 home runs and nine stolen bases this season between Indianapolis and Double-A Altoona.

JUNE 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Promotion coming Monday The Pirates plan to promote Davis from Triple-A Indianapolis on Monday, Jason Mackey of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.

Impact The 2021 first-round pick was promoted from Double-A Altoona to Indianapolis just two weeks ago, and he's now poised to make his MLB debut after posting a .946 OPS in 10 games at Triple-A. Austin Hedges has a .473 OPS while working as Pittsburgh's primary backstop this year, and Davis should represent a significant offensive upgrade as one of the top catching prospects in baseball.

JUNE 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Moving up to Triple-A Davis was promoted to Triple-A Indianapolis from Double-A Altoona on Sunday, Jarrod Prugar of DKPittsburghSports.com reports.

Impact The 2021 first-round pick had a .207/.324/.379 slash line in his first taste of Double-A ball last year, but he produced a .972 OPS with 10 home runs, seven stolen bases and a 31:35 BB:K for Altoona this year to earn a quick promotion to Triple-A. Davis is one of the top catching prospects in baseball and could make his big-league debut by the end of the year given Austin Hedges' offensive ineptitude.

JUNE 4, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Los Angeles Angels Highlights

Pirates rookie Henry Davis becomes the first player with two HRs off Shohei Ohtani in one MLB game

Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Highlights

Pirates' 2021 No. 1 overall pick Henry Davis records his first big league hit against the Cubs