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Jody Davis

ジョディ・デービス　/　じょでぃ・でーびす

American baseball player

November 12, 1956 (age 69)　・　Gainesville, Georgia, United States

Georgia
baseball player

My Take

Jody Davis strikes me as the kind of unglamorous craftsman a baseball team is quietly built around. A catcher from Gainesville, Georgia, he spent 1981 to 1990 squatting behind the plate for the Cubs and Braves, doing the thankless work of steering pitchers through a game. His 1986 Gold Glove is the clearest proof of how reliable his defense was, and two All-Star nods confirm he was no afterthought. I have a soft spot for players who climb from a small-town high school to the majors on grit rather than hype. Backstops like him are the spine of the sport, and I think they deserve more credit.

Overview

Jody Richard Davis (born November 12, 1956) is an American former professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves from 1981 to 1990. A two-time National League All-Star, Davis won the 1986 National League Gold Glove Award.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jody Davis
Name (Japanese): ジョディ・デービス
Reading: じょでぃ・でーびす
Born: November 12, 1956 (age 69)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Monkey
Origin: Gainesville, Georgia, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: baseball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: North Hall High School
University: Middle Georgia College

Awards & achievements

Rawlings Gold Glove Award

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%20(%E9%87%8E%E7%90%83)

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