Zachary Ryan Davies (born February 7, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, and Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Baltimore Orioles selected Davies in the 26th round of the 2011 MLB draft. Davies appeared in the All-Star Futures Game in 2015, and later that year was traded to the Brewers. He made his MLB debut for Milwaukee in 2015, and was traded to the Padres after the 2019 season. The Padres traded Davies to the Cubs after the 2020 season.
Davies made his professional debut with the Delmarva Shorebirds of the Single–A South Atlantic League in 2012, where he pitched to a 3.86 earned run average (ERA). He had a 3.69 ERA for the Frederick Keys of the Class A-Advanced Carolina League in 2013. In 2014, he pitched for the Bowie Baysox of the Double–A Eastern League. For Bowie, Davies pitched to a 3.35 ERA. He represented the Orioles in the Arizona Fall League after the regular season. Davies began the 2015 season with the Norfolk Tides of the Class AAA International League, and was chosen to represent the Orioles at the 2015 All-Star Futures Game. With Norfolk, Davies pitched to a 2.84 ERA in 19 games.
In 2018, Davies pitched in 13 games for the Brewers, and was 2–7 with a 4.77 ERA, as with three minor league teams he was 2–4 with a 4.40 ERA. In 2019, Davies had a 3.55 ERA in 31 games for Milwaukee.
In 2020, Davies was 7–4 with a 2.73 ERA. He tied Max Fried in wins for second-most in the NL, behind the 8 wins of league leader Yu Darvish.
On January 11, 2023, Davies re-signed with the Diamondbacks on a one-year, $5 million contract. In 18 starts for Arizona, he struggled to a 2–5 record and 7.00 ERA with 72 strikeouts in innings pitched. On September 27, Davies was designated for assignment by the Diamondbacks. He was released on September 29.
On April 8, 2024, Davies signed a minor league contract with the Kansas City Royals. In five starts for the Triple–A Omaha Storm Chasers, he compiled a 4.29 ERA with 12 strikeouts across 21 innings of work. On May 21, Davies was released by the Royals organization.
Milwaukee Brewers
San Diego Padres
Chicago Cubs
Arizona Diamondbacks
Kansas City Royals
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