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Davis Alan Martin (born January 4, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022.
Amateur career
Martin attended Central High School in San Angelo, Texas, where he played baseball and football. As a senior in 2015, he went 9-1 with a 0.29 ERA and 116 strikeouts. After high school, he enrolled at Texas Tech University to play college baseball. In 2018, his junior year, he went 7-6 with a 4.87 ERA over 17 starts. After his junior season, he was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 14th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft and signed.
Professional career
Martin spent his first professional season in 2018 with the rookie–level Arizona League White Sox and the Great Falls Voyagers, posting a 4.29 ERA in 9 appearances. In 2019, he spent the season with the Single–A Kannapolis Intimidators, starting 27 games and registering a 9–9 record and 5.04 ERA with 156 strikeouts in 144+2⁄3 innings pitched.
Martin did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent 2021 with the High-A Winston-Salem Dash and Double–A Birmingham Barons. In 23 starts, he recorded a cumulative 4.91 ERA with 98 strikeouts in 88.0 innings of work. He opened the 2022 season with Birmingham and was promoted to the Triple–A Charlotte Knights during the season.
On May 17, 2022, the White Sox selected Martin's contract and promoted him to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that day as the starting pitcher versus the Kansas City Royals. He pitched five innings in which he gave up one earned run, which was an RBI double in the second inning, while striking out seven, taking the loss as the White Sox fell 2–1. The next day, Martin was sent back to Charlotte. He was recalled and optioned twice in June.
Martin was optioned to Triple-A Charlotte to begin the 2023 season. In 3 starts for the Knights, he posted a strong 2.81 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 16.0 innings pitched. On May 17, 2023, Martin underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.