Arizona’s Chase Davis is about to be chosen in the first round of the MLB Draft; the choices he has made have gotten him to this point.
The choices Chase Davis has made have shaped the person and player he has become.
About 50 family members, friends, ex-teammates and former coaches are expected to attend the party. Barbecue and Mexican food are on the menu. The invitees include UA coach Chip Hale and two of his assistants, Trip Couch and Toby DeMello. Davis wouldn’t have crossed paths with them if not for two choices he made earlier in his life.
“He didn’t feel that was the best opportunity for him,” Tommy Davis said. “If he can go to school, develop, get bigger, stronger, faster ... he’d have an opportunity to leave Arizona as a first-round kid.Moens said her son made a bet on himself, adding: “Hopefully the bet pays off.” Again, Chase Davis turned down what could have been a lucrative opportunity. Again, he put loyalty above personal gain — in this case potential earnings from name, image and likeness.Davis eventually became the “superstar” Johnson predicted he would be. In just two seasons, Davis clubbed 39 home runs, third most in UA history. From 2022 to ’23, he raised his batting average by 73 points and lowered his strikeout rate from 22.8% to 14.4%.
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