Douglas Davis

Douglas N. "Doug" Davis, also known as "Double D", is a professional baseball player in the National League of the MLB. Davis was a student at the Northgate High School and during his years there, he was part of their football and baseball teams. In his senior year of high school, the Los Angeles Dodgers came hunting for his signature but they were turned back.

Davis decided to attend the Diablo Valley College and played baseball for the team. He later shifted to the City College of San Francisco and while playing for their team, was named to the All-Conference Second Team in his junior year. The 1996 MLB Draft saw the Texas Rangers picking up Davis in the 10th round. So began his minor league career with the Gulf Coast Rangers, an affiliate of the Texas Rangers. In his debut season, he had a 3-1 record with a 1.90 ERA in the 8 games he played. Davis pitched in 42 innings.

In 1997, he raised his game and soon, he was raised too, to the High-A Charlotte Rangers where he stayed in 1998, with a record of 16-10.In 1999, he moved to AA Tulsa where he had a cool 2.42 ERA over 74 & 1/3rd innings, with a 4-4 record. This performance earned him a spot with the AAA Oklahoma RedHawks. At the RedHawks, he went a step further with a 7-0 record and a 3.00 ERA.

Although Davis got a taste of Major League action in 1999, he remained in the AAA leagues as well for the next four years before going permanently to the big league. In the four year period between 1999 and 2006, Davis played for a number of Major League clubs such as the Texas Rangers, the Toronto Blue Jays and the Milwaukee Brewers, with records of 21-21, 4-6 and 26-25 respectively.

In 2007, Davis was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with Dave Kryznel in return for Johnny Estrada, Greg Aquino and Claudio Vargas. In his first season with the Diamondbacks, Davis had a 13-12 record and an ERA of 4.25 with 144 strikeouts in 192 2/3rd innings. On the 29th of July, 2008, Davis pitched a perfect game up until the 7th inning.

In March of 2008, Davis was diagnosed with Thyroid Cancer. He played two games before taking time off for surgery to remove the thyroid gland. After a 4-6 week recovery period, Davis underwent tests with the team doctors to ensure that he was cancer-free. Convinced, he was brought back into the ball club but was started over in the minor leagues to get his rhythm back.

Davis made his return against the Atlanta Braves in May of 2008.