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Davis signed a minor-league contract with the Dodgers on Jan. 4. It's a return to his original organization, as Davis was a fifth-round pick of the Dodgers back in 2015. The 26-year-old utility player got a cup of coffee with the Tigers in 2022 but spent all of 2023 at their Triple-A affiliate in Toledo, managing just a .651 OPS.
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Davis was released by the Tigers on Friday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Davis failed to make the Opening Day roster in April and will now look for a new squad after he struggled to a .178 batting average with five homers, 14 RBI, 15 runs and a stolen base over 43 games with Triple-A Toledo this year. In a corresponding move, infielder Johan Camargo signed a minor-league contract with Detroit on Friday.
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The Tigers reassigned Davis to minor-league camp Monday, Jason Beck of MLB.com reports. The 25-year-old Davis reached the majors for the first time last September and appeared in three games for the Tigers before being pushed off the 40-man roster in the offseason. He re-signed with Detroit on a minor-league deal this winter that included an invitation to big-league spring training, but he was unable to secure a spot on the Tigers' season-opening roster after slashing .250/.379/.375 over 19 games in the Grapefruit League. He'll start the season at Triple-A Toledo.
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Davis returned to the Tigers on a minor-league contract Tuesday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Davis made his big-league debut last season, appearing in three games late in the year. He was designated for assignment and non-tendered in mid-November but will return to the Tigers in an organizational depth role.
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The Tigers declined to tender Davis a contract for 2023. A fifth-round pick by the Dodgers in 2015, Davis finally reached the majors with the Tigers at the tail end of last season. He has displayed decent on-base skills at Triple-A and is still only 25 years old even after seven seasons in affiliated ball.