Chris Davis is this year’s Orioles nominee for Major League Baseball’s Roberto Clemente Award, which honors the player who best represents the game through “extraordinary character, community involvement, philanthropy and positive contributions both on and off the field.”
This is the second straight season Davis has received the nomination. The Orioles first baseman is heavily involved in the Baltimore area off the field, working with the University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Casey Cares, Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter (BARCS), Christian Youth Athletics and the OriolesREACH game-day experience program.
Though Davis, 32, has struggled mightily at the plate this season, the third year of his club-record, seven-year $161 million contract, he has followed through on investing more in the community.