"That's a little too apropos, the last one. As it left the ballpark, I just went, 'Really?'" Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "To put an exclamation point on the quality of contributions he's had. It's been fun to have a great seat to watch him. He's been very good for our city. He's really established himself here in Baltimore. I felt very honored to be part of that. It's never goodbye, it's see you later. That's the way I always approach the end of the year."
Still Davis, who ended the year with 117 RBIs and will be one of the most sought-after hitters on the free-agent market, acknowledged it wasn't just any regular end of the season.