SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Chris Davis is trying to forget last year. For many players, hitting 38 home runs and driving in 84 runs would be a season to celebrate, but not for Davis.
Early in the first year of a $161 million, seven-year contract, the Baltimore Orioles first baseman injured his left hand while diving into a base, the effects of which he felt throughout the season.
Davis still played 157 games — second most in his major league career — but hit just .221 and struck out 219 times.
He says the offseason was what he needed.