Brennen Davis has to be one of the most snakebit players in recent memory, and much of his poor fortune has come from being hit by pitches. A few of those incidents came very early in his professional career, leading to a broken right index finger that limited his time at South Bend — which was then Low-A — back in 2019. He spent 2020 at the Cubs’ alternate site, then was held to 53 plate appearances in as a concussion delayed the start of his 2021 campaign.
A nerve issue in his lower back required surgical correction, derailing much of his 2022 campaign, after which he missed six weeks last year following core-muscle surgery.