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Will Khris Davis jumper after slam rile Rangers?

If you watched the journey Khris Davis took from batter’s box to home plate in the ninth inning Tuesday, you saw something that is new to Davis and the A’s.

With about 15 feet left on his journey down the third base line with the entire A’s roster massed at the plate, Davis took his batting helmet and took a Steph Curry-like jumper with the helmet.

He got good elevation with his jumper and good arc on the helmet.

“I’ve had that in the back of my head since like last year,’’ Davis said. “And I finally got the chance to do it.