Chris Davis Retires - $65 Million Pay to No Longer Play
Channel: Shortest Stop
Date: 2021-08-17

The Baltimore Orioles player Chris Davis has officially announced his retirement on 8/12/2021

From 2008 - 2011, Davis was on the Texas Rangers, and from 2011 until last years season he has been a Baltimore Oriole. The once extreme power hitter for the Orioles, who lead the majors in home runs in 2013 (53) and 2015 (47), started to hit a slump shortly after these great years. Once the 2016 season hit, his numbers shot way down and he never recovered. His decline seemingly came out of nowhere, by 2019 his batting average was .179. He also made history in this season by having 54 at bats without a hit.

He was signed to a 7 year contract in 2016, in which he was going to be paid $161,000,000 during that 7 year stretch. Unfortunately for the Orioles, this contract became a major burden on the team, and seemed to have an impact on Davis after his performance went downhill. In good news for Davis, he is currently scheduled to make $65 million dollars from now to 2037, so he is getting the good deal in this situation. Davis has always been been a very charitable person and it is unfortunate that this is how his career ended. I hate to see it, I always wish the best for the players, and I wish him the best in retirement. 

As of today, he will finish his career with 295 Home Runs, 1160 Hits, and a .233 Batting Average. Best of luck to Davis and his family, thank you for your contribution to the game and the Baltimore Community. Also good work by his agent who secured his contract, being paid $65 Million dollars over the next 16 years seems pretty nice.

The video featured is him hitting home runs throughout 2013. I felt like I wanted to show the good side.