Ben Davis is one of the most popular and richest Baseball Player who was born on March 10, 1977 in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. A solid defensive catcher who earned his MLB debut in 1998 with the San Diego Padres and also played for the Seattle Mariners and Chicago White Sox.
Famous closer Legendary closer Trevor Hoffman was his teammate on the Padres. was his teammate for the Padres.
Davis was a first-round pick, second overall, in the 1995 Major League Baseball draft, by the San Diego Padres, out of Malvern Preparatory School. USA Today called him the best high school catcher since Dale Murphy, in 1974. Davis was named to the Pioneer League All-Star team, in his first professional season, with the Advanced-Rookie Idaho Falls Braves, in 1995.
Davis graduated in 1995 from Malvern Preparatory School, in Malvern, Pennsylvania. As a senior, he batted .514, going 36 for 70, with six home runs, and 37 RBIs. Davis was ranked as the second-best prospect in the 1995 draft, by Baseball America; that same publication tabbed him as being the Best Defensive Catcher and the high school player closest to the majors. While at Malvern Prep, Davis also played on the basketball team, where he competed against fellow Main Line-prodigy Kobe Bryant, (then) of Lower Merion High School.
His birthplace was in Chester, Pennsylvania.
