Professional baseball NC Dinos recruited Matt Davidson (32, USA) as a new foreign hitter. NC announced on the 11th that it signed a contract with right-handed hitter Davidson for a total of $1 million (annual salary of $560,000, option of $300,000, down payment of $140,000).Davidson, who is 190cm tall and weighs 104kg, was selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks as the 35th overall pick in the 2009 MLB rookie draft.
His career records in the major league are 306 games over 6 seasons, a batting average of 0.220 (221 hits in 1,003 at-bats), 54 home runs, 157 RBI, and a slugging percentage of 0.430. In the 2017 season, which was his best year, he wore the Chicago White Sox uniform and recorded 26 home runs and a slugging percentage of 0.452 in 118 games. In the minor league, he played a total of 1,233 games over 12 seasons, recording a batting average of 0.258 (1,190 hits in 4,618 at-bats), 226 home runs, and 797 RBI. In the 2022 season, he was tied for the home run title in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) with 32 home runs.
Davidson, who moved to the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) last year, played for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp with a batting average of 0.210, 19 home runs, and 44 RBIs in 112 games.NC general manager Lim Seon-nam said, “He is a player with excellent long-base hit production ability,” and added, “He shows tenacity in competition with pitchers, with the number of pitches per at-bat in his MLB career exceeding 4.2.”Davidson said, “This year’s goal is to play to the best of my abilities on the field and help the team win the championship. I want to repay the support from the fans with my fighting spirit.”As a result, NC completed its lineup of 스포츠토토존 foreign players (3) for the 2024 season with pitcher Daniel Castano and Kyle Hart, and hitter Davidson.