David is in his 19th professional season...has played in parts of 10 major league campaigns with Arizona (2014-22), Tampa Bay (2022) and the Dodgers (2023)...Signed a one-year Minor League contract with an invite to Major League Spring Training with the Cubs Feb. 23, 2024...In 1,141 career major league games, owns a .279 average (1,103-for-3,952) with 227 doubles, 48 triples, 117 home runs, 541 RBI and a .784 OPS...Played in his 1,000th Major League game as a member of the Tampa Bay Rays, Sept. 22, 2022...Was a 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winner in left field and was named a finalist for the award in 2020 and 2021...Earned NL Silver Slugger honors in 2018 after setting career highs in hits (164), home runs (30), RBI (87) and walks (48)...Was named Arizona's Rookie of the Year by the Arizona Chapter of the BBWAA in 2014...Made his Major League debut June 1, 2014 vs. Cincinnati...Was named a 2013 MiLB.com Organizational All-Star and a 2014 Southern League Mid-Season All-Star with Double-A Mobile...Played in three seasons in the Independent Leagues, with Rio Grande Valley (2011), Wichita (2012) and Amarillo (2013)...Was originally signed by St. Louis as a non-drafted free agent Sept. 26, 2004.
2023
David in his lone season with the Dodgers in 2023 hit .259 (102-for-394) with 25 doubles, one triple, seven home runs and 55 RBI...Batted .314 (11-for-35) vs. left-handed pitching, compared to .253 (91-for-359) vs. right-handed pitching...April 21 at Wrigley Field, broke up Drew Smyly's perfect game bid in the eighth inning with an infield single...In 41 games in May and June, batted .331 (41-for-124) with four home runs and 19 RBI...The .331 average during the run was the fifth-highest in the major leagues (min. 100 AB)...Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from May 24-June 6, batting .400 (10-for-25) during the stretch...Tallied a season-high four hits twice, June 8 in Cincinnati and July 22 at Texas...Played in three games in the Dodgers' NLDS series vs. Arizona, going 1-for-6 with a double.
2022
Began his ninth Major League season with Arizona before getting traded to Tampa Bay on July 30 for catcher Christian Cerda...Slashed a combined .251/.316/.460 in 134 games, totaling 30 doubles, three triples, 12 home runs and 59 RBI…at the time of the trade, ranked second in doubles (19), third in RBI (41) and tied for third in hits (69) with Arizona...Produced a .988 fielding percentage in 113 games in left field, committing just two errors in 927.0 total innings with both Arizona and Tampa Bay...Swung a .261 average (53-for-203) with 12 doubles, seven homers and 27 RBI in away games…at home, batted .242 (57-for-236) with 18 doubles, five homers, and 32 RBI...Smashed two home runs on May 20 at Chicago-NL, going 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a walk… totaled two doubles in two different games: Aug. 28 at BOS and Sept. 4 vs. NY Y, his first since June 11, 2021 vs. LAA...Played in his 1000th Major League game on Sept. 22 vs. TOR, going 2-for-5 with a double and two RBI...Will play with Team Venezuela in the 2023 World Baseball Classic Had his best offensive month in May, slashing .277/.368/.554 win 83 at-bats for six homers and 18 RBI… bettered his numbers after the All-Star break, swinging a .272/.338/.372 slashline with 21 RBI…smashed all 12 home runs prior to the Midsummer Classic with Arizona…batted .282 with runners in scoring position, roping three homers and 41 RBI over 82 games…saw time in one postseason game, striking out in his only at-bat.
2021
Batted .259 (126-for-487) with 30 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs and 63 RBI in a career-high 150 games... Named a finalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award® in left field... Led the NL in triples and tied for the MLB lead (also: Shohei Ohtani/LAA)... Career-high seven RBI on April 22 @ Reds…Seven RBI also tied a club road record (also: Damion Easley on June 3, 2006, @ Braves (GM 2)... Made first career pitching appearance May 14 vs. Nationals (3 ER/1.0 IP)... Notched the first game-ending HBP in club history July 6 vs. Rockies.
2020
Hit .300 (61-for-203) with 10 doubles, 1 triple, 5 home runs and 34 RBI in 54 games...Named a fi nalist for the Rawlings Gold Glove Award (LF). • Hit .261 (12-for-46) off lefties, up from .237 in 2018 and .248 in 2019. • Led the team (12th overall in NL) with a .361 average with runners in scoring position (22-for-61). • Notched fourth career walk-off plate appearance (single) on Aug. 17 vs. A’s.
2019
Was limited to just 99 games due to 3 stints on the injured list…hit .275 (105-for-382) with 29 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs and 57 RBI...His 29 doubles were 4 more than his 2018 total (25) and 2 shy of his career best (31 in 2017)...Hit .326 (30-for-92)/1.030 OPS with runners in scoring position...Ranked among NL leaders at the time of his first IL placement on May 22 in doubles (T-3rd, 16), hits (T-3rd, 59), extra-base hits (T-8th, 25), average (9th, .309) and total bases (T-10th, 100)...On the 10-day injured list twice with right AC joint inflammation (May 22June 3 and July 4-24) before being placed on the injured list on Aug. 24 for right shoulder surgery on Aug. 30 (performed by Dr. Timothy Kremchek in Cincinnati).
2018
Earned his first Louisville Slugger® Silver Slugger Award™ after setting career highs in hits (164), home runs (30), RBI (87) and walks (48)... Ranked among NL outfielders in home runs (4th, 30), OBP (4th, .518), RBI (5th, 86), OPS (6th, .869) and average (8th, .292) [stats as OF only]...Was the sixth D-backs outfielder to reach the 30-homer milestone (stats at OF only) along with Luis Gonzalez (2000-01), Steve Finley (1999-2000), Reggie Sanders (2001), Chris Young (2007) and Justin Upton (2011)...His 6 games of 4+ hits set a single-season club record and tied for second in the Majors with Giancarlo Stanton/NYY behind Mookie Betts/BOS (7)...Reached base in a career-high 25 consecutive games from Sept. 18, 2017-April 20, 2018...Hit his first walk-off homer on Aug. 6 vs. Phillies, a solo shot in the 14th inning (second walk-off plate appearance: walk on Sept. 27, 2017 vs. Giants).
2017
Hit .293 AVG/.352 OBP/.444 SLG with 31 doubles, 14 home runs and 57 RBI in 140 games for Arizona in 2017...set career highs in runs (82) and doubles...His 17 games of 3+ hits were tied for seventh in the NL...his 4 games of 4+ hits were tied for second in the NL with Bryce Harper and Ender Inciarte (5; DJ LeMahieu)...Hit .302/.357 OBP/.468 SLG with 27 doubles, 12 home runs and 44 RBI vs. right-handers...Batted .323 with 37 extra-base hits, 36 RBI & 26 walks in D-backs wins...Named the D-backs' 2017 Marvin Miller Man of the Year. POSTSEASON: Batted .222 with 1 walk and 2 runs in 4 games.
2016
Limited to 48 games due to 3 stints on the disabled list…hit .251 (43-for-171) with 9 doubles, 5 triples, 4 homers and 15 RBI...On the 15-day disabled list from May 15-June 6 (right wrist infl ammation), June 20-July 29 (lower back sprain) and Aug. 7-end of season (right wrist infl ammation)…underwent surgery to stabilize a tendon in his right wrist on Aug. 11 by Dr. Don Sheridan in Phoenix...Made 36 starts in right fi eld and 4 starts in center...Before being placed on the disabled list for the fi rst time on May 15, led the team in games (33) and triples (3), tied for the team lead in runs (18), ranked second in hits (32) and third in doubles (7) and extra-base hits (13)...Totaled a career-high 3 extra-base hits (2 doubles & 1 triple) on April 7 vs. Cubs.
2015
Hit .312 (144-for-462) with 26 doubles, 10 triples, 17 home runs and 78 RBI in his first full Major League season with Arizona...Is one of three D-backs with 10+ triples and 10+ home runs in a season, joining Steve Finley (1999, 2003) and Stephen Drew (2008-10)...was the only NL player to accomplish the feat in 2015...Ranked among NL leaders in triples (1st, 10), slugging pct. (sixth, .522), OPS (sixth, .893) and average (eighth, .312)...His .903 OPS was second to the Nationals' Bryce Harper (1.116) for NL outfielders...Compiled a .991 fielding pct. (2 E in 232 TC) in left field, second best in the NL behind the Pirates' Starling Marte (.995)...Finished second on the team and 12th in the NL in win probability added (3.49) [source: fangraphs.com]...His .360 average (80-for-222) after the All-Star Break ranked second by a D-back all-time and was third in the NL in 2015...Batted .349 (61-for-175) with two outs, the fourth-best NL average... only the Marlins' Dee Gordon (.417), Giants' Buster Posey (.377) and Paul Goldschmidt (.355) were better....also was third in the NL with a .400 average (28-for-70) with runners in scoring position/two outs behind the Giants' Nori Aoki (.472) and Brewers' Adam Lind (.426)...Reached base safely in a career-high 20 consecutive games from June 23-July 18 (.338; 25-for-74)...Set a career-high and tied a club record (19th time) with five hits on Aug. 9 vs. Reds...Had a RBI in a career-high five consecutive games from Aug. 7-11 (10 total)...Boasted a career-high 13-game hitting streak from Sept. 1-16 (.306; 15-for-49).
2014
Hit .286 (94-for-329) with 12 doubles, 9 triples, 8 home runs and 36 RBI in 88 games in his first Major League season with the D-backs...Selected as the D-backs' Rookie of Year by the Arizona Chapter of the BBWAA...Ranked among NL rookies in slugging percentage (1st, .450), OPS (1st, .770), triples (1st), average (2nd), multi-hit games (2nd, 30), extra-base hits (T-3rd, 29), hits (4th), RBI (4th) and total bases (5th, 148)...His 9 triples ranked second on the club's all-time rookie leaderboard, behind David Dellucci's 12 in 1998…were the most since Bryce Harper in 2012 (also 9)...Played in 40 games in right field, 36 in left and 14 in center, combining for 6 outfield assists...Recorded his first Major League hit on June 1 vs. Reds (single off Alfredo Simon) after having his contract selected from Double-A Mobile earlier in the day...Became sixth D-back with a multi-hit game in his debut and first since Adam Eaton on Sept. 4, 2012 @ Giants...Recorded a hit in his first 7 games, the longest hit streak by a D-back to start his Major League career...Hit his first homer on June 8 vs. Braves (off Aaron Harang)...Steal of home on Aug. 8 vs. Rockies marked the sixth D-back to do so (last: Chris Young on Aug. 19, 2007 @ Braves)...Hit first grand slam on Aug. 9 vs. Rockies…also became the first D-backs rookie with at least 5 RBI in a game since Mark Reynolds on Aug. 30, 2007 (also 5)...Season-high 9-game hitting streak from June 29-July 9 (.429; 15-for-35)…batted .314 (27-for-86) in July, the second highest average among all rookies (.374 by Jose Abreu)...Did not play from Sept. 6-18 due to back discomfort...Visited the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton, Calif. on June 14...Hit .297 (60-for-202) with 6 home runs and 46 RBI in 53 games with Mobile…at the time of his promotion, ranked among SL leaders in doubles (T-1st, 17), RBI (T-1st), total bases (3rd), hits (4th), runs (4th), extra-base hits (5th, 24)...Appeared in 55 games with Margaritea in the Venezuelan Winter League and batted .319 (67-for-210) with 14 doubles, 2 home runs and 32 RBI…tied for fourth in the league in doubles and tied for ninth in RBI and hits.
2013
Played in 51 games with Single-A Visalia and hit .346 (72-for-208) with 15 doubles, 8 home runs and 42 RBI…signed by Arizona as a Minor League free agent on July 3...Ranked among Single-A players from July 3-end of the season in average (8th) and RBI (12th)...Began the season with Amarillo in the independent American Association and batted .352 (64-for-182) with 8 home runs and 38 RBI.
2012
Played with Wichita of the IAA, and hit .332 (125-for-377) with 30 doubles, 3 homers, 70 RBI and 25 stolen bases.
2011
Hit .392 (133-for-339) with 30 doubles, 5 triples, 17 home runs and 81 RBI in 85 games with Rio Grande Valley in the independent North American Baseball League....Made 1 relief appearance (0 ER in 1.0 IP).
2010
Did not play.
2009
Began the season in St. Louis' organization but was released on May 5.
2008
Missed the entire season following his second surgery on his left shoulder.
2007
Appeared in 15 games (8 starts) with Short-Season A Johnson City and went 1-5 with a 5.81 ERA (34 ER in 52.2 IP) and 56 strikeouts.
2006
Was 1-1 with a 5.00 ERA (5 ER in 9.0 IP) in 3 games (2 starts) with Johnson City...Placed on the 15-day DL on July 20 after undergoing left shoulder surgery and missed the remainder of the season.
2005
Made his professional debut with Dominican Summer League Cardinals, going 3-2 with a 2.70 ERA (12 ER in 40.0 IP) in 9 games (8 starts).
