This is the BEST VERSION of Davis Martin

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Chuck Garfien sits down with Davis Martin to discuss his unique perspective as the longest-tenured player on a young White Sox roster. Martin shares his view on his leadership role, what he’s seeing from the team’s clubhouse chemistry and breaks down a gritty, hard-fought series in Kansas City. Martin also dives into his performance on the mound, addressing early-season results, the state of his stuff, and how he handles outside criticism of the starting rotation. Plus, he discusses the debut of top prospect Noah Schultz, touches on Shane Smith’s time in Charlotte as he works his way back to the majors, and reflects on whether this version of himself is the best he’s brought to the big leagues so far.

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0:00.0	The White Sox podcast with Chuck Garfine is brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:05.0	Are you ready for your winning moment? Find it at Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland, where the action never stops.
0:18.2	Hey, everyone, it's Chuck Garfine. Welcome to the White Sox podcast, brought to you by Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland. And I'm here at Ratefield. And on the podcast today, we have a great conversation with Davis, Martin. The longest tenured player on the White Sox, he has a lot to talk
0:41.0	about and a lot to say to you to White Sox fans. His message to Sox fans, as here we are in the
0:47.7	middle part of April, he knows where this team has been. He knows where this team is right now
0:53.6	and where they want to go.
0:55.7	You want to hear what Davis says about that.
0:58.7	And also why he says this is the best version of himself he's ever had.
1:05.5	Not just for the pitcher that he is, but for many other reasons, that is coming up near the end of the podcast.
1:12.3	And then he talks about Shane Smith being sent down to AAA.
1:17.1	Noah Schultz's Major League debut, a lot of good inside stuff on that, as well as the night,
1:23.6	the night out on the town when many White Sox players went to a Chicago Blackhawks game
1:29.4	and Mike Vassel famously, infamously had trouble pounding a beer.
1:36.1	It is Davis-Mart.
1:37.2	On the White Sox podcast, this is fun.
1:40.4	This is good stuff coming.
1:42.0	Here we go.
1:46.0	The ball hit deep way back. Here we go. Ball hit deep way back.
1:47.9	There's a blast.
1:49.0	Deep to left.
1:52.0	Holy cow.
1:53.7	Carlton Chris has put the white tracks ahead.
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