Tyler Davis: The call-up NOBODY saw coming

The White Sox Podcast w/ Chuck Garfien

Chicago Sports Network

Sports, Sports:baseball, Baseball

4.7 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Tyler Davis joins the podcast to reflect on the winding path that finally led him to the major leagues at 27 years old. Davis revisits his days as a two-way standout at Sam Houston State, where he posted a 1.112 OPS in his senior season, and shares the frustration of going undrafted despite putting up huge offensive numbers. He also looks back on life in independent baseball with the Oakland Ballers and the moment everything changed when the White Sox signed him and gave him another opportunity to keep chasing the dream. Davis also shares stories from his rise through the White Sox system, including winning a championship in Birmingham alongside teammates like Rikuu Nishida and the emotions of learning he was heading to the big leagues. He relives striking out the first batter he faced in MLB, talks about navigating pressure situations with runners on base, and explains what he’s learned from tough outings this season. Plus, Davis weighs in on whether he misses hitting, how he thinks he’d fare against MLB pitching as a position player, the teammates who helped him settle in, and what he hopes people remember most about his career years down the road.

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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
0:09.9	never stops.
0:18.4	Hey, everybody, it's Chuck Arfine. Welcome to the latest edition of the White Sox podcast. It is brought to, as always, by our great friends at Wind Creek, Chicago, Southland.
0:28.5	All right, in the podcast today, it is a conversation with somebody who a year ago, heck, a month ago, most White Sox fans were not even aware of Tyler Davis, who basically came out of nowhere to make it to the big leagues.
0:44.9	A couple years ago, he's pitching in the Pioneer League in Oakland, California when the White Sox found him.
0:51.6	He was a two-way player. He pitched. He hit. He batted 423 his senior year in college
0:57.7	and went undrafted. But then he became a pitcher and is now pitching here in the major leagues and
1:04.4	he's making a big impact, making big outs in big games for the White Sox. We talk about that as well as him winning a double
1:12.9	a title last year with the birmingham barons his teammates were none other than rickunushita
1:18.5	sam an tanachi hagen smith noah shultz he's going to talk about that and a whole lot more plus
1:24.9	what this team is capable of doing and how special it is every day to play
1:29.3	for the socks. Tyler Davis, you're on the podcast. Here we go.
1:36.8	A ball hit deep way back. There's a blast. Deep to left! Holy cow!
1:44.8	Carl Penn, let's put the White Sox ahead.
1:48.2	Montgomery, deep to right field, back it goes!
1:52.1	His first big league home run.
1:55.1	You can't put it on board.
1:57.9	Yes!
1:59.4	All right, sit back relax and strath it down.
2:02.2	It's time for the White Sox podcast with our Chuck, Chuck Garfine.
2:14.8	All right, here with Tyler Davis.
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