Tom Davey (baseball)


Thomas Joseph Davey is an American former professional baseball pitcher. At 6'7", Davey was a right-handed relief pitcher for three years with the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, and San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball. He then pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan.

Career

Davey was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 5th round of the 1994 Major League Baseball draft out of Henry Ford Community College. He was a South Atlantic League All-Star in. That December, the Baltimore Orioles claimed Davey in the Rule 5 draft but returned him to the Blue Jays the following March during spring training.
Davey debuted on Opening Day with the Blue Jays in 1999, striking out two in a perfect inning. That July, he was traded with reliever Steve Sinclair to the Seattle Mariners for first baseman David Segui. Davey pitched in a career-high 45 games in his rookie season, with a 2–1 record and 4.71 ERA in 65 innings. He was considered a "closer of the future" but never pitched in Seattle again.
Davey started the 2000 season with the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers, working partly as a starting pitcher. On July 31, the Mariners traded him and John Mabry to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin. He was a September call-up for the Padres, pitching 12 scoreless innings to begin his National League tenure. He had a 0.71 ERA in 11 games for San Diego. He had a 4.50 ERA in 38 games in the first four months of 2001, but an injury ended his season. He split 2002, his final season in the majors, between San Diego and the Triple-A Portland Beavers.
Davey pitched for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball from 2003 until and for the Orix Buffaloes from until. He did not pitch in the 2008 season for the Buffaloes because of shoulder surgery. He was released by the Buffaloes on August 11, 2008. He was signed by the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League on April 7, 2009.
Davey underwent a fourth shoulder surgery in early 2010, and while he hoped to attempt another comeback, the repair did not heal well enough to allow him to continue pitching.