David Fry (baseball)

American baseball player (born 1995)

Baseball player

David Fry

Fry with the Columbus Clippers in 2023

Cleveland Guardians – No. 6
Utility player
Born: (1995-11-20) November 20, 1995 (age 28)
Irving, Texas, U.S.

Bats: Right

Throws: Right

MLB debut
May 1, 2023, for the Cleveland Guardians
MLB statistics
(through July 14, 2024)
Batting average| .266
Home runs| 12
Runs batted in| 48
Teams

* Cleveland Guardians (2023–present)

Career highlights and awards

* All-Star (2024)

David Fry (born November 20, 1995) is an American professional baseball utility player for the Cleveland Guardians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023. He was named an All-Star in 2024.

## Amateur career

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Fry attended Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas.[1] He enrolled at Northwestern State University and played college baseball for the Northwestern State Demons.[2]

## Professional career

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### Milwaukee Brewers

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The Milwaukee Brewers selected Fry in the seventh round, with the 215th overall selection, of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.[3] He split his first professional season between the rookie-level Helena Brewers and the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, playing in 63 games and slashing .312/.400/.550 with 12 home runs and 57 RBI.[4]

Fry spent the 2019 back with Single-A Wisconsin, playing in 134 games and hitting .258/.329/.444 with 17 home runs, 70 RBI, and 7 stolen bases.[5] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Returning to action in 2021, Fry spent time with the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers and the Triple-A Nashville Sounds. In 94 total games, he batted a cumulative .255/.348/.449 with 12 home runs and 46 RBI.[7]

### Cleveland Guardians

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On March 13, 2022, Fry was traded to the Cleveland Guardians as the player to be named later in the trade that sent J. C. Mejía to Milwaukee.[8] He spent the year with the Triple-A Columbus Clippers, playing in 119 games and hitting .256/.329/.450 with 17 home runs and 74 RBI. He began the 2023 season with Columbus, hitting .289/.381/.478 with 2 home runs in 25 games.[9]

On May 1, 2023, Fry was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[10] He made his major league debut that same day as a pinch runner for Josh Bell against the New York Yankees.[11] He gave up three homers, 10 hits and seven runs while pitching the last four innings in relief in a 20-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins on September 4. His 64 pitches was the second-most by a non-pitcher, surpassed only by the 65 thrown on May 14, 1988, by José Oquendo who was the previous position player who had a four-inning relief outing.[12]

## References

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1. ^ https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/northeast-tarrant/article3850861.html
2. ^ "David Fry - Demon Baseball". nsudemons.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
3. ^ "Meet David Fry, 7th-round draft pick of the Milwaukee Brewers". brewcrewball.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
4. ^ "David Fry Stats & Scouting Report". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
5. ^ "Brewers' David Fry: Leading minors in doubles". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
6. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled". mlb.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
7. ^ "Guardians Acquire David Fry From Brewers". si.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
8. ^ "Guardians' David Fry: Sent to Cleveland". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
9. ^ "Former NSU All-American David Fry gets the call to the major leagues, joins Guardians". nsudemons.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
10. ^ "Guardians' David Fry: Added to roster". cbssports.com. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
11. ^ "Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees Box Score: May 1, 2023". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
12. ^ Bell, Mandy. "Giolito's rocky Guards debut sets stage for utility man's 4(!) relief innings," MLB.com, Monday, September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

## External links

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Cleveland Guardians current roster

Active roster|

* 0 Andrés Giménez
* 1 Ángel Martínez
* 2 Tyler Freeman
* 4 Brayan Rocchio
* 6 David Fry
* 10 Daniel Schneemann
* 11 José Ramírez
* 17 Will Brennan
* 22 Josh Naylor
* 23 Bo Naylor
* 27 Austin Hedges
* 28 Tanner Bibee
* 29 Tim Herrin
* 32 Gavin Williams
* 33 Hunter Gaddis
* 36 Cade Smith
* 38 Steven Kwan
* 39 Ben Lively
* 43 Jhonkensy Noel
* 44 Xzavion Curry
* 48 Emmanuel Clase
* 52 Nick Sandlin
* 54 Spencer Howard
* 58 Scott Barlow
* 59 Carlos Carrasco
* 60 Pedro Ávila

Inactive roster|

* 8 José Tena
* 9 Kyle Manzardo
* 13 Gabriel Arias
* 24 Triston McKenzie
* 30 Johnathan Rodríguez
* 34 Peter Strzelecki
* 41 Logan Allen
* 49 Eli Morgan
* 66 Daniel Espino
* 68 Joey Cantillo
* 74 Juan Brito
* 76 George Valera

Injured list|

* 16 Matthew Boyd (15-day)
* 31 Sam Hentges (15-day)
* 37 Trevor Stephan (60-day)
* 57 Shane Bieber (60-day)
* 99 James Karinchak (60-day)

Coaching staff|

* Manager 12 Stephen Vogt
* Bench 55 Craig Albernaz
* Hitting 45 Chris Valaika
* Assistant hitting 83 Dan Puente
* Pitching 51 Carl Willis
* Assistant pitching 86 Joe Torres
* First base/Catchers 15 Sandy Alomar Jr.
* Third base/Infield 53 Rouglas Odor
* Bullpen 81 Brad Goldberg
* Bullpen catcher/Staff assistant 64 Armando Camacaro
* Bullpen catcher/Staff assistant 82 Ricky Pacione
* Field coordinator 50 Kai Correa
* Run production coordinator 85 Jason Esposito
* Staff assistant 84 JT Maguire

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