Joel Davis
Joel Clark Davis is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played professionally for the Chicago White Sox from 1985 to 1988.Career
Davis was born in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from Sandalwood High School in Jacksonville. He played minor league baseball with Sarasota of the Florida State League.
Davis was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the first round of the 1983 Major League Baseball Draft. He played his first Major League Baseball game on August 11, 1985. He is a left-handed batter and a right-handed thrower. Following major surgery on his right shoulder, Davis retired from playing. He played his last professional game on July 5, 1988.
He entered college and started teaching and coaching in 1996, coaching at Episcopal School of Jacksonville for five seasons. Davis joined the faculty of Stanton College Preparatory School in Jacksonville, Florida as a HOPE teacher in 2002 teaching health and life management. He also coaches the baseball team at Stanton. Davis was the baseball coach at Atlantic Coast High School in Jacksonville. He has been arrested on charges involving domestic battery.
