Butch Davis

Wallace McArthur "Butch" Davis (born June 19, 1958) is an American former professional baseball outfielder and current coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1983 through 1994.

Playing career During his active career, Davis played for five different teams in parts of eight seasons spanning 1983–1994. Listed at tall and , Davis batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Martin County, North Carolina.

Davis was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 12th round of the 1980 MLB draft out of East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.

In between, Davis played winter ball with the Leones del Caracas club of the Venezuelan League during the 1991–1992 season.

Coaching career Following his playing career, Davis has been a long-time hitting coach in the Orioles minors system, mainly at Double-A Bowie Baysox (2000; 2003–2005; 2013–2014), as well as a roving outfield and bunting instructor in the farm system (2007–2012). Additionally, he managed the Gulf Coast League Orioles (1997–1998) and Class-A Delmarva Shorebirds (1999). He was fired after the 2016 season.

Davis was hired to be the hitting coach for the Orioles AAA affiliate Norfolk Tides for the 2018 season. He was named the fundamentals coach for the Bowie Baysox prior to the 2020 season.

Personal Davis is married with two children and currently lives in Garner, North Carolina.

He made a brief cameo appearance in the 1988 baseball film Bull Durham, starring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon.