Austin Richard Davis (born February 3, 1993), nicknamed "Big Fudge", is an American professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization.

He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, and Minnesota Twins.

[1] He attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, where he played baseball and was a first team All-Region and All-City.

[3] In two seasons with the Roadrunners, Davis posted a 5–10 win–loss record with a 4.56 earned run average (ERA) and 95 strikeouts over 28 appearances (28 starts).

[5] After signing, Davis made his professional debut in 2014 with the Rookie Gulf Coast League Phillies where he was 1–1 with three saves and a 2.59 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 31+1⁄3 innings pitched.

Davis spent 2017 with both Clearwater and the Double-A Reading Fightin Phils, pitching to a 6–2 record with two saves and a 2.60 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 69+1⁄3 innings in 42 relief appearances between both clubs.

On August 26, 2020, Davis was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates for minor-league pitcher Joel Cesar and cash considerations.

[18] Through the end of the regular season, Davis made 19 appearances with Boston, compiling a 1–1 record with 4.86 ERA while striking out 17 batters in 16+2⁄3 innings.

[14] He returned to the Red Sox in 2022, appearing in 50 games (three starts) while compiling a 2–1 record with 5.47 ERA while striking out 61 batters in 54+1⁄3 innings.

[22] In 20 appearances for the Triple–A Sugar Land Space Cowboys, he struggled immensely to an 11.22 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 25+2⁄3 innings pitched.