​Ike Davis was once a bright prospect swatting home runs from the left side of the plate for the New York Mets.





In 2012, Davis translated that potential, hitting 32 home runs, but that would be as high as his success at the majors would go. After that season, Davis' hitting dropped off dramatically, and by 2014, he was barely receiving any playing time.





After stints with the Pirates, Athletics, Rangers, and Yankees, Davis decided to go back to his roots while in the Dodgers' organization.

Fully focused on pitching, Ike Davis struck out the side in his Arizona League debut. https://t.co/WUJUFESuxr pic.twitter.com/RQB5gnr7cN — Cut4 (@Cut4) August 7, 2017

​​Ike Davis is now a full-time pitcher. Now armed with a baseball constantly instead of a bat, Davis is looking to craft a new route to the major leagues.





Pitching is nothing new to the left-hander; with the Athletics, Davis made two scoreless relief appearances. Going back even further, in high school, Davis was 23-0 with a 1.85 ERA, and in college, he had a 2.25 ERA as a pitcher.





And, you know, his father is Yankees relief ace Ron Davis. Runs in his blood.

Tanaka struck out 5 in a row. #Yankees record 8, Ron Davis. MLB record 10, Tom Seaver. Jonathan Holder K'd 11 in a row last year at AAA. — Sweeny Murti (@YankeesWFAN) July 28, 2017





Being on the mound is bringing it full circle for Ike Davis.

Ike Davis had a 1.136 OPS in Buffalo in 2010. The Mets should have seen his 2017 27 K/9 coming from a mile away. pic.twitter.com/tZU4uVU94b — Obviously Mets (@ObviouslyMets) August 7, 2017

​​Davis was once a highly touted prospect because of his bat, and now with a stellar pitching debut behind him, he will look to find his way to major league reliever.





Crazier things have happened.