| David Fletcher | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Davidfletcher2019_(cropped).jpg) Fletcher with the Los Angeles Angels in 2019 | |
| Atlanta Braves | |
| Infielder/Pitcher | |
| Born: May 31, 1994 Orange, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| June 13, 2018, for the Los Angeles Angels | |
| MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
| Batting average | .277 |
| Home runs | 16 |
| Runs batted in | 168 |
| Teams | |
David Owen Fletcher (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional baseball infielder and pitcher in the Atlanta Braves organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels.
Fletcher was born in Orange, California, and attended Cypress High School in Cypress, California. After four varsity seasons with Cypress, Fletcher played two seasons of college baseball for Loyola Marymount University. He was drafted by the Angels in the sixth round of the 2015 MLB draft. He made his MLB debut in 2018 and served as a utility player for his first three seasons before becoming a more permanent middle infielder in 2021.
Considered a contact hitter, Fletcher frequently served as the leadoff batter in front of Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani with the Angels. He is known for his soft-contact bloop hits and frequent contact, resulting in a low amount of walks and strikeouts. In his first three full seasons with the Angels, Fletcher led the team in hits. His 26-game hitting streak in 2021 was the longest in MLB that year and the second-longest in Angels history, behind Garret Anderson's 28.
After experiencing a regression in hitting, Fletcher began to experiment with being a knuckleball pitcher in the Braves’ minor league system. He currently plays both infield and pitcher for the Braves’ AA affiliate, the Mississippi Braves.