David Fry #6

DAVID FRY…Wife, Rebekah...Daughter, Evelyn...Holds Northwestern State University (Natchitoches, La.) career records in at-bats (851), doubles (74) and total bases (431); tied the school record in HR (31)...Named Southland Conference Player of the Year in 2018, batting .327 with 12 HR and 55 RBI in 62 games....Graduated from Grapevine High School in 2014....Community-wise, in May 2023, Fry visited a the local “Building Hope in the City” center in Cleveland. Joined by Sam Hentges, the two participated in games and activities with the refugee, and immigrant families present at the center.

2023

Spent most of the season with Cleveland after opening year on the AAA Columbus roster, spending April in Triple-A...Contract was selected from Columbus on May 1 and he made his ML that night at New York(AL) as a pinch-runner...Was with Cleveland the remainder of the year save a three-week stint on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain, Aug. 5-31...Appeared in 28 games at catcher (8GS), 19 at first base (7GS) and made seven starts in RF and 2 in LF...Also appeared in two games at pitcher for the first time in his career...Notched first career homer and three RBI in first start at catcher, June 15 at SD...Over his last 45 games after June 12 he batted .262 (22-for-84) with 6 2B, 4 HR, 15 RBI...Became the third player in club history to play RF & C in same game on July 4 vs. Atlanta (first since 1979); the first MLB player to play RF/C and collect walk-off hit since 1975 (Gary Carter/ MON) after game-winning single...Also clubbed walk-off double, Sept. 22 vs. Baltimore...Made first professional pitching appearance, June 30 at Chicago(NL)...His 4.0 IP relief outing on Sept. 4 vs. Minnesota was longest by CLE position player since Milt Galatzer (6.0IP) on 8/26/1936…Last MLB pos. player to go 4.0IP was STL Jose Oquendo (19 IP game) on 5/14/88 vs. ATL...AAA: Batted .289 (26-for-90) w/9 2B, 1 3B, 2HR, 15 RBI and 10BB in 25 games (.859 OPS); Was T3rd in IL in 2B on...5/1...AAA positions: 23G/21GS 3B, 6G/2GS 1B, 1GS 2B.

2022

Spent entire season in AAA Columbus, finishing tied for fourth in the organization in doubles (27) and RBI (74)…Led the club in homers (tied with Will Benson) and RBI…Hit .323 (21-for-65) in 19 May games (six 2B, three HR, 12 RBI) and notched extra-bases hits in six straight games, Apr. 24-May 1…Drove in 14 runs over a five-game stretch, June 2-8... On the year appeared in 63 games at third base (60GS), 38 games at first base (33GS), 12 games at catcher (11GS) and made nine starts at DH…Was named a Rising Stars team in the Arizona Fall League after the season (.286, 13G, 12-for-42, eight RBI)...Org. All-Star (MLB.com).