David “Homer” Bailey
LaGrange High School
Impact Statement
Bailey was the seventh overall draft pick in 2004 and continues to play in Major League Baseball.
Biography
Bailey, the seventh overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft, is a 6’4″ right-hander with a 94 m.p.h. fastball. With a .57 ERA as a senior, Bailey registered a 13-0 record with 180 strikeouts and just 12 walks. Bailey held opponents, while playing at LaGrange High School, to a .089 batting average when on the mound, and himself batted .436 with 30 RBI’s in the number five slot.
In 2004 Bailey made his minor league debut with the Gulf Coast Reds. In 2005 he was promoted to the Daytona Dragons, and again in 2006 he was promoted to the Sarasota Reds. His major league debut came the next year. On June 8, 2007, Bailey started against the Cleveland Indians. He pitched for five innings and got the win.
Bailey continued to pitch for the Reds until 2018 when he was traded. On December 31, 2019, Bailey was signed to a one year contract by the Kansas City Royals. He is currently on the Oakland Athletic’s roster as of 2020.
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