A former Clemson standout has landed with a new Major League Baseball team.

Logan Davidson was claimed off waivers by the Houston Astros on Friday.

After being designated for assignment by the Athletics on Wednesday, Davidson will now get a fresh start in the Astros’ organization. Upon claiming Davidson, the Astros reassigned him to the minor leagues, optioning him to the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys.

Davidson was exclusively a shortstop at Clemson but has turned into a utility man in the professional ranks. He made his MLB debut with the Athletics on May 24.

The 27-year-old went 3-for-20 with a double, a couple of RBI and one run scored in nine games with the A’s, though he fared better at Triple-A Las Vegas, recording a .263 average with seven homers and an .809 OPS (on base plus slugging percentage) in 73 games this season.

When he made his MLB debut, Davidson joined his father, Mark Davidson, as former Tigers who played in the major leagues, becoming the first father-and-son duo in Clemson history to be MLB players. His father played six years in the majors with the Twins and Astros from 1986-91.

Davidson was drafted by the Athletics in the first round (No. 29 overall pick) of the 2019 MLB Draft. In 556 career minor league games, he has hit .257 with 57 homers, 269 RBI and 33 steals.

In three seasons (2017-19) at Clemson, the two-time All-ACC selection and three-time All-ACC Academic member was one of the best shortstops in recent program history. He hit .290 with 42 homers, two triples, 45 doubles, 142 RBIs, 171 runs, a .403 on-base percentage and 37 steals in 187 games, as the switch-hitter started all 187 games during his Tiger career. He was also the first Tiger in history to total double-digit homers and double-digit steals in three different seasons.

As a junior in 2019, the team co-captain was a first-team Academic All-American and the ACC Baseball Scholar Athlete-of-the-Year. He hit .291 with 15 homers, 55 RBIs and 17 steals. In 2018, he was a third-team All-American who hit .292 with 15 homers, 46 RBIs and 10 steals. In 2017, he was a first-team freshman All-American.

–Clemson Athletic Communications contributed to this story

–Photo courtesy of Dennis Lee-Imagn Images