Davis ready to flex his muscle

For someone who has hit more home runs than anyone in MLB over the past three seasons, Khris Davis may be the West Coast’s best-kept secret.

But a few of his loud swings Wednesday night in the AL wildcard game at Yankee Stadium could put Davis on the big stage for everyone else to recognize what his teammates already know.

“He gets a lot of credit from us,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said Tuesday. “I mean, he’s an MVP.”

Davis’ 48 home runs and 123 RBIs this season would seem to agree. But it’s not anything new.

Since he arrived in Oakland just before the 2016 season in a trade from the Brewers, Davis has hit 133 home runs and racked up 335 RBIs. The home runs are the most in the majors in that span and the RBIs are third.

“He’s the most prolific homerun hi t t e r [in t he past t hree years],” outf ielder Mark Canha said. “Maybe in like non-baseball circles he’s overlooked because he’s not on poste rs on Fi f t h Avenue, but I wouldn’t describe him as overlooked. He’s the best home-run hitte r in the major leagues.”

Davis believes he gets the credit he deserves — at least based on how carefully his opponents pitch to him.

“I feel like I get plenty of attention,” said Davis, who will be making his playoff debut. “The other team knows how I beat them.”

It’s the long ball. And at Yankee Stadium, he may be even more dangerous.

The right-handed hitting Davis has shown the ability to drive the ball to all parts of the park. Outf i e l d e r Stephen P iscotty described his teammate’s homerun spray chart as “laughable,” making the short porch in right field in The Bronx enticing.

Davis said he didn’t view the short porch in right any differently than any other stadium, but it’s there waiting for his swing to destroy it.

“I don’t really pay attention to the wall,” Davis said. “I just pay more attention to my pitch selection and try to simplify. If I try to do things in this game, it’s pretty hard to do. You just gotta simplify it and react.”

In three seasons with the Brewers, Davis hit 60 home runs. But he said he knew the power surge he has enjoyed in Oakland was always within him.

“I always thought I’ve had a home-run swing,” Davis sai d. “Even at an early age I hit a lot of home runs. I’ve just been able to mimic my inner-Griffey.”

Davis has also been a spitting image of consistency. He became the first player in MLB history to hit for the same average (.247) in four straight seasons.

“I kind of feel like I have this force field around me, to say I’ve done that,” Davis said. “Not many people have said they can do that. Even though it’s not as high as what I’d like it to be, it’s still a sign, I feel like.”