Demarcus Malik Evans (born October 22, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers.
Evans attended Petal High School in Petal, Mississippi. Evans was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 25th round of the 2015 MLB draft and signed with them for a $100,000 signing bonus, forgoing his college commitment to Hinds Community College.
After signing, Evans was assigned to the Arizona League Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League to make his professional debut; in innings pitched for them, he posted a 0âÂÂ0 record with a 2.31 ERA. He split the 2016 season between the AZL Rangers and the Spokane Indians of the LowâÂÂA Northwest League. In a combined 14 games (12 starts), he went 1âÂÂ2 with a 2.95 ERA, striking out 75 in 55 innings. He split 2017 between the AZL Rangers, Spokane, and Hickory Crawdads of the SingleâÂÂA South Atlantic League, going a combined 2âÂÂ8 with a 4.53 ERA in 20 games (14 starts). He spent 2018 with Hickory, going 4âÂÂ1 with a 1.77 ERA, while striking out 103 in 56.0 innings. He earned a spot on the South Atlantic League post-season all-star team. After the 2018 regular season, Evans played for the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League. Evans was named the Texas Rangers 2018 Minor League Reliever of the Year.
Evans was assigned to the Down East Wood Ducks of the HighâÂÂA Carolina League to open the 2019 season. He went 4âÂÂ0 with a 0.81 ERA and 40 strikeouts in innings for them. On May 29, he was promoted to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League. With Frisco, Evans went 2âÂÂ0 with a 0.96 ERA and 60 strikeouts over innings. Evans was named the 2019 MiLB Relief Pitcher of the Year by Baseball America. Evans was named the Texas Rangers 2019 Minor League Reliever of the Year. Following the 2019 season, Evans played for Leones del Escogido of the Dominican Winter League. On November 20, 2019, the Rangers added Evans to their 40âÂÂman roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.
On September 15, 2020, Evans was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his debut on September 18 against the Los Angeles Angels, surrendering Albert Pujols' career home run number 662. In four appearances for Texas in 2020, Evans recorded a 2.25 ERA with 4 strikeouts over 4 innings. Evans split the 2021 season between Texas and the Round Rock Express of the Triple-A West. With Texas he went 0âÂÂ2 with a 5.13 ERA and 33 strikeouts over innings, and with Round Rock he posted a 2âÂÂ0 record with a 3.74 ERA and 31 strikeouts over innings.
He was designated for assignment on June 26, 2022. Evans cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Round Rock on July 1. He spent the 2022 season back with Round Rock, going 2âÂÂ3 with a 3.82 ERA over 33 innings. He elected free agency following the season on November 10.
On December 8, 2022, Evans signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees. He did not play in a game for the organization and elected free agency following the season on November 6, 2023.
On February 22, 2024, Evans signed with the Leones de Yucatán of the Mexican League. However, he did not make an appearance for Yucátan, and signed with the Charleston Dirty Birds of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball on May 9. In four games for the Dirty Birds, Evans struggled to a 12.46 ERA with three strikeouts across innings. On May 21, Evans was released by Charleston.
On April 14, 2025, Evans signed with the Cleburne Railroaders of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He made one appearance for the team, allowing four runs on three hits across of an inning. Evans was released by Cleburne on June 3.
On June 10, 2025, Evans signed with the Gary SouthShore RailCats of the American Association of Professional Baseball. In 27 games (1 start) he threw 33.2 innings going 2-3 with a 3.48 ERA and 27 strikeouts.
Evans and professional baseball outfielder Anthony Alford are cousins.