25-year-old Robert Davis Daniel was born on June 11, 1997, he is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. Daniel attended Saint James School in Montgomery, Alabama.
He committed to play college baseball at North Carolina State University as a sophomore, but later switched his commitment to Auburn University. In 2016, as a senior, he went 11–1 with a 0.70 ERA and 137 strikeouts over seventy innings. He was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 34th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft but did not sign and enrolled at Auburn.
Daniel was selected by the Los Angeles Angels in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft and signed. He did not play in 2019 after signing and did not play a game in 2020 due to cancellation of the minor league season caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
He made his professional debut in 2021 with the Tri-City Dust Devils of the High-A West and was promoted to the Rocket City Trash Pandas of the Double-A South in late June.
In early September, he was promoted to the Salt Lake Bees of the Triple-A West. Over 23 games (22 starts) between the three teams, Daniel went 4–7 with a 3.92 ERA and 154 strikeouts over 114+2⁄3 innings. He returned to Salt Lake to begin the 2022 season.
On June 11, 2022, the Angels selected Daniel’s contract and promoted him to the major leagues. He was optioned back to Salt Lake two days later without making an appearance.