Daz Cameron

Daz Cameron
Detroit Tigers
Outfielder
Born: (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997
McDonough, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Dazmon Jaroid Cameron (born January 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Detroit Tigers' organization. He attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia, and was considered a top prospect in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft, and he was selected by the Houston Astros. The Astros traded him to the Tigers in 2017. His father, Mike Cameron, played in MLB.

Amateur career

Cameron attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia, where he played for the school's baseball team. As a freshman, he had a .392 batting average.[1] He improved his power in his sophomore year,[2] finishing the season with a .434 batting average, a .764 slugging percentage, seven home runs, and 28 runs batted in (RBIs) in 106 at bats.[3] He has committed to enrolling at Florida State University on a college baseball scholarship, to play for the Florida State Seminoles.[4]

In the summer of 2014, Cameron was a member of the USA Baseball's 18-and-under national team,[5] competing against other nations from the Pan American Baseball Confederation.[6] He also appeared in the 2013 and 2014 Under Armour All-America Baseball Game.[7] As a senior in 2015, Cameron had a .455 average with eight home runs and 32 RBIs, and was chosen as Georgia's Gatorade Player of the Year.[8][9]

Professional career

Cameron was advised by Scott Boras.[5] He was considered a potential first overall draft pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft;[2][3][10] however, he fell into the competitive lottery pick round because of rumored high contract demands. The Houston Astros took him 37th overall; as the team with the largest draft spending pool, they were thought to have the best chance to sign Cameron.[11] Cameron signed with the Astros for a reported $4 million signing bonus.[12] After signing, Cameron reported to the Rookie League GCL Astros. After batting only .222 with six RBIs in 21 games, he was reassigned to the Greeneville Astros of the Appalachian League where he improved, batting .272 with 11 RBIs and a .721 OPS in 30 games.

Cameron began the 2016 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League.[13] He struggled with Quad Cities, batting .143 in 21 games, and was reassigned to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[14] After playing in 19 games, in which he batted .278, Cameron broke his finger when he was hit by a pitch in July, ending his season.[15] Cameron returned to Quad Cities for the start of the 2017 season.[16]

On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Cameron, Franklin Pérez, and Jake Rogers to the Detroit Tigers for Justin Verlander.[17] Detroit assigned him to the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League. In 123 total games between Quad Cities and West Michigan, Cameron batted .271 with 14 home runs and 74 RBIs along with 32 stolen bases.[18] Cameron began the 2018 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, and he batted .259 with three home runs and 20 RBIs in 58 games played. On June 18, the Tigers promoted Cameron to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League.[19] After he batted .285 with five home runs and 35 RBIs in 53 games, the Tigers promoted him to the Toledo Mud Hens of the Class AAA International League on August 17.[20]

Personal life

Cameron's father, Mike, played for eight teams over seventeen seasons in MLB.[21] His father began to instruct him on how to play baseball when he was 13 years old.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "2012 All-Southern Crescent Baseball Team". Clayton News Daily. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "ELCA's Cameron has pedigree, tools and poise to be a star | Clayton News Daily". News-daily.com. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Player of the Year: Dazmon Cameron | Henry Daily Herald". Henry Daily Herald. May 30, 2013. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Aiken controversy doesn't worry potential top 2015 draft pick". Houston Chronicle. September 5, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Potential Astros draft pick Cameron loves Minute Maid Park". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Cameron ready to Daz-zle this summer". Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ "ELCA's Dazmon Cameron is an Under Armour selection for the second straight year - Henry Daily Herald". Henry Daily Herald. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ Strickland, Luke (May 28, 2015). "ELCA's Cameron selected as Gatorade Georgia Baseball Player of the Year". Henry Daily Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ Torres, Maria (May 29, 2015). "MLB prospect Daz Cameron is first male athlete from Henry to win Gatorade Player of the Year honors". Henry Daily Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Never too early to look ahead to '15 Draft". Major League Baseball. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  11. ↑ Daz Cameron: Prospect Profile for Astros' No. 37 Overall Pick, Bleacher Report. Published June 8, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "37th overall pick Daz Cameron signs with Astros". Houston Chronicle. June 30, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "'Genetics' helps make Bandits outfielder Cameron a strong prospect". Quad-Cities Online. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  14. ↑ Emrich, Robert (June 28, 2016). "Cameron bounces back for ValleyCats: Astros' No. 5 prospect delivers four hits, falls double short of cycle". MiLB.com. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  15. ↑ Verdejo Jr., Angel (July 7, 2016). "Astros prospect Daz Cameron to miss rest of season". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Cameron, River Bandits ready for new beginning | Midwest League Baseball". qctimes.com. April 5, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Astros trade for pitcher Justin Verlander". Major League Baseball. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Daz Cameron Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". milb.com. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
  19. ↑ Sipple, George (June 18, 2018). "Detroit Tigers promote RHP Alex Faedo, OF Daz Cameron to Double-A Erie". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Detroit Tigers promote prospects for final leg of season". Freep.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  21. ↑ "ELCA's Cameron has pedigree, tools and poise to be a star". Henry Daily Herald. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
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