Dazmon Jaroid Cameron (born January 15, 1997) is an American

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in the

Baltimore Orioles The Baltimore Orioles are an American professional baseball team based in Baltimore. The Orioles compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East division. As one of the American L ...

organization. He attended

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy Eagle's Landing Christian Academy (ELCA) is a private Christian school is located on an 86-acre campus twenty-five miles south of Atlanta in McDonough, Georgia, United States. It ranks 14th in the ''Atlanta Business Chronicle'' of Atlanta's 75 lar ...

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, and was selected by the

Houston Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division, having moved to the division in 2013 after ...

in the

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. The Astros traded Cameron to the

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in 2017 and he made his MLB debut in 2020. His father is former All-Star

Mike Cameron Michael Terrance Cameron (born January 8, 1973) is an American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Bos ...

Early life and amateur career

Cameron is the oldest of four children born to JaBreka and

. Mike played in

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(MLB) for eight teams over seventeen seasons. His father began to instruct him on how to play baseball when he was 13 years old. Cameron attended

, where he played for the school's baseball team. As a freshman, he had a .392

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. He improved his

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in his sophomore year, finishing the season with a .434 batting average, a .764

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, seven

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s, and 28

runs batted in A run batted in (RBI; plural RBIs ) is a statistic in baseball and softball that credits a batter for making a play that allows a run to be scored (except in certain situations such as when an error is made on the play). For example, if the bat ...

(RBIs) in 106

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s. He committed to enrolling at

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on a

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scholarship, to play for the

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. In the summer of 2014, Cameron was a member of the

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's 18-and-under national team, competing against other nations from the

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. He also appeared in the 2013 and 2014

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. As a senior in 2015, Cameron had a .455 average with eight home runs and 32 RBIs, and was chosen as Georgia's

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Professional career

Cameron was considered a potential first overall draft pick in the

; however, he fell into the competitive lottery pick round because of rumored high contract demands.

Houston Astros

The

took him 37th overall; as the team with the largest draft spending pool, they were thought to have the best chance to sign Cameron. Cameron signed with the Astros for a reported $4 million

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. After signing, Cameron reported to the Rookie League

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. After batting only .222 with six RBIs in 21 games, he was reassigned to the

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of the

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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 The Quad Cities River Bandits are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. Their home games are played at Modern Woodmen Park (formerly John O'Donnell Stadium) in Davenport, Iowa, one ...

of the Class A

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. He struggled with Quad Cities, batting .143 in 21 games, and was reassigned to the

Tri-City ValleyCats The Tri-City ValleyCats (often shortened to Cats) are a professional independent baseball team based in Troy, New York. The Tri-City name refers to the three nearby cities of Albany, Schenectady, and Troy which make up New York State's Capital D ...

of the

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. After playing in 19 games, in which he batted .278, Cameron broke his finger when he was

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in July, ending his season. Cameron returned to Quad Cities for the start of the 2017 season.

Detroit Tigers

On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Cameron, Franklin Pérez, and Jake Rogers to the

for

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. Detroit assigned him to the

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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. Cameron began the 2018 season with the

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of the

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, 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 The Erie SeaWolves are an United States, American professional baseball team based in Erie, Pennsylvania. They compete in Minor League Baseball (MiLB) as a member of the Eastern League (1938–present), Eastern League's Southwest Division, serving ...

of the

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Eastern League. After he batted .285 with five home runs and 35 RBIs in 53 games, the Tigers promoted him to the

Toledo Mud Hens The Toledo Mud Hens are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers. They are located in Toledo, Ohio, and play their home games at Fifth Third Field. A Mud Hens team has played in ...

of the

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on August 17. In 15 games for Toledo, he hit .211 with six RBIs. After the regular season, Cameron played for the

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of the

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. Cameron returned to Toledo for the 2019 season, hitting .214/.330/.377/.707 with 13 home runs and 43 RBI. Cameron was added to the Tigers 40–man roster following the 2019 season. On September 9, 2020, the Tigers promoted him to the major leagues and he made his major league debut that day. On September 11, Cameron recorded his first major league hit, an RBI single, off of

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starter

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. Overall with the 2020 Detroit Tigers, Cameron batted .193 with no home runs and 3 RBIs in 17 games. Cameron made his debut with the 2021 Detroit Tigers on June 10, and the following night recorded his first major league home run, a two-run hit off

closer

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in the bottom of the 9th inning, tying the game and extending it to extra innings. On June 23, in a game against the

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, Cameron stole a base against

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, making him and his father Mike the first father-son duo to steal bases against Molina. On June 10, 2022 Cameron was placed on the Injured List (IL) by the Tigers. He had only 64 at-bats with the major league club in 2022, hitting .219 with one home run.

Baltimore Orioles

Cameron was claimed off waivers by the

on November 9, 2022. On December 2, 2022, he was sent outright off the 40-man roster.

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Early life and amateur career

Professional career

Houston Astros

Detroit Tigers

Baltimore Orioles

See also

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