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Daz cameron cf eagle s landing christian hs ga 2015 draft
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.
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- Daz cameron cf eagle s landing christian hs ga 2015 draft
- Vip interview mike and daz cameron
- Career
- Personal life
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Vip interview mike and daz cameron
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. He improved his power in his sophomore year, 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. He has committed to enrolling at Florida State University on a college baseball scholarship, to play for the Florida State Seminoles. In the summer of 2014, Cameron was a member of the USA Baseball's 18-and-under national team, competing against other nations from the Pan American Baseball Confederation. He also appeared in the 2013 and 2014 Under Armour All-America Game. 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.
Cameron is being advised by Scott Boras. He was considered a potential first overall draft pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft; 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. Cameron signed with the Astros for a reported $4 million signing bonus.
Cameron began the 2016 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League. 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. 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. Cameron returned to Quad Cities for the start of the 2017 season.
On August 31, 2017, the Astros traded Cameron, Franklin Pérez, and Jake Rogers to the Detroit Tigers for Justin Verlander.
Personal life
Cameron's father, Mike, played for eight teams over seventeen seasons in MLB. His father began to instruct him on how to play baseball when he was 13 years old.