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Cam Booser
Boston Red Sox – No. 71
Pitcher
Born: (1992-05-04) May 4, 1992 (age 31)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
MLB debut
April 19, 2024, for the Boston Red Sox
MLB statistics
(through April 25, 2024)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average5.40
Strikeouts5
Teams

Cameron Joseph Booser (born May 4, 1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024 at age 31.

Career[edit]

Booser attended Fife High School in Fife, Washington, and played for the school's baseball team as a pitcher and first baseman. He was named his league's most valuable player in 2009.[1] Booser broke his femur during his sophomore year of high school while playing football, requiring knee surgery. He also broke a vertebra when he was a senior while lifting weights.[2] Booser enrolled at Oregon State University to play college baseball for the Oregon State Beavers. Booser had Tommy John surgery during his freshman year of college[2] and transferred to Central Arizona College.[3]

The Minnesota Twins signed Booser as an undrafted free agent in 2013.[4] He had surgery in August 2015 to correct a labrum tear. In December 2015, he broke his sacrum when he was hit by a car.[5] After making three appearances in the 2017 season, Booser retired.[2] Booser returned to the Seattle area to work as a carpenter.[2][6] Missing baseball, he began to give pitching lessons in 2020, and found that he could throw a fastball at 96 miles per hour (154 km/h).[2]

Booser came out of retirement in 2021 to pitch in independent league baseball for the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball. He pitched to a 1.93 earned run average (ERA) in 23+1⁄3 innings pitched.[7] He signed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in February 2022 and pitched for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double-A Texas League.[8] He was released in July. The next month, he signed with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent league.[7]

In February 2023, Booser signed with the Boston Red Sox and pitched for the Worcester Red Sox of the Triple-A International League.[7] In 2024, the Red Sox invited him to spring training as a non-roster player.[6] On April 19, 2024, Booser was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[9] He made his major-league debut that evening, against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All-league baseball". The Seattle Times. May 20, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Buchanan, Zach. "Cam Booser retired in 2017 and joined a carpenters union. Now he's back and throwing 100 mph". The Athletic. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Booser goes from injury prone footballer to baseball prospect". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Meet The Kernels - Cam Booser". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cam Booser continues to perservere and pitch for Cedar Rapids Kernels". www.thegazette.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  6. ^ a b "This carpenter is throwing 99 mph in Red Sox camp". MLB.com. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c Morrison-O’Day, Katie (July 7, 2023). "Reliever Cam Booser, a lifelong Red Sox fan, is earning high-leverage innings with WooSox". masslive. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Cam Booser continues to improve after five-year hiatus from baseball". Amarillo Globe-News. June 14, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  9. ^ "Red Sox Designate Joe Jacques For Assignment". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  10. ^ Abraham, Peter (April 19, 2024). "An improbable path finally led pitcher Cam Booser to the majors". The Boston Globe. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

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