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.
| Cam Booser | |
|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox – No. 71 | |
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 4, 1992 Seattle, Washington, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| April 19, 2024, for the Boston Red Sox | |
| MLB statistics (through June 2, 2024) | |
| Win–loss record | 0–2 |
| Earned run average | 4.35 |
| Strikeouts | 25 |
| Teams | |
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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, his sacrum was broken when he was hit by a car.[5] After making three minor-league 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. On August 8, he signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, then was traded to the Lancaster Barnstormers the next day.[9]
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.[10] He made his major-league debut that evening, against the Pittsburgh Pirates.[11]
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)