| Cam Booser | |
|---|---|
| Chicago White Sox | |
| 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 2024 season) | |
| Win–loss record | 2–3 |
| Earned run average | 3.38 |
| Strikeouts | 43 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Cameron Joseph Booser (born May 4,1992) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Boston Red Sox.
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 on August 12,2013. [4] He made his professional debut that same year with the GCL Twins of the Gulf Coast League. In 2014,Booser pitched for the Elizabethton Twins of the Rookie-level Appalachian League. In 19 relief appearances he pitched to a 1–5 win-loss record in 31+1⁄3 innings pitched. [5] Booser spent the 2015 season with the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels. 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. [6]
Booser split the 2016 campaign between Cedar Rapids and the High–A Fort Myers Miracle. In 21 appearances out of the bullpen for the two affiliates, he compiled an 0–4 record and 8.53 ERA with 34 strikeouts across 25+1⁄3 innings pitched. [7]
In 2017, Booser was suspended 50 games after testing positive for cannabis. [8] [9] After making three appearances for Fort Myers during the season, Booser retired on November 20, 2017. [2] Booser returned to the Seattle area to work as a carpenter. [2] [10] 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]
On July 4, 2021, Booser came out of retirement to sign with the Chicago Dogs of the American Association of Professional Baseball, an independent league baseball league. He posted a 1–2 record and 1.93 earned run average (ERA) with 39 strikeouts across 23+1⁄3 innings pitched. [11]
On February 16, 2022, Booser signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He pitched for the Amarillo Sod Poodles of the Double–A Texas League, [12] and was released on July 18. With the Sod Poodles, Booser pitched to a 1–1 record and 6.48 ERA with 30 strikeouts in 19 relief appearances. [5]
On August 8, 2022, Booser signed with the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, and was traded to the Lancaster Barnstormers the next day. [13] In 23 games for Lancaster, Booser posted a 4.63 ERA with 15 strikeouts across 11+2⁄3 innings pitched.
On February 6, 2023, Booser signed with the Boston Red Sox and pitched for the Worcester Red Sox of the Triple–A International League, logging a 4–3 record and 4.99 ERA with 66 strikeouts across 48 relief outings. [11] In 2024, the Red Sox invited him to spring training as a non-roster player. [10] On April 19, 2024, Booser was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [14] He made his major-league debut that evening, pitching the ninth inning of the Red Sox 8–1 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates. [15] [16] Booser was optioned to Triple-A Worcester on June 24 [17] and recalled to Boston on July 5 after reliever Chris Martin was placed on the injured list. [18]
Booser finished the 2024 season with a 3.38 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 43 relief appearances for Boston. The Red Sox named him the winner of the Tony Conigliaro Award for the season, which recognizes a "Major Leaguer who has overcome adversity through the attributes of spirit, determination, and courage." [19]
On December 21, 2024, the Red Sox traded traded Booser to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Yhoiker Fajardo. [20]
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