Cam Sanders | |
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![]() Sanders with the Iowa Cubs in 2023 | |
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 64 | |
Pitcher | |
Born: Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S. | December 9, 1996|
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
August 5, 2025, for the Pittsburgh Pirates | |
MLB statistics (through August 7,2025) | |
Win–loss record | 0–0 |
Earned run average | 0.00 |
Strikeouts | 2 |
Stats at Baseball Reference | |
Teams | |
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Cameron Ronald Sanders (born December 9,1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2025.
Sanders attended Edward Douglas White Catholic High School in Thibodaux,Louisiana. He played college baseball at Northwest Florida State College for two years before transferring to Louisiana State University (LSU) for the 2018 season. [1] He went 1–0 with a 5.59 ERA over 38+1⁄3 innings for LSU in 2018. [2] After the season, he was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 12th round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft. [3] Sanders signed, forgoing his senior year of college baseball. [4]
Sanders signed with the Cubs made his professional debut with the Arizona League Cubs and was promoted to the Eugene Emeralds after one game, finishing the season with a 4.32 ERA over 16+2⁄3 innings. He spent the 2019 season with the South Bend Cubs, starting twenty games and going 8–4 with a 2.94 ERA and 84 strikeouts over 101 innings, earning All-Star honors. [5] After not playing a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the season, he played 2021 with the Tennessee Smokies with whom he started 18 games and went 4–7 with a 5.32 ERA and 107 strikeouts over 89+2⁄3 innings. [6] He returned to Tennessee to open the 2022 season and was promoted to the Iowa Cubs in early May. [7] Over 35 games (17 starts) between the two teams, he went 2–9 with a 4.94 ERA, 111 strikeouts, and sixty walks over 98+1⁄3 innings. [8] Sanders played the 2023 season with Iowa and made 51 relief appearances, going 7-2 with a 5.15 ERA, 97 strikeouts, and 69 walks over 64+2⁄3 innings. [9] He was assigned to Iowa to open the 2024 season and also spent time with Tennessee, going 2-3 with a 5.83 ERA over 49 appearances. [10]
Sanders elected free agency after the 2024 season and later signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. [11] He opened the 2025 season with the Altoona Curve and was later promoted to the Indianapolis Indians.
On August 5, 2025, the Pirates selected Sanders's contract and promoted him to the major leagues. [12] He made his MLB debut that night at PNC Park versus the San Francisco Giants, pitching two scoreless innings in relief and recording his first MLB strikeout against Christian Koss. [13]
Sanders's father, Scott Sanders, played seven years of Major League Baseball. [14]