Cam Sanders

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38+13 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]

Professional career

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+23 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+23 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+13 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+23 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]

Personal life

Sanders's father, Scott Sanders, played seven years of Major League Baseball. [14]

References

  1. "Pitcher Cameron Sanders feels no pressure ahead of LSU baseball debut". February 20, 2018.
  2. "7 LSU players selected in the MLB Draft". June 6, 2018.
  3. "Former E.D. White pitcher drafted by Cubs".
  4. "Former E.D. White pitcher agrees to terms with Cubs".
  5. "Sanders 'blessed' to be among South Bend Cubs All-Stars".
  6. "2021 Season in Review: Tennessee Smokies". October 7, 2021.
  7. "Tennessee Smokies release 2022 initial roster". April 8, 2022.
  8. "Cam Sanders Stats, Fantasy & News".
  9. "Cam Sanders Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News".
  10. Birch, Tommy. "A look at the Iowa Cubs' opening-day roster, by the numbers". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  11. "Pirates reliever Cam Sanders called up from Triple-A, in line to make major league debut".
  12. "Right-Handed Pitcher Cam Sanders Selected by Pittsburgh".
  13. "Patience pays off as Sanders debuts with flourish for Pirates". MLB.com .
  14. "SB Cubs pitcher Cam Sanders hopes to follow in parents' footsteps". July 31, 2019.
Cam Sanders
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Sanders with the Iowa Cubs in 2023
Pittsburgh Pirates – No. 64
Pitcher
Born: (1996-12-09) December 9, 1996 (age 28)
Thibodaux, Louisiana, U.S.
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 5, 2025, for the Pittsburgh Pirates