Justin Campbell | |
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Cleveland Guardians | |
Pitcher | |
Born: West Hills, California | February 14, 2001|
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Justin Campbell (born February 14,2001) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Cleveland Guardians organization.
Campbell attended Simi Valley High School in Simi Valley,California,where he played baseball. [1] [2] As a senior in 2019,he went 8-2 with a 1.17 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 65 innings alongside batting .409 with three home runs. [3] He was selected by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft,but did not sign. [4] Campbell originally committed to play college baseball at Tulane University,but due to changes in admission requirements,he was unable to attend,and instead enrolled at Oklahoma State University. [5]
As a freshman at Oklahoma State in 2020,Campbell was named to the team's starting rotation and made four starts before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6] He returned to the starting rotation for the 2021 season,and on May 8,2021,he threw the 11th no-hitter in school history in a 19-0 win over the Kansas Jayhawks,striking out 11 batters. [7] [8] He finished the 2021 season having started 13 games,going 7-2 with a 2.57 ERA and 102 strikeouts over 84 innings. [9] He also appeared in 42 games as a designated hitter,batting .269 with one home run,and was one of the five finalists for the John Olerud Award. [10] Following the season's end,he was named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team. [11] For the 2022 season,Campbell stopped playing as a two-way player,and began focusing only on pitching. Over 17 games (16 starts) for the season,he went 9-2 with a 3.82 ERA and 141 strikeouts over 101+1⁄3 innings. [12]
Campbell was selected by the Cleveland Guardians with the 37th overall selection in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft. [13] He signed with the team for $1.70 million. [14]
Campbell did not play in 2022 after signing, and missed all of the 2023 season after undergoing elbow surgery. [15]
On March 20, 2024, the rookie–level Arizona Complex League Guardians placed Campbell on the full–season injured list. The transaction ended his season before it began, and further delayed his professional debut. [16]
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