Shawn Camp (baseball)

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23 innings pitched, while tallying a career high 58 strikeouts. [3]

Seattle Mariners

On February 6, 2012, Camp signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Mariners. [11] However, a month later, the Mariners released Camp prior to the start of the season as they were eyeing youth. [12]

Chicago Cubs

On March 26, 2012, the Chicago Cubs signed Camp to a minor league deal. [13] During the 2012 season, Camp pitched 7723 innings in a league-leading 80 appearances for the Cubs. He accrued a record of 3–6, with two saves and a 3.59 ERA. [3]

On November 19, 2012, Camp and the Cubs agreed to a one-year, $1.35 million contract that includes $200,000 in possible incentives. [14] Camp pitched in 14 games in April, going 1–1 with eight runs allowed in 1113 innings. In five games in May, he gave up six runs in 513 innings. On May 22, Camp was placed on the disabled list after spraining his toe, and he was replaced by Rafael Dolis. After a rehab assignment in Single-A Kane County, he returned to the Cubs on June 15. In six games in June, he gave up four runs in 613 innings. He was designated for assignment on July 3, 2013. [15] He was released on July 9. [16] In 26 games with the Cubs in 2013, Camp went 1–1 with a 7.04 ERA and four holds, striking out 13 in 23 innings. [3]

Arizona Diamondbacks

Camp signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks on July 17, 2013. [17] He was assigned to Triple-A Reno, where he pitched in 17 games to end the season. With the Aces in 2013, he had a 2.42 ERA, striking out 19 in 2213 innings. [4] After the year, he was a minor league free agent.

Philadelphia Phillies

On November 11, 2013, Camp signed a minor league deal with the Philadelphia Phillies. [18] He was outrighted to the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs on May 8, 2014. [19] Camp elected free agency the next day. He re-signed on a minor league deal on May 15, 2014, [20] and was released by Lehigh Valley on June 27. [21]

On March 9, 2015, Camp announced his retirement. [22]

Pitching style

Camp was primarily a sinkerballer, throwing his 87–90 mph sinker about half the time. His other pitches included a slider (78–80) and a changeup (81–83). He tended to start with sinkers early in the at-bat and worked in more sliders later. [23]

Coaching career

On June 26, 2019, Camp was named the pitching coach at his alma mater, George Mason. [24] On July 8, 2022, Bill Brown stepped down as the head coach of the Patriots, and Camp was named the interim head coach. [25]

Shawn Camp
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Camp with the Toronto Blue Jays.
George Mason Patriots
Relief pitcher / Coach
Born: (1975-11-18) November 18, 1975 (age 49)
Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2004, for the Kansas City Royals
Last MLB appearance
May 7, 2014, for the Philadelphia Phillies
Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
George Mason Patriots (Atlantic 10 Conference)(2023–present)
2023 George Mason 36–2713–106th NCAA Regional
2024 George Mason 21–327–1712th
2025 George Mason 40–2120–102nd
George Mason:97–8040–37
Total:97–80

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  2. "Major League Baseball Players From the Cape Cod League" (PDF). Cape Cod Baseball League . Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shawn Camp Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Shawn Camp Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved December 30, 2008.
  5. "Padres trade for Emil Brown". UPI . July 10, 2001. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
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  7. "2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays Trades and Transactions". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  8. "Rays Bullpen No Longer Giving Free Passes To Inherited Runners". Rays Index. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  9. "Blue Jays ink reliever Shawn Camp". CBC News . January 7, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  10. Singh, David (April 19, 2008). "Camp rides new pitch back to Majors". Toronto Blue Jays . MLB.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2008. Retrieved December 31, 2008.
  11. "Mariners sign free agent pitchers Shawn Camp and Hong-Chih Kuo". Seattle Mariners . MLB.com. February 6, 2012. Archived from the original on February 13, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2012.
  12. Johns, Greg (March 21, 2012). "Mariners release Camp with eye toward youth". Seattle Mariners . MLB.com. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
  13. Nicholson-Smith, Ben (March 26, 2012). "Cubs Sign Shawn Camp". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  14. Muskat, Carrie (November 19, 2012). "11/19 Cubs sign Camp". Muskat Ramblings. Archived from the original on January 14, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  15. Sullivan, Paul (July 3, 2013). "Cubs designate Camp for assignment". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 3, 2013.
  16. Gleeman, Aaron (July 9, 2013). "Cubs release Shawn Camp". NBC Sports . Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  17. Simon, Andrew (July 18, 2013). "D-backs sign reliever Camp, release Hinske". Arizona Diamondbacks . MLB.com . Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  18. Seidman, Corey (November 13, 2013). "Phillies sign veteran reliever Shawn Camp". CSN Philadelphia . Archived from the original on November 16, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2013.
  19. Zolecki, Todd (May 9, 2014). "Phillies outright Camp and recall Garcia". MLB.com . Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
  20. Polishuk, Mark (May 19, 2014). "Phillies Re-Sign Shawn Camp". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  21. Adams, Steve (June 27, 2014). "Minor Moves: Komatsu, Santos, Snyder, Bernadina, McCutchen, Diaz, Camp, Canzler, Hanson". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  22. Dierkes, Tim (March 9, 2015). "Shawn Camp Announces Retirement". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  23. "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool – Player Card: Shawn Camp". Brooks Baseball. Archived from the original on April 30, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  24. "Shawn Camp Joins Baseball Staff as Assistant Coach". George Mason Patriots . June 26, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  25. "Baseball's Bill Brown Steps Down as Head Coach". www.gomason.com. George Mason Athletics. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.