Tony Campana
| Tony Campana | |
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| Arizona Diamondbacks – No. 19 | |
| Center fielder | |
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Born: May 30, 1986 Kettering, Ohio | |
| Bats: Left | Throws: Left |
| MLB debut | |
| May 17, 2011 for the Chicago Cubs | |
| Career statistics (through 2013 season) | |
| Batting average | .262 |
| Home runs | 1 |
| Runs batted in | 11 |
| Stolen Bases | 62 |
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Anthony "Tony" Campana, (born May 30, 1986) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball.
Career
Campana attended the University of Cincinnati, where he played college baseball for the Cincinnati Bearcats. He was drafted by the Cubs in the 13th round of the 2008 MLB Draft.[1]
Campana was added to the Cubs roster on May 17, 2011 and made his MLB debut the same day. He made his debut in Cincinnati versus the Reds.[2]
On May 30, 2011, Campana stole second and third base, becoming the first Cub since Alfonso Soriano in 2008 to accomplish the feat. He ended up stealing four total.[3]
On August 5, 2011, Campana hit an inside-the-park home run, his first professional home run, off the Reds' Mike Leake in the first inning.
On August 5, 2012, Campana was optioned to Chicago's AAA afillaite, Iowa Cubs.[4]
On November of 2012, Campana started to play for the Leones del Caracas in the Venezuelan league LVBP.[5]
He was designated for assignment by the Cubs on February 10, 2013.[6]
On February 18, 2013, Campana was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks for right-handed pitchers Jesus Castillo and Erick Leal. Campana has been designated to AAA Reno Aces.
In an 18 inning game on 24-25 August 2013 at the Philadelphia Phillies, Campana walked five times, one shy of the Major League record. Teammate Cliff Pennington also walked five times. The teams drew a combined 28 bases on balls, a National League record. The Diamondbacks' 18 walks tied the National League mark. The game lasted seven hours and six minutes, the longest in franchise history for both clubs.[7][8][9]
Personal
Campana was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma as a child. He underwent 10 years of treatment, and today is in remission.[10]
References
- ↑ "Chicago Cubs 2008 Draft Results". MLB.com. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "Cashner re-aggravates shoulder". Chicago Tribune. May 17, 2011.
- ↑ Ruppenthal, Alex (2011-05-30). "Lopez's Cubs debut spoiled by homers in loss". MLB.com. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
- ↑ Chicago Cubs Transaction Page http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/team/transactions.jsp?c_id=chc#month=8&year=2012&team_id=112
- ↑ http://www.eluniversal.com/deportes/121113/tony-campana-llego-listo
- ↑ Cubs Designate Tony Campana For Assignment
- ↑ "D-backs outlast Phillies in game lasting over 7 hours". espn.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Sprint helps bring D-backs' marathon to end". mlb.com. August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 25, 2013.
- ↑ The 2008 Complete Baseball Record Book
- ↑ http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/north-side-state-of-mind/2011/05/is-cubs-of-tony-campana-the-new-sam-fuld.html
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
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