Tony Campana
| Tony Campana | |||
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Campana with the Chicago Cubs
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| Washington Nationals | |||
| Center fielder | |||
| Born: May 30, 1986 Springboro, Ohio |
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| MLB debut | |||
| May 17, 2011, for the Chicago Cubs | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2014 season) |
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| Batting average | .249 | ||
| Home runs | 1 | ||
| Runs batted in | 16 | ||
| Stolen Bases | 66 | ||
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Anthony "Tony" Campana (born May 30, 1986) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Washington Nationals organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
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Career
Chicago Cubs
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 affiliate, Iowa Cubs.[4]
On November 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]
Arizona Diamondbacks
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]
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
On July 5, 2014, Campana was traded along with Joe Thatcher to the Los Angeles Angels for prospects Zach Borenstein and Joey Krehbiel.[10]
Chicago White Sox
On November 28, 2014, Campana signed a minor league contract with the White Sox. On December 7, 2014 he was assigned to AAA Charlotte Knights. [11] On March 4th, 2015 the White Sox released Campana after he suffered a torn ACL during training.
Washington Nationals
On August 11, 2015, Campana signed a minor league deal with the Washington Nationals which ran through the 2016 season.[12]
Personal
Campana was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma as a child. He underwent 10 years of treatment, and today is in remission.[13]
References
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- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
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- ↑ 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
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- ↑ The 2008 Complete Baseball Record Book
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- ↑ http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/north-side-state-of-mind/2011/05/is-cubs-of-tony-campana-the-new-sam-fuld.html
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