Introduction
Dazmon Jaroid Cameron (born January 15, 1997) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Houston Astros' organization. He attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia, and was considered a top prospect in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft. His father Mike Cameron, played in MLB.
Career
Cameron attended Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Georgia, where he plays for the school's baseball team. As a freshman, he had a .392 batting average. He improved his power in his sophomore year, finishing the season with a .434 batting average, a .764 slugging percentage, seven home runs, and 28 runs batted in (RBIs) in 106 at bats. He has committed to enroll at Florida State University on a college baseball scholarship, to play for the Florida State Seminoles. In the summer of 2014, Cameron was a member of the USA Baseball's 18-and-under national team, competing against other nations from the Pan American Baseball Confederation. He also appeared in the 2013 and 2014 Under Armour All-America Game. As a senior in 2015, Cameron had a .455 average with eight home runs and 32 RBIs, and was chosen as Georgia's Gatorade Player of the Year.
Cameron is being advised by Scott Boras. He was considered a potential first overall draft pick in the 2015 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft; however, he fell into the competitive lottery pick round because of rumored high contract demands. The Houston Astros took him 37th overall; as the team with the largest draft spending pool, they were thought to have the best chance to sign Cameron. Cameron signed with the Astros for a reported $4 million signing bonus.
Cameron began the 2016 season with the Quad Cities River Bandits of the Class A Midwest League. He struggled with Quad Cities, batting .143 in 21 games, and was reassigned to the Tri-City ValleyCats of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League. After playing in 19 games, in which he batted .278, Cameron broke his finger when he was hit by a pitch in July, ending his season.
Personal life
Cameron's father, Mike, played for eight teams over seventeen seasons in MLB. His father began to instruct him on how to play baseball when he was 13 years old.