Cam Eden

{{Infobox baseball biography

|name=Cam Eden

|team=New York Yankees

|number=

|position=Outfielder

|birth_date={{bda|1998|3|31}}

|birth_place=Yuba City, California, U.S.

|bats=Right

|throws=Right

|debutleague = MLB

|debutdate = September 21

|debutyear = 2023

|debutteam = Toronto Blue Jays

|statleague = MLB

|statyear = 2023 season

|stat1label = Batting average

|stat1value = .167

|stat2label = Home runs

|stat2value = 0

|stat3label = Runs batted in

|stat3value = 0

|teams=

Toronto Blue Jays ({{mlby|2023}})

}}

Cameron Ray Eden (born March 31, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Amateur career

A native of Yuba City, California, Eden attended high school at Yuba City High School and would then attend the University of California, Berkeley and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.{{cite web|url=https://pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=1203408&seasonid=31242 |title=#9 Cameron Eden - Profile |publisher=pointstreak.com |accessdate=September 22, 2023}}

Professional career

=Toronto Blue Jays=

The Toronto Blue Jays selected Eden in the sixth round, with the 177th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.{{Cite web|title=Blue Jays call up speedster Eden, option Clement|url=https://www.tsn.ca/toronto-blue-jays-call-up-of-cam-eden-option-ernie-clement-1.2010200?tsn-amp|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=tsn.ca|date=20 September 2023 |language=en}} He made his professional debut with the Low–A Vancouver Canadians, playing in 56 games and slashing .220/.292/.284 with one home run, 11 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.{{Cite web|title=Cam Eden Stats & Scouting Report|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/17427-cam-eden/|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=baseballamerica.com|language=en}} Eden did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/2020-minor-league-baseball-season-canceled|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=mlb.com|language=en}}

In 2021, Eden played with High–A Vancouver, hitting .274/.383/.402 with four home runs, 31 RBI, and 30 stolen bases across 48 games.{{Cite web|title=Cam Eden - Stats - Batting|url=https://www.fangraphs.com/players/cameron-eden/sa3009883/stats?position=OF|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=fangraphs.com|language=en}} Eden split the 2022 season between the Single–A Dunedin Blue Jays, High–A Vancouver, and Double–A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 94 total games, he hit a cumulative .233/.310/.408 with career–highs in home runs (12), RBI (41), and stolen bases (36).{{Cite web|title=Cam Eden - Baseball Stats|url=https://www.thebaseballcube.com/content/player/207849/|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=thebaseballcube.com|language=en}}

Eden played for the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons in 2023, appearing in 131 games and batting .257/.354/.333 with three home runs, and career–highs in RBI (48), and stolen bases (53). On September 20, 2023, Eden was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.{{Cite web|title=Blue Jays Add Elite Speed For the Stretch Run|url=https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/news/blue-jays-promote-speedy-outfielder-cam-eden|access-date=September 20, 2023|website=si.com|date=20 September 2023 |language=en}} The next day, he made his MLB debut as a pinch runner for Brandon Belt.{{Cite web |last=Nicholson-Smith |first=Ben |date=September 29, 2023 |title=Speedy Eden 'excited' to jump-start Blue Jays' biggest moments with legs |url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/mlb/article/speedy-eden-excited-to-jump-start-blue-jays-biggest-moments-with-legs/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=Sportsnet}} Eden logged his first MLB hit off Jacob Lopez, a single, on October 1, against the Tampa Bay Rays.{{Cite web |date=October 1, 2023 |title=Rays hand Blue Jays 12-8 home loss in regular-season finale |url=https://cfjctoday.com/2023/10/01/rays-hand-blue-jays-12-8-home-loss-in-regular-season-finale/ |access-date=October 13, 2023 |website=CFJC Today}} In 6 at–bats over 2 games, Eden logged a .167/.167/.167 slash line.{{Cite web |title=Cam Eden |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/edenca01.shtml |access-date=2023-10-13 |website=baseball-reference.com}} Following the season on November 7, Eden was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A.{{Cite web|title=Blue Jays' Cam Eden: Outrighted to Triple-A|url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/blue-jays-cam-eden-outrighted-to-triple-a/amp/|access-date=November 8, 2023|website=cbssports.com|language=en}}

Eden began the 2024 campaign with Buffalo, playing in 91 games and slashing .198/.299/.322 with seven home runs, 35 RBI, and 26 stolen bases.{{Cite web|title=Toronto Blue Jays Trade Outfielder Cam Eden to New York Yankees For Cash|url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/toronto-blue-jays-trade-minor-league-outfielder-cam-eden-to-new-york-yankees-for-cash-considerations-01j4w2nznn3b|access-date=September 12, 2024|website=si.com|language=en}}