According to the Washington Nationals’ official twitter account, Mike Cameron has informed the team that he will retire.
Cameron had signed a minor league deal with Washington back in December and was attempting to win a roster spot in Spring Training.
In his career which lasted 17 seasons, Cameron accumulated 1700 hits, 278 home runs and 1901 [...]
02/19/12
The Washignton Nationals have announced that they have agreed to terms with Mike Cameron on a Minor League contract with an invitation to Spring Training. The agreement was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.
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12/19/11
In an article by Terry Pluto of The Plain Dealer, he notes that the Cleveland Indians have been in serious talks with Mike Cameron. The team also has been involved in talks with Andy LaRoche.
Pluto speculates that if the players are signed, they would be Minor League deals.
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12/18/11
The Florida Marlins have officially released Mike Cameron, according to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald.
It was only last week that there was a possibility of the 38-year-old retiring from the game before Opening Day of 2012.
“It’s a small window [on retirement] that’s wide open,” he said last week.
“I’m not going to make a decision [...]
09/13/11
Center fielder, Mike Cameron, of the Florida Marlins may call it a career after the completion of the 2011 season, according to Joe Capozzi of The Palm Beach Post.
“It’s a small window that’s wide open,” he said.
“I’m not going to make a decision now because there are too many variables much more than how I [...]
09/10/11
The Florida Marlins have acquired 38-year-old Mike Cameron from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations, Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald reports.
“We wanted to add a veteran presence to help with some of our younger guys the second half,” said president of baseball operations Larry [...]
07/06/11
The Boston Red Sox announced earlier today that they have designated outfielder Mike Cameron for assignment. This movement will create room for Yamaico Navarro who was called up by the team.
Cameron was hitting just .149/.212/.266 with 3 HR’s and 9 RBI’s in 94 AB’s for the Red Sox in 2011.
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06/30/11
Here’s the latest from the Boston Globe’s Nick Cafardo:
– “I guess it’s never too early,’’ said an American League general manager about looking at possible moves to improve their roster. “Sometimes you have to wait things out to see how well the team you’re trying to deal with is doing at the time [...]
05/15/11
The Philadelphia Phillies have an opening in right field due to Domonic Brown’s injury. Scott Lauber of the Boston Herald notes that the Phillies are not interested in Red Sox’s Mike Cameron.
Lauber says that Cameron is slated to come off the bench for the team, but they haven’t offered any indication they’re shopping him. Besides that the [...]
03/21/11
Teams that are looking for a right-handed hitting outfielder have asked the Boston Red Sox about Juan Carlos Linares, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports reports. Linares will likely open the season at Triple-A, but he hit well in the Arizona Fall League and has had success in the Grapefruit League.
Last week, Tony Lee of NESN, confirmed [...]
03/15/11