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Doosan Bears' new foreign hitter Daz Cameron (29, USA) joined the Sydney Spring Camp in Australia and made a strong impression by showing off his batting skills.
According to Doosan officials, Cameron joined training in earnest from the 28th after entering Australia on the 27th. Cameron produced a strong line-drive hit in batting training after showing sharp movements in defensive training.
Doosan officials who watched the training praised it, saying, "It's the first day, but it's definitely noticeable that the swing mechanism is good."
Lee Jin-young, the general hitting coach, said, "I hit lightly, but I looked like I had a long shot production ability compared to my body. The mechanism also seemed to have no need for it. I'm cautious because I just watched the first day of training, but I think I have a good ability as a former promising player in the Major League."
In particular, Cameron reportedly approached Doosan fielders first, saying, "I will learn a lot from you."
Cameron said through the Doosan club, "It was my first day of training, and all my teammates and staff welcomed me. I feel grateful for their sincerity. Since it's been a long time since I trained, I moved lightly as if I was warming up rather than increasing the intensity. I know what fans are looking forward to. I can't wait to get out to the stadium and hear their support," he said.
Cameron is the main character of Doosan's investment of a total of $1 million before the 2026 season to recruit him as a new foreign hitter.
Cameron, a utuuta outfielder, is 183 centimeters tall and weighs 83 kilograms. He made his debut with the Detroit Tigers in 2020 after being drafted by the Houston Astros in the first round of the 2015 MLB Rookie Draft.
He played in 160 games and posted a batting average of 0.200 (87 hits in 435 times at bat), 11 homers, 42 RBIs, 15 steals, and his on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) of 0.585. In the last season's Triple-A, he played in 65 games and posted a batting average of 0.282, 18 homers and 57 RBIs. His career record in Triple-A was .792 with 69 home runs in 488 games.
After recruiting Cameron, a Doosan official said, "We are steadily developing, recording an OPS of 0.954 in 65 Triple-A games in the 2025 season," and emphasized, "He has the best defense ability in all outdoor positions and is good at producing line drive balls with fast bat speed."
In fact, Cameron is a former top prospect who was nominated as a top priority over Cody Ponce (32, Toronto Blue Jays), who dominated the KBO league in the Hanwha Eagles last season. In the same year, stars such as Alex Bregman (Chicago Cubs), Kyle Tucker (LA Dodgers), Walker Buehler (Philadelphia Phillies), Michael Soroka (Arizona Diamondbacks), and Andrew Benintendi (Chicago White Sox) were born in the rookie draft.
However, Cameron left the team through a trade in August 2017 when Houston acquired Detroit ace Justin Verlander (43, San Francisco Giants). One of the three prospects at the time was Cameron. He went on to play with the Baltimore Orioles, Athletics, and Milwaukee Brewers. MLB Trade Rumors said of Cameron's trip to Doosan, "If I had thought I would stay in the U.S. this season, I would have signed a minor league contract," adding, "But he chose the Korean stage." I got a chance to perform on a bigger stage with a higher salary. "If we succeed in Korea, we will be able to try to return to the United States," he predicted. Will Cameron be able to show a good performance in the KBO league for the first time.
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