C.J. Stubbs

Cameron J. Stubbs

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 3", Weight 207 lb.

• School University of Southern California
• High School Torrey Pines High School

• Born November 12, 1996 in San Diego, CA USA

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Biographical Information

C.J. Stubbs has played in the minors and for the Israeli national team. He is the brother of Garrett Stubbs.

Stubbs was 6-4 with a 1.57 ERA as a high school senior and hit .306. He was 2-1 with a 3.86 ERA as a college freshman and was 0 for 8 at the plate. He fell to 2-5, 5.04 as a sophomore and did not bat then missed 2018 due to injury. As a senior, he was moved to catcher and hit .285/.378/.466.

The Houston Astros took him in the 10th round of the 2019 amateur draft; the scout was Tim Costic. That summer, he played for the Tri-City ValleyCats (.213/.327/.386 in 39 G) and Quad Cities River Bandits (.328/.371/.621, 16 RBI in 16 G). After the 2020 minor league season was wiped out by COVID-19, he returned in 2021 with the Asheville Tourists (.229/.296/.455 in 67 G) and Corpus Christi Hooks (.191/.299/.226 in 24 G). He threw out 37% of those who tried to steal and went deep 12 times in 337 at-bats but struck out 131 times.

His K rate remained high in 2022 (128 in 271 AB) with Asheville (.217/.347/.471 in 42 G) and Corpus Christi (.211/.323/.504 in 41 G), but he showed good pop (21 HR) and speed (14 SB, 2 CS). He tied Enmanuel Valdez for 7th in the 'Stros chain in dingers. He was a late addition to the Israeli squad for the 2023 World Baseball Classic, after his brother got hurt in the middle of the tournament. Backing up Ryan Lavarnway, he played one game, hitting cleanup against the powerful Dominican national team. He struck out against Roansy Contreras and Génesis Cabrera and flew out versus Héctor Neris plus had a passed ball in a rough day.