Cam Maron

Camden J. Maron

• Bats Left, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 95 lb.
• High School Hicksville High School
• Born January 20, 1991 in Huntington, NY USA

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Biographical Information

Catcher Cam Maron played in the minor leagues from 2009 to 2017, beginning his professional career at 18 years old. He was originally taken by the New York Mets in the 34th round of the 2009 amateur draft, one pick ahead of pitcher Jake Petricka. He was signed by scout Larry Izzo Jr.

Despite possessing limited speed and power, he showed promise with the bat his first few seasons. In 12 games for the GCL Mets in 2009, he slashed .293/.408/.415 and he followed that with a .313/.411/.438 line with the same club in 2010. In 2011, between the Kingsport Mets and Savannah Sand Gnats, he hit .317/.431/.410 with 38 walks to just 36 Ks in 59 games. He tied William Beckwith, Jordan Scott and Murray Watts for the Appalachian League lead in intentional walks that year with 3 and placed second in the league in on-base percentage (behind Taylor Motter's .436), sacrifice hits (6, tied with Jamal Austin, behind Justin Trapp's 8) and K-BB ratio (0.89, behind Motter's 0.79). Back with Savannah in 2012, he hit .300/.403/.408 in 93 games. Despite falling to 235/.327/.295 for the St. Lucie Mets in 2013, he was sent to the fairly exclusive Arizona Fall League nevertheless, hitting just .216/.365/.255 for the Scottsdale Scorpions. He rebounded to his .283/.388/.363 between St. Lucie and the Binghamton Mets in 2014.

On December 11, 2014, he was claimed off waivers by the Cincinnati Reds. After struggling in the Reds system, he was released in early August, but was quickly scooped up by the Texas Rangers. He became a free agent following the campaign, signing with the Miami Marlins for 2016. He hit .303/.393/.370 in 24 games for the Jacksonville Suns that year, then hit .270/.363/.386 for the Suns in 2017 to wrap up his career.

Overall, he hit .280/.380/.368 with 21 home runs, 235 RBI and 285 walks in 559 games over nine minor league seasons. He was an Appalachian League Post-Season All-Star and MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2011, a MiLB.com Organization All-Star in 2012 and a Florida State League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star in 2014.

He later became an instructor at the Team Francisco Baseball Academy in Farmingdale, NY.