Gustavo Campero

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Gustavo Angel Campero Patron

  • Bats Both, Throws Right
  • Height 5' 6", Weight 182 lb.

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Biographical Information[edit]

Gustavo Campero has played in the minors and for the Colombian national team.

He made his pro debut in 2017, hitting .292/.444/.521 in 30 games for the GCL Yankees West and .375/.450/.688 in 6 games for the DSL Yankees, while throwing out 24% of those who tried to steal. He missed most of 2018, due to injury, going 1 for 5 for the GCL Yankees East. In 2019, he hit .293/.374/.414 and gunned down 40% for the Pulaski Yankees. The 2020 minor league season was wiped out by the COVID-19 pandemic. He was then taken by the Los Angeles Angels in the AAA portion of the 2020 Rule V Draft. [1]

Playing for Colombia in the 2020 Americas Olympic Qualifier (held in 2021 due to delays from COVID-19), he backed up Carlos Martinez and Andrés Angulo at catcher. He played one game, at DH, against Cuba. He flew out his first at-bat against Bryan Chi then singled off him in the 5th before fanning later. [2] He hit .245/.316/.360 for the Inland Empire 66ers; while he only caught 30 games, it was the most of any backstop on the team. In the 2021 U-23 Baseball World Cup, he played mostly left field for Colombia and dazzled at .519/.517/.704 with 11 runs and 8 RBI in 8 games. He led the event in runs (one ahead of Romer Cuadrado) and hits (14), tied for 3rd in RBI, tied for 2nd with 19 total bases, led in average (.019 ahead of Alvaro Rubi), was 5th in slugging and OBP and was named the All-Star left fielder. Though Colombia won the Bronze Medal, he still took home the MVP. [3]

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