Professional career Cameron Maybin




1 professional career

1.1 minor leagues

1.1.1 minor league honors


1.2 detroit tigers
1.3 florida marlins
1.4 san diego padres
1.5 atlanta braves
1.6 return detroit
1.7 los angeles angels
1.8 houston astros





professional career
minor leagues

after graduating t.c. roberson high school in asheville, nc, maybin awaited major league draft. in pre-draft rankings, baseball america tabbed him promising available outfielder , third-best hitting prospect overall. fell tigers in tenth spot in 2005 draft in part due speculation difficult sign. signed in september $2.65 million bonus.


in 2006, maybin played first professional season class-a west michigan whitecaps, helping them win midwest league championship. had batting average of .304, hit 9 home runs , stole 27 bases. chosen participate in all-star futures game.


in late november 2006, cameron given class playoff performer award milb.com. began 2007 season lakeland flying tigers of high-a florida state league. on august 9, 2007, maybin promoted single-a lakeland flying tigers double-a erie seawolves played 6 games before call major league.


maybin consistently ranked tigers top minor league prospect while in organization.


maybin played in minors in 2008 marlins double-a affiliate carolina mudcats hit .277 13 home runs, 49 rbis , 21 stolen bases go along hefty 124 strikeouts in 390 at-bats (108 games).


minor league honors


maybin west michigan whitecaps in 2006



2× all-star futures game selection
southern league player of week
arizona fall league rising stars
southern league mid-season all-star
baseball america high class all-star
florida state league postseason all-star
florida state league mid-season all-star
milb.com class best playoff performer
baseball america low class all-star
midwest league postseason all-star
midwest league prospect of year

detroit tigers

maybin called tigers on august 17, 2007, , made major league debut day, going 0-4. youngest player in american league (20 years old). in second game, august 18, 2007, maybin picked first career hit, (a single), , first career home run, both off of roger clemens. during next plate appearance, hit clemens fastball. thus, maybin received first major league hit, home run , hit-by-pitch in same game.


florida marlins

maybin during tenure florida marlins in 2010 spring training


on december 5, 2007, tigers traded maybin, andrew miller, mike rabelo, dallas trahern, eulogio de la cruz, , burke badenhop florida marlins dontrelle willis , miguel cabrera.


on september 16, 2008, maybin called florida marlins. went 16 32 (.500 average) 4 stolen bases in 8 major league games. on september 28, 2008, playing in center field, caught final out in final game played @ shea stadium - fly ball new york mets right fielder ryan church.


in 2009, maybin starting center fielder florida marlins when faced washington nationals on opening day. maybin sent down aaa new orleans zephyrs on may 10 after poor start 2009 season, hitting .202 in 22 starts. maybin called marlins on august 31 after hitting .319 in triple-a , finished out season big league club.


maybin again began 2010 marlins starting center fielder, sent triple-a new orleans on june 17 after hitting .225 club. hit .340 in minors , rejoined marlins on august 24. in final season marlins, maybin finished year hitting .234 9 stolen bases on 82 total games.


san diego padres

maybin playing san diego padres in 2011


following 2010 season, maybin traded padres ryan webb , edward mujica. in 2011, became ninth player in padres history steal 40 bases. hit .264 9 home runs , 40 rbis , padres 2011 nominee hank aaron award. san diego union-tribune praised maybin s defense , called acquisition 1 of best trades in padres history , named him team s mvp. mlb.com wrote defense in center field gold glove-caliber .


on march 3, 2012, maybin , padres agreed on 5-year deal worth $25 million club option 6th year.


maybin began 2012 season in prolonged slump, hitting .212 in first half of season, rebounded in second half, batting .283, , finished year .243/.306/.349 batting line , 26 stolen bases. removed high leg kick swing in july , credited adjustment improved results. maybin hampered during season lingering sore wrist caused him miss handful of starts in late may , in july , sore achilles tendon cost him time in september. maybin made 136 starts in center field on year.


maybin lost of 2013 season injuries. started 10 games in center field before going on disabled list in mid-april inflammation , impingement in right wrist. returned 4 games in june before tore posterior cruciate ligament in right knee diving ball. while rehabbing knee, maybin decided have surgery on wrist in september continued trouble him. surgery found loose particles , loose cartilage , recovery time of 8–12 weeks expected.


on july 23, 2014, maybin suspended 25 games using amphetamines, violation of major league baseball drug policy. said failed test result of treatment attention deficit disorder (add), added: understand must accept responsibility mistake . maybin activated restricted list on august 20, 2014.


atlanta braves

maybin atlanta braves in 2015


on april 5, 2015, maybin traded along lf carlos quentin, matt wisler, lf jordan paroubeck, rhp matt wisler, , draft pick atlanta braves rhp craig kimbrel , outfielder melvin upton, jr. during 2015 season, maybin hit .267/.327/.370 65 runs scored, 18 doubles, 2 triples, 10 home runs, , 59 rbis in 141 games. finished 10th in national league 23 stolen bases. sixth in league .356 batting average runners in scoring position.


return detroit

maybin batting tigers


on november 20, 2015, braves traded maybin tigers in exchange ian krol , gabe speier. on march 3, 2016, tigers announced maybin suffered non-displaced fracture in wrist sideline him @ least 4-6 weeks. fracture occurred when maybin hit 95-mph fastball new york yankees pitcher luis severino in spring training game. on may 16, 2016, maybin recalled tigers following rehab assignment toledo mud hens. maybin named american league co-player of week, along fellow tigers teammate miguel cabrera, whom had been traded 8 years ago, week of may 16–22. maybin hit .600/.652/.750 1 home run, 5 rbis , 4 stolen bases in first 6 games in second stint tigers.


on june 30, 2016, maybin key player in tigers dramatic eight-run ninth inning against tampa bay rays. tigers trailing 7–2 entering top of ninth, maybin led off inning single, , later finished rally three-run double, helping tigers 10–7 win.


maybin placed on 15-day disabled list august 4, 2016, having sprained thumb diving ball in game on august 3, 2016. activated on august 21, 2016, , started in center field against boston red sox.


maybin hit .315 2016 tigers, 4 home runs, 5 triples , team-leading 15 stolen bases, injuries limited him 92 games.


los angeles angels

after 2016 season, tigers traded maybin los angeles angels victor alcántara. angels subsequently exercised $9 million option on maybin s contract 2017 season. on july 18, 2017, maybin placed on disabled list mcl sprain in right knee. maybin batted .235, hit 6 home runs, stole 29 bases, , drove in 22 rbis in 93 games angels before being traded on august 31, 2017.


houston astros

on august 31, 2017, houston astros acquired maybin angels off waivers. in game 2 of 2017 world series, maybin came in pinch hitter; singled left , stole second in 11th inning before scoring off george springer home run. houston go on win game 7-6 in 11th. houston go on win series in 7.








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