Cam Sanders #73

Cameron Ronald Sanders...Is a 2015 graduate of Edward Douglas White Catholic (La.) High School, where he went 9-2 with a 1.07 ERA and 98 strikeouts across 72.0 innings pitched during his senior season...Also played point guard on the basketball team...Attended Northwest Florida State College (2016-17) before transferring to Louisiana State University (2018)...His father, Scott, was a Major League pitcher from 1993-99 with San Diego, Seattle, Detroit and Chicago (NL), posting a 4.86 ERA (681.2 IP/368 ER)...His mother, Linda, played softball at Long Beach State (Calif.) University...Was signed by Cubs scout Trey Forkerway.

2025

Began the season with Altoona...Allowed just one hit and converted all seven of his save opportunities while tossing 10.1 scoreless innings in nine April outings...Surrendered his first run and blew his first save on 5/4 vs. Akron (1.2 IP/1 ER), but earned the win after Mitch Jebb delivered a walkoff single for the Curve...Made his final Double-A appearance on 6/8 at New Hampshire...Led all Pirates Minor Leaguers in saves and ranked tied for fourth in appearances during his time with Altoona...Also led the Eastern League in saves and ranked tied for seventh in appearances during his time with the Curve...Was promoted to Indianapolis on 6/10 and made his Indians debut with a scoreless inning of relief on 6/11 vs. St. Paul...Struck out six batters (tied his career high as a reliever) while earning the win with 2.0 scoreless innings on 8/1 at Iowa...Was selected by Pittsburgh on 8/5 and struck out two batters over 2.0 scoreless innings of relief that night vs. San Francisco...Began his career with 4.0 straight scoreless innings after tossing scoreless frames on 8/7 and 8/9 vs. Cincinnati...Allowed five runs in 0.1 inning on 8/10 vs. the Reds....Made a scoreless appearance (0.2 IP) on 8/13 at Milwaukee and was optioned back to Indianapolis after the game...Made five Triple-A appearances (5.2 IP) from 8/17-29...Was recalled when rosters expanded to 28 players on 9/1, but did not appear in a game before being optioned back to the Indians on 9/5...Pitched 1.0 scoreless inning on 9/10 vs. Iowa...Was recalled on 9/14 when Yohan Ramírez was placed on the Paternity List...Pitched in one game on 9/15 vs. Chicago-NL (1.2 IP/1 ER) before being optioned back to Indianapolis, where he finished the year, on 9/17...Pitched on 9/19 and 9/21 at Gwinnett...Was a combined 4-2 with 14 saves, a 2.12 ERA (51.0 IP/12 ER), 62 strikeouts, a .153 batting average against and a 1.02 WHIP in 41 games split between Altoona and Indianapolis...Led Pittsburgh Minor League pitchers in saves.

2024

In 2024, elected free agency, 11/4...His 49 appearances were tied for the most among all Cubs farmhands, while his six saves were tied for eighth-most...Attended Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.

2023

Cam spent the entire 2023 campaign with Triple-A Iowa, moving to a full-time relief role for the first time in his career...Appeared in a career-high 51 games, pitching to a 7-2 record with a 5.15 ERA (37 ER/64.2 IP) and five saves...Stuck out 97 batters in 64.2 IP, the most among Cubs Minor League relievers...Among Minor League relievers with at least 50 appearances, his 97 strikeouts ranked second, while his 31.2% strikeout rate was the sixth-highest...Did not allow more than two runs in an outing in each of his first 14 appearances through May 21, posting a 3.12 ERA (6 ER/17.1 IP) during the run...Recorded at least three strikeouts 13 times, including a season-high five strikeouts twice, May 7 at Columbus and June 9 at St. Paul.

2022

Cam in 2022, splitting the season between Double-A Tennessee and Triple-A Iowa, going 2-9 with a 4.94 ERA (54 ER/98.1 IP) in 35 games (17 starts)...Posted a 4.18 ERA (15 ER/32.1 IP) in 18 games in relief, compared to a 5.32 ERA (39 ER/66.0 IP) in 17 starts... Held right-handed hitters to a .087 average (4-for-46) while with the Smokies... Tossed 5.0 hitless innings with nine strikeouts on May 3 at Birmingham... Was promoted to Iowa on May 10... Concluded the season with the I-Cubs, going 1-8 with a 5.45 ERA (45 ER/74.1 IP) in 29 games (11 starts).