Gustavo Campero #51

Gustavo Angel Campero...Represented home country of Colombia in 2023 World Baseball Classic...Went 1-for-5 and facilitated the winning run scoring in Colombia’s game against Mexico by reaching on an error by shortstop Luis Urías in the 10th inning...played for Colombia again in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.

2025

Began season with Triple-A Salt Lake...Batted .322 (46-for-143) with 20 runs scored, 15 XBH, 18 RBI, and 11 stolen bases in 36 games at Triple-A in 2025...Recalled to Angels on Apr. 29 and made season debut on Apr. 30...Played five games in first stint with Halos before landing on injured list with left ankle inflammation on May 9 (retro to May 7)...Played three games with ACL Angels before being sent to Triple-A Salt Lake on rehab assignment on June 10...Played in two more stints with Halos before suffering a left ankle sprain on Aug. 11 and missed the rest of the season...In 28 games with Angels, batted .172 (10-for-58) with nine runs scored, one double, three home runs, eight RBI, five walks and four stolen bases...Set new career-highs in home runs (three), RBI (eight), runs scored (nine), stolen bases (four) and games played (28)...Recorded first multi-hit game and first career multi-stolen base game on July 28 vs. TEX...Joined Bryce Teodosio in attending Angels PLAY Campaign clinic on Aug. 4...Also visited MemorialCare Miller Children's & Women's Hospital on July 11 to visit patients and families.

2024

Began season with Double-A Rocket City and Slashed .279/.394/.494 with 56 runs scored, 17 doubles, four triples, 14 home runs, 45 RBI, 20 HBP and 29 stolen bases in 93 games...At time of promotion, led Southern League in OPS (.888) and SLG, and ranked second in OBP and HBP, tied for third in triples, tied for fifth in HR and extra-base hits (35), tied for sixth in batting average and runs, seventh in total bases (154), and tied for 10th in doubles and stolen bases...Assigned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Aug. 16 and batted .280 (14/50) with a .719 OPS in just 14 games with the Bees before contract was selected by Angels on Sept. 15...Made Major League debut on Sept. 15 against Houston and drove in first career run on RBI pop out in foul territory in ninth inning...Collected first MLB hit the following day with RBI single against White Sox RHP Chad Kuhl...Batted .239 (11/46) with six runs, one triple, one home run, and six RBI in 13 games with Halos...Hit first career home run on Sept. 28 (three-run HR) in the third inning off Andrew Heaney...Was named Double-A Rocket City’s 2024 Hitter of the Year...Named a 2024 Southern League All-Star representing Rocket City (Double-A)...Southern League Player of the Month for July 2024; Named SOU Player of the Week for the week of July 14.