| Cam Eden | |
| Team: | New York Yankees |
| Position: | Outfielder |
| Birth Place: | Yuba City, California, U.S. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | September 21 |
| Debutyear: | 2023 |
| Debutteam: | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | 2023 season |
| Stat1label: | Batting average |
| Stat1value: | .167 |
| Stat2label: | Home runs |
| Stat2value: | 0 |
| Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
| Stat3value: | 0 |
| Teams: | |
Cameron Ray Eden (born March 31, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees organization. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2023.
A native of Yuba City, California, Eden attended high school at Yuba City High School and would then attend the University of California, Berkeley and played college baseball for the California Golden Bears. In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and was named a league all-star.[1]
Eden was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 6th round, with the 177th overall selection, of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[2] He made his professional debut with the Low–A Vancouver Canadians, playing in 56 games and slashing .220/.292/.284 with one home run, 11 RBI, and 8 stolen bases.[3] Eden did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
In 2021, Eden played with High–A Vancouver, hitting .274/.383/.402 with four home runs, 31 RBI, and 30 stolen bases across 48 games.[5] Eden split the 2022 season between the Single–A Dunedin Blue Jays, High–A Vancouver, and Double–A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. In 94 total games, he hit a cumulative .233/.310/.408 with career–highs in home runs (12), RBI (41), and stolen bases (36).[6]
Eden played for the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons in 2023, appearing in 131 games and batting .257/.354/.333 with three home runs, and career–highs in RBI (48), and stolen bases (53). On September 20, 2023, Eden was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[7] On September 21, 2023, he made his MLB debut pinch-running for Brandon Belt.[8] Eden logged his first MLB hit of off Jacob Lopez, a single, on October 1, 2023 against the Tampa Bay Rays.[9] In 6 at-bats over 2 games, Eden logged a .167/.167/.167 slash with 1 hit for the 2023 season.[10] Following the season on November 7, Eden was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to Triple–A.[11]
On August 9, 2024, the Blue Jays traded Eden to the New York Yankees for cash considerations.[12]