| Paul Campbell | |
| Team: | Free agent |
| Position: | Pitcher |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Right |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Debutleague: | MLB |
| Debutdate: | April 3 |
| Debutyear: | 2021 |
| Debutteam: | Miami Marlins |
| Statleague: | MLB |
| Statyear: | 2021 season |
| Stat1label: | Win–loss record |
| Stat1value: | 2–3 |
| Stat2label: | Earned run average |
| Stat2value: | 6.41 |
| Stat3label: | Strikeouts |
| Stat3value: | 26 |
| Teams: | |
Paul Alan Campbell (born July 26, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Miami Marlins.
Campbell graduated from Malden Catholic High School in Malden, Massachusetts, in 2014.[1] He attended Clemson University, where he played college baseball for the Clemson Tigers from 2015 through 2017.
The Tampa Bay Rays selected Campbell in the 21st round, with the 619th overall selection, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Campbell finished 2019 with the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits, pitching to a 8–4 win–loss record and a 3.36 earned run average (ERA) with 63 strikeouts across innings pitched in 16 appearances.[3] Through the 2019 season, Campbell had a career 3.12 ERA through minor league innings in three years in the Rays' minor league system.
On December 10, 2020, the Miami Marlins selected Campbell from the Rays in the Rule 5 draft.[3] Campbell made the Marlins' Opening Day roster for the 2021 season.[4] On April 3, 2021, Campbell made his MLB debut in relief against the Tampa Bay Rays.[5] He started his first MLB game on May 1.[6] On May 3, Campbell was suspended 80 games after violating MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, testing positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone.[7] Campbell made 16 appearances for Miami in 2021, pitching to a 2–3 record and 6.41 ERA with 26 strikeouts in innings pitched.
On May 27, 2022, Campbell was placed on the 60-day injured list with a right elbow strain.[8] On August 30, it was announced that Campbell had undergone Tommy John surgery and would miss the remainder of the season season as well as most of the 2023 season.[9] He was removed from the 40-man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on November 2.[10]
Campbell returned to action in 2024 with the Single–A Jupiter Hammerheads and Double–A Pensacola Blue Wahoos. In 11 starts between the two affiliates, he accumulated a 5–1 record and 3.78 ERA with 42 strikeouts across 50 innings pitched.[11] Campbell was released by the Marlins organization on July 29, 2024.[12]