To say that Daz Cameron has been a “travelin’ man” throughout his professional career would be an understatement. In fact, since the end of the 2023 season, the son of former major leaguer Mike Cameron has split time in the Majors and Minors for three organizations.

It came after being the 37th overall pick in the 2015 MLB Amateur Draft by the Houston Astros. Following two and a half seasons in the organization, Houston traded him to the Detroit Tigers as part of a five-player deal that involved Justin Verlander going to the Astros.

By the end of the 2019 season, Cameron would be added to Detroit’s 40-man roster.

A year later on September 9th, Cameron was promoted to the Majors where he made his Major League Baseball debut two days later and got his first hit – an RBI single – off Chicago’s Lucas Giolito.

During the next two seasons, Cameron would split time between Triple AAA Toledo and the Tigers. At the end of the 2022 season, he was claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles.

He spent the entire 2023 season with the club’s Triple AAA team in Norfolk and then elected free agency following the season.

After signing a minor league deal with the Oakland Athletics, Cameron split the 2024 season between Triple AAA Las Vegas and the parent club.

On May 23rd, 2024, the Athletics selected his contract, adding him to their active roster. In his Athletics debut against Colorado, Cameron launched a game-tying solo home run to lead off the ninth inning as the A’s rallied for a 10-9 victory in 11 innings.

Mike Cameron and Daz Cameron Meet At Home, Exchange Lineup Cards

In 66 games for Oakland, he slashed .200/.258/.329 with career–highs in home runs (5) and RBI (15), as well as 5 stolen bases. He split 2024 between left, right and center field, but Daz has started more Major League games (57) in right field than anywhere else.

During the offseason, Cameron would be reacquired by the Orioles for future considerations. After briefly playing for Norfolk, Cameron found himself packing his bags for the third time in nearly a year.

On April 7th of this year, Cameron and cash considerations were traded to the Milwaukee Brewers who eventually, selected his contract, adding him to their active roster. Upon his call-up, Daz and his father joined Tito (1970) and Terry Francona (1989-1990) and Dave (1970-1978) and Derrick May (1995) as the only father-son duos in Brewers history.

Mike played with the Brew Crew from 2008 to 2009 and was a veteran leader for the 2008 squad that snapped the franchise’s 26-year postseason drought.

Daz stated he has fond memories of his previous time in Milwaukee as a child. “I was out there fielding and shagging,” Cameron told MLB.com. “Yeah, I can remember like it was yesterday.”

The 28 year-old Cameron made his Milwaukee debut on April 26th entering the game as a defensive replacement for Sal Frelick. He would later help spark the Brewers 4-0 win on May 4th against the Chicago Cubs at American Family Field.

The spark came courtesy of Cubs reliever Julian Merryweather, whose first offering after Shota Imanaga injured his hamstring was a run-scoring wild pitch. Cameron’s RBI single and Caleb Durbin’s two-run double padded the lead.

After Cameron stole second base, Durbin’s two-run double represented another big hit for the Brewers. Milwaukee had not led in any point of their previous three games with Chicago while getting outscored by a 24-2 margin.

With father Mike in attendance, Brewers pitchers Freddy Peralta, Jared Koenig, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill protected it by combining for a five-hit shutout to snap a three-game losing streak.

 

“I try to be low-key when I go to places to see him play, but this is a little more special because I actually played hare,” said Mike to MLB.com. “He got a chance to run around on the field when he was here at 12 years old, so it’s definitely a unique experience.”

“It was exciting that he’s here,” Daz added. “Now that I’m seeing all the kids here [in the clubhouse], it’s bringing back a lot of memories.” Entering Friday’s weekend series with the Tampa Bay Rays, Daz has only played sparingly (12 AB’s in 8 games) on the season.

“Daz hasn’t got to play a ton, but we know what type of player he is,” teammate Durbin said to MLB.com. “There’s a lot of confidence there when he’s up at the plate. With two outs, that was a big hit for him.”

After many twists and turns during his career, Daz is hoping that he may have found a permanent MLB home. Ironically, it’s a “home” that he and his family have become familiar with over the years.