Johan Camargo

Johan Valentín Camargo Ramos (born December 13, 1993) is a Panamanian professional baseball infielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2017.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Camargo and the second or maternal family name is Ramos.
Johan Camargo
Camargo with the Atlanta Braves in 2018
Atlanta Braves – No. 17
Infielder
Born: (1993-12-13) December 13, 1993
Panama City, Panama
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 11, 2017, for the Atlanta Braves
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.261
Home runs34
Runs batted in144
Teams

Early life

Johan Camargo was born in Panama City, Panama.[1] His parents named him after the footballer Johan Cruyff. When playing baseball as a child, Camargo naturally batted and threw left-handed. His father taught him to throw with his right hand, and Camargo stopped using his left hand for that skill. He later focused on switch-hitting, and joined his first organized baseball league at the age of 13.[2]

Career

Minor leagues

Camargo signed with the Atlanta Braves for $42,000 as a 16-year old out of Panama in July 2010.[3][4] After missing the 2011 season, Camargo made his professional debut in 2012 with the DSL Braves. Camargo spent 2013 with Rookie level Danville, and hit .294 in 57 games. Camargo began 2014 at Single-A Rome before earning a late season promotion to High-A Lynchburg. Across both levels in 2014, he hit .266 with 46 RBI in 132 games. Camargo spent 2015 with High-A Carolina, hitting .258 with 32 RBI in 130 games. After earning All-Star honors in the Carolina League, Camargo was awarded with a spot in the Arizona Fall League with Peoria.[5] Almost exclusively a shortstop, Camargo began 2016 playing at second base for Double-A Mississippi to accommodate the likes of Ozzie Albies and Dansby Swanson. When all three were on the team, Camargo played third base, and after Swanson was promoted to the major leagues, he took over at shortstop.[6] At the plate, Camargo hit .267 with a career-high 4 HR, along with 43 RBI in 126 games.[7] The Braves added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[8]

Major leagues

After missing out on the Opening Day roster,[9] Camargo was quickly recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett on April 11, 2017, and made his debut that night.[10] After two short-lived stints in the major leagues, Camargo's playing time increased in the month of June when third baseman Adonis García was placed on the disabled list.[11][12] Camargo hit his first career home run on July 9, against Washington Nationals pitcher Matt Grace.[13] After Adonis Garcia returned from the disabled list at third base, Camargo lost playing time, however, he quickly gained it back when the Braves benched Dansby Swanson who eventually was demoted to Triple A.[14] Camargo was injured in August, and remained with the Gwinnett Braves until September, resulting in the return of Swanson.[15][16]

Camargo became the Braves' starting third baseman in May 2018,[17] and retained the role until the start of the 2019 season, when the team signed Josh Donaldson.[18] Following an injury to starting shortstop Dansby Swanson, Camargo played at that position, struggling defensively and offensively.[19][20] As a result, Camargo was demoted to the Gwinnett Stripers on August 16.[21] Camargo returned to the major leagues when rosters expanded in September.[22] In a game against the Philadelphia Phillies on September 11,[23] he suffered a hairline fracture in his right shin.[24] The Braves subsequently placed Camargo on the 10-day injured list.[25]

In 2019, he batted .233/.279/.384 with 31 runs, 7 home runs, and 32 RBIs, and had the slowest sprint speed of all major league shortstops, at 25.6 feet/second.[26][27]

In 2020, he batted .200/.244/.367 with 16 runs, 4 home runs, and 9 RBIs.[26] He played 21 games at second base, and 10 at third base, but did not play at all at shortstop for the first season of his major league career.[26]

References
  1. "7 things you may not know about Johan Camargo". Atlanta Journal Constitution. YouTube. April 21, 2018. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  2. "Detrás Del Guante | Johan Camargo". Atlanta Braves/YouTube. October 17, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  3. "Mudcats' All-Star Johan Camargo surprised by selection". News and Observer. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  4. Callis, Jim (August 15, 2018). "This is how the Braves got so good so fast". MLB.com. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  5. "Braves tab six 2015 Mudcats to Arizona Fall League". The News & Observer. September 24, 2015.
  6. Harris, Andy (April 11, 2017). "Get To Know A Call-Up: Johan Camargo". Outfield Fly Rule.
  7. Bowman, Mark (March 1, 2017). "Camargo's new power impresses Braves". MLB.com. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  8. "Braves add 3 prospects to 40-man roster". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  9. RotoWire (March 16, 2017). "Braves' Johan Camargo: Optioned to Gwinnett". CBS Sports.
  10. O'Brien, David (April 11, 2017). "Infield prospect Camargo gets first call-up from Braves". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  11. Duke, Tyler (June 21, 2017). "Johan Camargo is crushing the ball". Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  12. O'Brien, David (May 17, 2017). "Braves call up Camargo after Garcia lands on DL". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  13. "Camargo earning bigger role with Braves". MLB.com. July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  14. Bowman, Mark (July 26, 2017). "Braves option Swanson, Blair to Triple-A". Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  15. Pace, Cody (September 4, 2017). "Braves activate Garcia, call up M. Johnson". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  16. O'Brien, David (August 9, 2017). "Braves recall Dansby Swanson from Triple-A Gwinnett". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
  17. Burns, Gabriel (September 8, 2018). "Johan Camargo just keeps getting better as Braves' third baseman". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  18. Bowman, Mark (June 23, 2019). "Camargo becoming a force off the bench". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  19. "Braves' Johan Camargo regrouping nicely in Triple-A so far". Atlanta Journal Constitution. August 24, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  20. "Dansby Swanson rejoins Braves in Colorado". Atlanta Journal Constitution. August 26, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  21. "Braves moves: sign veteran Hechavarría, call up Bryse Wilson, send Camargo, Duvall to Stripers". Gwinnett Daily Post. August 16, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  22. Spencer, Sarah K. (September 1, 2019). "McCann comes off IL; Braves recall Camargo, Sobotka as rosters expand". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  23. Burns, Gabriel (September 12, 2019). "Johan Camargo still sore, Braves will take it day-to-day". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  24. Bowman, Mark (September 13, 2019). "Camargo (shin) to IL; Braves activate Markakis". MLB.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  25. Burns, Gabriel (September 13, 2019). "Braves won't rule out Johan Camargo returning this season". Atlanta Journal Constitution. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  26. "Johan Camargo Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
  27. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
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