Luis Campusano

Luis Genaro Campusano (born September 29, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Luis Campusano
San Diego Padres – No. 21
Catcher
Born: (1998-09-29) September 29, 1998
Augusta, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 4, 2020, for the San Diego Padres
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.333
Home runs1
Runs batted in1
Teams

Career

Campusano graduated from Cross Creek High School in Augusta, Georgia. He was primarily a first baseman, and did not begin catching until his junior year.[1] As a junior, he batted .493 with six home runs and 33 RBIs.[2] As a senior, he batted .622 with six home runs.[3] He had committed to play college baseball for the Missouri Tigers, but he decommitted and then committed to play for the South Carolina Gamecocks during his senior year.[4] The San Diego Padres drafted Campusano in the second round (39th overall) of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft,[5] and he signed for $1.3 million,[6] forgoing his commitment to South Carolina.

After signing, Campusano made his professional debut with the Arizona League Padres. He spent the whole season there, batting .269 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 37 games.[7] He spent 2018 with the Fort Wayne TinCaps where he slashed .288/.345/.365 with three home runs and forty RBIs in seventy games[8] and was named a Midwest League All-Star.[9] Campusano spent 2019 with the Lake Elsinore Storm,[10] earning California League All-Star honors.[11] Over 110 games, he batted .325/.396/.509 with 15 home runs and 81 RBIs.[12] He was named California League-co MVP (alongside Luis Castro).[13] Following the season, Campusano played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.[14]

Campusano was promoted to the major leagues on September 4, 2020, and made his major league debut that night against the Oakland Athletics, going one-for-three with a solo home run off reliever T. J. McFarland.[15]

Personal life

On October 17, 2020, Campusano was arrested in Grovetown, Georgia and charged with a felony after he was pulled over by police and found to be in possession of 79 grams of marijuana. He was released on a $5,000 bond.[16]

References
  1. "Fort Wayne TinCaps catcher Luis Campusano relatively new to position, but bursting with potential". News-Sentinel. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  2. "MaxPreps 2017 Preseason Baseball All-American Team". MaxPreps. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  3. "Four Gamecocks taken in first two days of MLB Draft". The Daily Gamecock. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  4. "All-American catcher commits to Gamecocks". 247Sports.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  5. "Padres draft Luis Campusano-Bracero, Blake Hunt". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  6. "Padres reportedly sign pair of top Draft picks". MLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  7. "Luis Campusano Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
  8. "Luis Campusano Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  9. Staff Reports (June 7, 2018). "Cross Creek product Campusano named Midwest League All-Star". The Augusta Chronicle. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  10. RotoWire Staff (April 1, 2019). "Padres' Luis Campusano: Beginning season in California League". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  11. Jason Freund (June 2019). "Lake Elsinore Storm sending seven players to California League All-Star Game". East Village Times. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  12. Joe Bloss (September 30, 2019). "Head of the Class: Class A Advanced". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  13. "Minors: Luis Campusano named Cal League co-MVP, then walks off win for Storm". San Diego Union-Tribune. August 22, 2019.
  14. RotoWire Staff (September 30, 2019). "Padres' Luis Campusano: Removed from Arizona Fall League". CBSSports.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  15. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2020-09-04/padres-fernando-tatis-trent-grisham-luis-campusano-mike-clevinger
  16. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/story/2020-10-20/padres-luis-campusano-marijuana-possession
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