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My Take
Bert Campaneris, or Campy, is a name I associate with the swagger of those Oakland Athletics dynasty teams. A Cuban-born shortstop who anchored the infield through the Kansas City and Oakland years, he was the kind of table-setter every great club needs. What stands out to me is his reputation for speed and versatility at the top of the order; he's remembered as much for stolen bases and disruption as for any single highlight. As a Cuban American who made it in the American League across multiple teams, he carried a story that runs deeper than the box score, and I respect that longevity.
Overview
Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bert Campaneris
- Name (Japanese)
- バート・キャンパネリス
- Reading
- ばーと・きゃんぱねりす
- Born
- March 9, 1942 (age 84)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Horse
- Origin
- Matanzas Province, Cuba
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.