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My Take
What draws me to Cameron Rupp is the quiet dignity of the catcher's craft. A Texas kid from Plano who spent five seasons behind the plate for the Phillies, he was never the headline star, but durability behind the mask demands a rare mix of toughness and baseball IQ. Catchers absorb the punishment, call the game, and let the pitcher take the glory. I have a soft spot for players who are remembered by teammates rather than record books, and Rupp strikes me as exactly that sort of unsung professional whose value never shows up cleanly in a box score.
Overview
Cameron Arthur Rupp (born September 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2013 to 2017.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cameron Rupp
- Name (Japanese)
- キャメロン・ラップ
- Reading
- きゃめろん・らっぷ
- Born
- September 28, 1988 (age 37)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dragon
- Origin
- Plano, Texas, United States
- 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.