My Take
Mike Cameron is one of those players who never quite got the mainstream shine he deserved, and that's genuinely criminal when you look at his career. A center fielder with Gold Glove-level range who spent 17 years bouncing through eight franchises — from the White Sox to the Mariners to the Mets and beyond — he was the kind of guy that opposing managers quietly dreaded. His best years in Seattle were legitimately special: he hit four home runs in a single game in 2002, one of the rarest feats in baseball. He wasn't a superstar, but he was the consummate professional outfielder — good glove, real pop, and an understated leadership presence wherever he landed. The baseball world tends to forget guys like Cameron, but anyone who watched him in his prime knows exactly how valuable he was.
Overview
Michael Terrance Cameron (born January 8, 1973) is an American former professional Major League Baseball outfielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets, San Diego Padres, Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, and Florida Marlins over a 17 year career and is currently the Special Assignment Coach for the Seattle Mariners.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Cameron
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・キャメロン
- Reading
- まいく・きゃめろん
- Born
- January 8, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Ox
- Origin
- LaGrange, Georgia, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- LaGrange High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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.