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Cameron Rock Bedrosian (born October 2, 1991) is an American former professional
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. He played in
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(MLB) for the
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,
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,
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, and
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. The Angels selected Bedrosian in the first round of the
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. He made his MLB debut in 2014. He is the son of MLB
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winning pitcher
Steve Bedrosian Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (born December 6, 1957), nicknamed "Bedrock", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Philadelphia ...
.


Early life

Bedrosian was born on October 2, 1991, the youngest of four sons born to
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and Tammy Bedrosian. He grew up on a horse and wheat farm in
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, operated by his father, a former professional baseball
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who spent 14 years in
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(MLB) and won the
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in 1987.


Career

Bedrosian attended
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in
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. He was named an
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n. He committed to attend
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(LSU) on a baseball scholarship to play for the
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.


Los Angeles Angels

The
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selected Bedrosian in the first round, 29th overall, of the
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, and he signed with the organization that summer for a
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of $1.116 million. Bedrosian had previously committed to play
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for the
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, but turned down an athletic scholarship in favor of beginning his professional baseball career. He was assigned to the
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, with whom Bedrosian had a 0-2
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and a 4.50
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(ERA) in five games (four starts). He also struck out 10 batters in 12
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. Bedrosian was invited to
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in 2011, but during his first spring inning, his fastball velocity suddenly dropped from . He was diagnosed with a torn
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(UCL) in his forearm, and underwent
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on April 29. The recovery period for such a surgery prevented Bedrosian from pitching until May 1, 2012, when he joined the
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to pitch
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innings. In 2012, Bedrosian pitched for the
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of the Single–A
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. He began the 2013 season with the
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of the Midwest League, and was promoted to the
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of the High–A
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in August. After starting the 2014 season with Inland Empire with 15 strikeouts in his first 20 batters faced, the Angels promoted him to the
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of the Double–A
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in April. Bedrosian pitched to a 1.47
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with 30 strikeouts in innings, before the Angels promoted him to the major leagues on June 3. In 2015 with the Angels he was 1–0 with a 5.40 ERA, and 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.Cam Bedrosian Minor & Fall Leagues Statistics & History , Baseball-Reference.com
/ref> On August 2, 2016, Bedrosian recorded his first major league save, in place of the injured
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. This marked his 44th appearance in the 2016 season, in which he struck out the side against the
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, lowering his ERA to 0.90. In 2016 he was 2–0 with one save and a 1.12 ERA, and 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings. Bedrosian began the 2017 season as the Angels closer, saving three games in the first two weeks of the season before going on the disabled list. He was activated on June 17. On August 9, Bedrosian was given back the closer role. In 2017 with the Angels he was 6–5 with six saves and a 4.43 ERA, and 10.7 strikeouts per nine innings. In 2018, Bedrosian was 5–4 with one save and registered an ERA of 3.80 with 57 strikeouts in 64 innings in 71 games. In 2019, Bedrosian continued his success from the previous season, registering an ERA of 3.23 in 59 games while also serving as an
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for the team, starting 7 games. On January 10, 2020, Bedrosian, still recovering from his forearm injury, signed a one-year, $2.8 million contract extension with the Angels. He opened the
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, which was shortened to only 60 games due to the
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, as one of three setup men to closer
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, splitting the job with Ty Buttrey and
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. He was a steady arm in the bullpen through the first 10 games, with only one earned run in his first innings, before a strained adductor muscle on his right thigh forced Bedrosian onto the injured list on August 4. He returned on September 3, pitching a perfect final inning against the
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. Bedrosian pitched innings across 11 games of the pandemic-shortened season, posting an ERA of 2.45 and striking out 11 batters. Despite showing steady improvement from 2018 to 2020, with an era of 3.41 across 141 games in that time frame, the Angels outrighted Bedrosian off the 40-man roster at the end of the season. The move was suspected to be financial, as Bedrosian was expected to make $3.5 million in the 2021 season if the stayed with the team. Rather than accepting his assignment to the minor leagues, Bedrosian elected to become a
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.


Cincinnati Reds

On February 16, 2021, Bedrosian signed a minor league contract with the
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, a deal that included an invitation to spring training. After impressing general manager Nick Krall with 16 strikeouts and only three hits in spring training innings, Bedrosian was promoted to the major league roster on March 29. He failed to carry that performance into the regular season, posting an 11.12 ERA after allowing 10 hits, six walks, and two home runs in innings. When Cincinnati needed to clear a spot on the 25-man roster for
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, who was activated from the 10-day injured list on April 17, Bedrosian was
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. He cleared waivers and was assigned to the Reds' alternate training site in
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, but declined the move and elected free agency.


Oakland Athletics

Less than two weeks after being designated by the Reds, Bedrosian signed another minor league contract, this time with the
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. Although he was assigned to the Triple-A
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and Oakland manager
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had no immediate plans to bring Bedrosian up to the Athletics, a number of injuries to Oakland's pitching staff left the team in need of backups. Bedrosian impressed Melvin in Triple-A, converting a save and holding his opponents scoreless over four games, and he was promoted to Oakland on May 21. After recording a 2.00 ERA in nine games for Oakland, Bedrosian was once again designated for assignment on June 29, this time as part of a larger series of roster moves to make room for infield prospect
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and reliever
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. He cleared waivers again and elected free agency on July 2.


Philadelphia Phillies

On July 7, 2021, Bedrosian signed his third minor league contract of the year, this time with the
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, with whom his father had won the Cy Young Award in 1987. He made 16 appearances for the
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, going 2–2 with a 2.25 ERA and striking out 20 batters in as many innings, before joining the Phillies when rosters expanded on September 1. In doing so, the Bedrosians became the third father-son duo to play for Philadelphia, following Rubén Amaro Sr. and Jr. and Mark Leiter Sr. and Jr. He pitched in 11 games for the Phillies, mostly in high-leverage situations during their ultimately unsuccessful run to capture the
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title. In the process, Bedrosian struck out eight, allowed five earned runs, including two home runs, and posted a 4.35 ERA. Bedrosian became a free agent following the season, but re-signed on a minor league contract on December 14, 2021. He spent most of the season injured and was released from his contract on August 9, 2022, without appearing for the Phillies or the IronPigs.


High Point Rockers

On June 6, 2023, Bedrosian signed with the
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of the
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. In 35 relief outings for the Rockers, he compiled a 3.94 ERA with 54 strikeouts across 32 innings pitched. Bedrosian became a free agent following the season. On June 4, 2024, Bedrosian re–signed with the Rockers. In 14 starts for the Rockers, he recorded a 7–3 record and 2.81 ERA with 87 strikeouts over 77 innings pitched. Bedrosian was released by High Point on September 3.


Personal life

Bedrosian's father,
Steve Bedrosian Stephen Wayne Bedrosian (born December 6, 1957), nicknamed "Bedrock", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves. He also played for the Philadelphia ...
, is a former Major League baseball pitcher who pitched in 14 big league seasons and won the 1987 National League
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. Cam is one of only four sons of former Cy Young Award winners to reach the big leagues, the others being
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(son of 1960 MLB winner
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),
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(son of 1990 NL winner
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), and Kody Clemens (son of seven-time winner
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). Bedrosian is of
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descent.


See also

*
List of second-generation Major League Baseball players Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB). The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo t ...


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