Atlanta Braves select Arizona Gatorade baseball player with 24th overall pick in MLB draft – WSB-TV Channel 2

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have selected a talented left-hander with the 24th overall pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball draft.

Cam Caminiti, 17, a Saguaro High School, Arizona, out of Saguaro, Arizona, went 9-0 with a 0.93 ERA and 119 strikeouts in 52.2 innings during his senior season, leading the Sabercats to the Arizona 4A state championship.

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Caminiti is a promising prospect as he was named a first-team All-American by both Baseball America and the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA). His on-field exploits also earned him the Gatorade Arizona Baseball Player of the Year for the 2023-24 campaign.

Pitching has been a constant theme for the Braves as they have selected pitchers in the first round in each of the last five drafts.

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Caminiti also has special genes as he is the cousin of former MLB All-Star third baseman Ken Caminiti.

Atlanta has one pick left in tonight’s draft, at No. 62 overall.

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