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    Kameron Misner
    Tampa Bay Rays – No. 26
    Outfielder
    Born: (1998-01-08) January 8, 1998 (age 27)
    Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
    Bats: Left
    Throws: Left
    MLB debut
    August 2, 2024, for the Tampa Bay Rays
    MLB statistics
    (through April 23, 2025)
    Batting average.311
    Home runs3
    Runs batted in11
    Teams

    Kameron Lee Misner (born January 8, 1998) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2024.

    Amateur career

    Misner attended and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. As a senior, he batted .422 with eight home runs, 35 RBIs, and 29 stolen bases.[1] After his senior year, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 33rd round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.[2] However, he did not sign and instead chose to attend the University of Missouri to play college baseball for the Missouri Tigers.

    As a freshman at Missouri in 2017, Misner slashed .282/.360/.446 with seven home runs and 34 RBIs in 58 games.[3] He was named a Freshman All-American by D1Baseball.[4] That summer, he played in the New England Collegiate Baseball League where he batted .378 with eight home runs, 25 RBIs, and 14 stolen bases in 135 at-bats,[5] earning a spot on the All-Star team.[6] In 2018, as a sophomore, he batted .360 with four home runs and 25 RBIs in 34 games[7] before a foot injury forced him to miss the final 22 games of the season.[8] Prior to the 2019 season, Misner was named a Preseason All-American by Baseball America and Perfect Game/Rawlings.[9][10] In 56 games in 2019, Misner slashed .286/.440/.481 with ten home runs, 32 RBIs, and twenty stolen bases.[11]

    Professional career

    Miami Marlins

    Misner was considered one of the top prospects for the 2019 Major League Baseball draft.[12] He was selected by the Miami Marlins with the 35th overall pick,[13] and signed with them for $2.1 million.[14] Misner made his professional debut with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast Marlins and, after eight games, was promoted to the Clinton LumberKings of the Single–A Midwest League.[15] Over 42 games between the two clubs, he batted .270/.388/.362 with two home runs and 24 RBI.[16] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

    Misner was assigned to the Beloit Snappers of the High-A Central to begin 2021.[18] After slashing .244/.350/.424 with 11 home runs, 56 RBI, and 24 stolen bases over 88 games, he was promoted to the Pensacola Blue Wahoos of the Double-A South in late August.[19] Over 14 games with Pensacola, Misner hit .309 with one home run and seven doubles.[20] He was selected to play in the Arizona Fall League for the Mesa Solar Sox after the season.[21]

    Tampa Bay Rays

    On November 30, 2021, the Marlins traded Misner to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Joey Wendle.[22] He was assigned to the Montgomery Biscuits of the Double-A Southern League for the 2022 season.[23] Over 117 games, he slashed .251/.384/.431 with 16 home runs, 62 RBI, 25 doubles, and 32 stolen bases.[24] For the 2023 season, Misner was assigned to the Durham Bulls of the Triple-A International League.[25] Over 130 games, he batted .226 with 21 home runs, 58 RBI, and 21 stolen bases.[26] He was assigned back to Durham to open the 2024 season.[27]

    On August 2, 2024, Misner was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time.[28] In 8 games for Tampa Bay during his rookie campaign, Misner went 1-for-15 (.067).

    Misner was initially optioned to Triple-A Durham to begin the 2025 season.[29] However, following an injury to Richie Palacios, the Rays added Misner to their Opening Day roster.[30] On March 28, 2025, Misner hit his first career home run, which was a walk-off against the Colorado Rockies and the first major-league home run in George M. Steinbrenner Field history.[31] With this home run, Misner became the first player in MLB history to hit his first home run as a walkoff on opening day.[32]

    Personal life

    Misner is the son of parents Terry and Stephanie. Brother to Logan and Brylee.[33]


    References

    1. ^ "Hail Bieser! The Mizzou Baseball season preview". Rock M Nation. February 13, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    2. ^ "Poplar Bluff's Kameron Misner drafted by Kansas City Royals". KFVS12. June 12, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    3. ^ "Stars will align, but not just yet". The Newport Daily News. Archived from the original on April 3, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
    4. ^ "MU's Sikkema, Misner earn Freshman All-American honors". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    5. ^ "PLYMOUTH PILGRIMS: Hernen Sardinas honored for sparkling summer". Wicked Local. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    6. ^ "SteepleCats set to host All-Star weekend". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
    7. ^ "6. KAMERON MISNER, Baseball". Stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    8. ^ "Back from injury, Misner will be on MLB scouts' radars throughout the 2019 season". The Maneater. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    9. ^ "Kameron Misner dubbed 2019 preseason All-American by Baseball America". Missourian. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    10. ^ "MU baseball notebook: Misner named preseason All-American, Scherzer to have number retired". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
    11. ^ "Misner, Sikkema poised to make Mizzou history in MLB draft". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
    12. ^ "MLB.com 2019 Prospect Watch". Major League Baseball.
    13. ^ SCHIFFER, ALEX (June 2019). "Mizzou baseball makes history in MLB Draft with two players selected before Round 2". The Kansas City Star Logo.
    14. ^ The Kansas City Star (subscription required)
    15. ^ "Marlins' Kameron Misner: Joins full-season affiliate". CBSSports.com.
    16. ^ Fernandez, Andre. "State of the farm system: Ranking the Marlins' prospects following the Rule 5 deadline". The Athletic.
    17. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball Season Cancelled". MiLB.com.
    18. ^ "Meyer to make debut in Double-A opener". MLB.com.
    19. ^ McPherson, Jordan. "Marlins' minor-league system gets high praise from MLB Pipeline. A look at where they stand". Miami Herald.
    20. ^ JACKSON, BARRY (November 2021). "Marlins official assesses where Bleday, Mesa, Burdick and all top outfield prospects stand". Miami Herald.
    21. ^ "Here are the Arizona Fall League rosters". MLB.com.
    22. ^ Snyder, Matt (November 30, 2021). "Marlins acquire Joey Wendle from Rays, trade Jorge Alfaro to Padres as Miami's aggressive offseason continues". CBSSports.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
    23. ^ @BiscuitBaseball (April 7, 2022). "Ladies and gentlemen, your 2022 #OpeningDay Biscuits Roster!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
    24. ^ "Kameron Misner Stats, Fantasy & News".
    25. ^ "Where the Rays' Top 30 prospects are starting season". MLB.com.
    26. ^ "Kameron Misner Stats, Age, Position, Height, Weight, Fantasy & News". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
    27. ^ "Where the Guardians' Top 30 prospects are starting the season". MLB.com. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
    28. ^ Topkin, Marc. "Rays' Richie Palacios heading to IL, Kameron Misner likely to join team". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
    29. ^ "Rays News: Top prospects included in roster cuts, Nationals return Rule 5 reliever". rayscoloredglasses.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
    30. ^ "Rays Place Shane McClanahan, Richie Palacios On Injured List". mlbtraderumors.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
    31. ^ "Misner, Rays walk off on Rox in Opening Day stunner at Steinbrenner". MLB.com. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
    32. ^ "Misner walks off Rays, makes history in process". ESPN.com. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 30, 2025.
    33. ^ "Kameron Misner makes history as Rays top Rockies on walk-off". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kameron_Misner

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