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MLB: The Detroit Tigers have signed their first New Zealand player

MLB: The Detroit Tigers have signed their first New Zealand player

Detroit, Michigan /

Major league baseball continues this winter season with minor league signing work. In the last week, Clayton Campbell, 18, of New Zealand, has signed a minor league deal with the Detroit Tigers. 2022 goes into the season, thus First player of the New Zealand Nationals Being part of the right.

Campbell was an international free agent who reportedly experimented with some groups earlier this month. Although he has no experience Small leagues Starred in To us Thank you for the various international competitions you have participated in.

He played in the 2016 Little League World Series with Australia, where he threw a full game of 14 strikeouts. To beat Curaao. He then represented the Australians at the 2016 and 2017 Youth League World Series in Taylor, Michigan.

He is currently growing as an infielder.

At the age of 16, he scored his only batting right hand for Auckland Duatora in the Australian Baseball League in 2019-20. Is also on the list New Zealand Baseball U-18 National Election, This only ensures that Detroit integrates a valuable element and enhances it professionally.

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