Guardians' Justin Campbell: Back in action at Triple-A
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Campbell (oblique) struck out a batter and allowed one hit and one walk over two scoreless innings in a start Sunday for Triple-A Columbus after being reinstated from the 7-day injured list.
Campbell missed nearly two months after due to a left oblique injury after sustaining the injury in his Triple-A debut July 1. Before moving up to Columbus, Campbell turned in a 2.70 ERA and 1.25 WHIP over nine starts at Double-A Akron.
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Guardians' Justin Campbell: Injured before first Triple-A start
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Campbell suffered a left oblique injury Wednesday while warming up prior to what was scheduled to be his first start with Triple-A Columbus, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports.
Campbell recently earned a promotion after collecting a 2.61 ERA and 66:27 K:BB over 51.2 innings covering 15 starts between Single-A Lake County and Double-A Akron. He is still being evaluated, so there's no word yet regarding how much time he'll miss. The No. 37 overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, Campbell didn't make his pro debut until this season due to a pair of elbow surgeries and a wrist operation.
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Guardians' Justin Campbell: Moves up to Double-A
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The Guardians promoted Campbell from High-A Lake County to Double-A Akron on Sunday.
The No. 37 overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, Campbell didn't make his professional debut until April after requiring nerve decompression surgery on his right elbow in May 2023, Tommy John surgery in April 2024 and right wrist surgery in October 2024. Despite the lengthy layoff from pitching, Campbell performed effectively at High-A to begin the season, earning the promotion after producing a 2.40 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 22:5 K:BB In 15 innings over his six starts.
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Guardians' Justin Campbell: Recovering from another surgery
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Campbell (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery in the spring and won't make his pro debut until at least mid-2025, according to J.J. Cooper of Baseball America.
The Guardians discovered early in spring training that Campbell would need Tommy John surgery. Campbell was on his way back from ulnar transposition surgery in the same elbow and has not yet pitched in a pro game since the Guardians selected him with the No. 37 overall pick in the 2022 First-Year Player Draft.
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Guardians' Justin Campbell: Could return this season
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Campbell had right elbow surgery and could return in a couple months, Baseball America reports.
He was held back in extended spring training to start the year because of an elbow injury, and it's unclear when he had the surgery, but it evidently wasn't Tommy John surgery, given his reported timeline. Campbell was an exciting pitching prospect entering the 2022 draft, but he has not pitched in official games since the Guardians selected him with the 37th overall pick.
