Scott Campbell (baseball)

Scott Campbell (baseball)

Scott Campbell (born September 25, 1984 in Auckland, New Zealand) was a Minor League Baseball batter for the Las Vegas 51s in the Toronto Blue Jays organisation . In 2006, he was selected 300th overall by the Toronto Blue Jays. He retired on the 15th March 2012, due to recurring injury problems in his hip.

He played college baseball at Gonzaga University. In 2007, Campbell played for the class-A affiliate of the Blue Jays, the Lansing Lugnuts. In 2007 he showed some promise as a hitter, hitting .279/.390/.397. However he was not considered a top prospect of the Jays given his age and the level where he played. In 2008, Campbell had a breakout year, increasing his batting average to .341 and his OBP to .435 while moving up two levels to AA. He was chosen to represent the World team at the 2008 All-Star Futures Game. Given his reputation as a solid defensive second baseman, Campbell was once widely considered one of the better prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays minor league system, and had been compared to Chase Utley by Blue Jays General Manager J.P. Ricciardi.