Daily News | How Johan Camargo’s ‘flow’ has transformed him into one of the Phillies’ most consistent hitters
Phillies Johan Camargo celebrates scoring on a Garrett Stubbs sacrifice fly ball against the Yankees during the 4th inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL, Monday, April 4, 2022. Yankees beat the Phillies 5-2.MIAMI — There’s a rhythm to the way Johan Camargo stands at the plate. He’ll have his front toes down, and his heel up, as his legs rock back and forth, back and forth.
Camargo’s flow emanates through every facet of his game. First, there’s his look. He wears not one, but two necklaces, a diamond nose ring, and two stud earrings on each ear. Rather than just rubbing eye black haphazardly on his cheeks, he’ll carefully cut out pieces of black KT tape to put there instead. He mixes and matches his shoelaces and arm sleeves with precision, so he’s never wearing the same color, always a blend of red, white, and gray.
Things weren’t easy then, either. Of MLB’s 22,602 major league players, only 113 have come from Camargo’s homeland. He grew up playing multiple sports, but his true love was soccer, until a scout helped him realize that he had a unique skill: the ability to hit a baseball consistently. Camargo knew that if he was going to make it in professional sports, it would be in MLB. But if he was going to commit to that, he was going to bring his flow with him.
The Phillies signed Camargo as a free agent in December, just before the lockout. Before that, he spent a decade in the Braves organization, but never found a full-time spot in the big leagues after losing a battle for the starting third base job to Austin Riley. Luckily for Camargo, in Philadelphia, that spot is wide open, and manager Joe Girardi has already said that Camargo is the team’s best defensive option at that position.
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