Shawn Anthony Camp (born November 18, 1975) is an American baseball coach and former pitcher, who is the current head coach of the George Mason Patriots. He played college baseball for George Mason from 1995 to 1997. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2004 to 2014 with his longest tenure as a player with the Toronto Blue Jays. He also played for the Kansas City Royals, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies. Early career Camp began his baseball career as a catcher at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax, Virginia. He graduated from high school in 1994 and continued as a backstop in college while attending George Mason University, where he played for coach Bill Brown. Struggling to hit collegiate pitching, Camp converted to a pitcher at George Mason with the help of then Patriots assistant baseball coach Dayton Moore. In 1996, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Chatham A's of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Professional career San Diego Padres Camp was drafted in the sixteenth round of the 1997 amateur entry draft by the San Diego Padres; the 500th overall selection of that year's draft. The newly converted reliever steadily climbed the ranks of the Padres' minor league system, collecting 25 saves in his first two years of professional baseball. Pittsburgh Pirates On July 10, 2001, Camp was dealt to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for outfielder Emil Brown. He continued to advance in the minors, receiving an invitation to the Pirates spring training camp in 2003. Failing to make the major league team, however, Camp was granted free agency by Pittsburgh at the end of the season. Kansas City Royals In 2004, Camp joined the Kansas City Royals organization. Signed by his former college coach and current Royals general manager Dayton Moore, Camp finally made his first major league roster. Camp made his major league debut on Opening Day, April 5. Facing the Chicago White Sox, Camp allowed two runs in two innings of work. He remained a semi-regular contributor to the Royals bullpen that season and in 2005, working primarily in middle and long relief, while shuttling between Kansas City and Triple-A Omaha. Tampa Bay Rays Camp was granted free agency after the 2005 season, and signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on January 17, 2006. From 2006 to 2007 Camp was a mainstay in the Devil Rays' beleaguered bullpen,