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Cameron Arthur Rupp (born September 28, 1988) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2013 to 2017.
Rupp enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin and played college baseball for the Texas Longhorns. In 54 games as a freshman, he batted .309 with four and 32 runs batted in (RBIs) and had a .990 fielding percentage. He was named a Freshman by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Louisville Slugger. That summer, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Santa Barbara Foresters of the California Collegiate League. In 63 games as a sophomore, he hit .292 with a team-high 11 home runs and 46 RBIs during their College World Series runner-up season and was named to the All-College World Series team. That summer he played for the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. In 63 games as a junior, Rupp hit .304 with 10 home run and 54 RBIs.
Rupp played the 2012 season with the Clearwater Threshers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League, where in 104 games, he hit .267 with 10 home runs and 49 RBIs. Rupp began the 2013 season with the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League, where in 41 games, he hit .245 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs before being promoted to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League in early June. In 53 games for the IronPigs, he hit .269 with six home runs and 24 RBIs.
On September 3, Rupp was promoted to the major leagues by the Phillies. Phillies Notes: Catcher Rupp among likely call-ups for Phils In his first start, he recorded his first hit, off of Andrew Cashner, and later scored his first run. He started three games at catcher, and made one appearance as a pinch hitter. He hit 4-for-13 (.308) with two RBIs. After the season, he played for the Peoria Javelinas of the Arizona Fall League.
Rupp began the 2015 season as the Phillies' backup catcher, but by the end of June, with primary catcher Carlos Ruiz struggling and Rupp's performance starting to improve, Rupp began to see increased playing time. On June 23, 2015, Rupp hit his first major league home run off New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia. When Ruiz was traded in 2016, Rupp officially became the Phillies starting catcher. He batted .217 in 2017, his only full season as starting catcher.
In January 2018, the Phillies and Rupp avoided salary arbitration by agreeing to a salary of $2.08 million for the 2018 season. Rupp was released by the Phillies on March 26, 2018.
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