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Caminero went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and three runs scored in Saturday's 12-1 win over the Phillies.
Caminero opened the scoring with a two-run blast off Aaron Nola in the first inning, reaching 100 RBI for the second straight campaign. According to Adam Berry of MLB.com, the young third baseman became just the ninth player in history to have multiple 40-homer, 100-RBI seasons within his first four years. Overall, he's slashing .277/.361/.526 with 42 long balls, 101 RBI, 100 runs scored and three steals across 700 plate appearances with one regular-season game left to play.
Rays' Junior Caminero: Swats another walk-off homer
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Caminero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the A's.
For the second time in five days, Caminero walked it off for the Rays, this time by getting hold of a 100.4-mph fastball from Elvis Alvarado and driving it the other way to clear the fence in the right-field corner. Caminero is up to 41 homers on the season, first in the American League and third in the majors behind the Phillies' Kyle Schwarber (45) and the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong (42), and the 23-year-old needs four more RBI to reach 100 for the second straight year.
Rays' Junior Caminero: Comes up clutch with 40th homer
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Caminero went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 3-1 win over the Astros.
Caminero reached the 40-homer mark for the second straight season in dramatic fashion, launching a walk-off blast in the bottom of the ninth inning to clinch a playoff berth for the Rays. The 23-year-old slugger has now gone deep in three of his past six games, becoming the first player in the American League to reach 40 long balls this season. Overall, he's slashing .279/.365/.534 with 95 RBI, 90 runs scored and three steals across 643 plate appearances.
Rays' Junior Caminero: Smacks 39th homer of season
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Caminero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 7-1 win over Atlanta.
Caminero opened the scoring by crushing AJ Smith-Shawver's first-inning fastball a Statcast-projected 455 feet to left-center field. The blast was his 39th homer of the season, moving him into sole possession of the AL lead, and it was the second-longest home run of his career. Caminero now needs one more long ball to become the first player in Rays history with multiple 40-homer seasons.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Smashes 38th homer
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Caminero went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Saturday's 6-3 extra-inning win over the Rangers.
Caminero now has three multi-hit games already in the month of September. After benefitting from hitter-friendly George M. Steinbrenner Field for home games in 2025, the All-Star third baseman has shown no ill effects from Tampa Bay moving back to pitcher-friendly Tropicana Field in 2026. He's slashing a robust .281/.365/.532 with 38 homers, 91 RBI and 87 runs scored across 620 plate appearances.
Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers, extends hit streak in win
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Caminero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 7-6 win over the Padres.
Caminero tied the game with a 426-foot blast off Walker Buehler in the sixth inning. It snapped a 15-game homer drought for the 23-year-old, and he's now riding an impressive 12-game hitting streak dating back to Aug. 17. For the year, he's slashing .280/.367/.533 with 36 home runs, 86 RBI, 83 runs scored and three steals across 588 plate appearances.
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