Caminero went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 12-4 win over the Athletics.
Caminero opened the scoring in his first plate appearance, taking Mason Barnett deep for a two-run homer. The third baseman has now homered in consecutive games and six times over his last 11 contests, bringing him into a four-way tie for the MLB lead with 35 long balls. Caminero's .277/.369/.554 slash line has all three marks above his career-year performance from last season, and with 35 homers already, he has a legitimate chance to surpass the 45 he launched a year ago.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Homers during big rally
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Caminero went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Monday's 10-6 win over the Athletics.
Caminero had gone 0-for-10 with three walks and four strikeouts during the Rays' three-game series in Seattle over the weekend. A move to a more favorable hitting environment worked well for the third baseman, whose homer pulled the Rays within a run during their eighth-inning rally. Caminero is up to 34 homers on the year while batting .277 with a .917 OPS. He's added 74 RBI, 72 runs scored, 18 doubles, one triple and two stolen bases over 118 contests.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Launches 33rd homer
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Caminero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 4-0 win over Colorado.
Caminero extended Tampa's lead to 3-0 in the third inning with a 449-foot blast off Tomoyuki Sugano, his 33rd homer this season, good for second most in the majors. Over his last six games, Caminero's gone 8-for-23 (.348) with four long balls, boosting his slash line to .284/.373/.559 with 71 RBI, 70 runs scored and two steals across 498 plate appearances this year.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Blasts two homers Monday
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Caminero went 2-for-5 with two homers, three total RBI and an additional run scored in Monday's 13-9 win over the Rockies.
Caminero showed off his power, lifting a 422-foot two-run homer in the first inning before adding a 442-foot solo blast in the fourth frame. Monday marked the 23-year-old's third multi-homer game of the season and first since June 25. The superstar third baseman is slashing .283/.373/.557 with 32 homers, 69 RBI, 69 runs and two stolen bases across 112 games.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Cracks solo homer Friday
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Caminero went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run during the Rays' 6-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.
Caminero supplied the Rays' lone run with a solo long ball off Erick Fedde in the fourth inning. It was the 30th home run of the season for Caminero and his first since July 17 against the Red Sox. He's cracked at least 30 homers in back-to-back seasons and has a .910 OPS with 66 RBI across 475 plate appearances in 2025.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Records two extra-base hits in loss
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Caminero went 2-for-4 with an RBI triple and a double in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Texas.
Caminero drove in the only Rays run of the night with an RBI triple that scored Yandy Diaz in the sixth. The 23-year-old also notched his 18th double of the campaign in the fourth inning. The powerful third baseman is in the midst of a homer drought with no long balls over his past 10 games, though he's batting .317 with four doubles and Tuesday's triple during that stretch. On the season, Caminero is now slashing .285/.373/.550 with 29 home runs and 64 RBI in 464 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Included in lineup for first game
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Caminero (hand) will start at third base and bat third in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox.
Caminero had to leave Tuesday's All-Star Game after being hit on the left hand by a pitch, but X-rays came back negative and he's ready to roll for the beginning of the second half. The 23-year-old heads into the unofficial second half in a tie for fourth in MLB with 28 home runs.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Exits All-Star Game after HBP
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Caminero was removed from the All-Star Game on Tuesday after getting hit on the hand by a pitch in the third inning, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caminero left the game immediately after taking a 97.6-mph sinker off his left hand, though X-rays on his hand came back negative shortly after his departure, per Topkin. Caminero is considered day-to-day and will now have two days to rest and recover before the Rays begin their second-half schedule Friday in Boston.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Continues torrid stretch
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Caminero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-2 win over the Mariners.
Caminero went yard for a second straight game, and the star third baseman extended his impressive power stretch -- he's launched five homers in 10 games since the beginning of July and 13 over his last 17. Caminero now has 28 homers on the year and is hitting .280 with a .927 OPS across 92 games.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Extends homer streak to six games
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Caminero went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Royals.
Caminero put the Rays ahead early with his two-run, 425-foot blast off Seth Lugo in the first inning. Caminero has now gone deep in six straight games, tying a Rays franchise record, while going 14-for-31 (.452) with nine homers in his last eight contests. The 22-year-old third baseman is now slashing .293/.383/.561 with 24 homers, 54 RBI and 54 runs scored across 363 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Historic power surge continues
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Caminero went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Royals.
Caminero delivered the biggest blow of Tampa Bay's six-run third inning, crushing a three-run homer off Noah Cameron to break the game open. The 22-year-old has now homered in five straight games and is batting .500 (10-for-20) with 15 RBI during that stretch. Even more impressively, Caminero has launched eight home runs over his last seven games, becoming the first player age 22 or younger to accomplish that feat since at least 1900. The third baseman is now slashing .294/.384/.555 with 23 home runs, 12 doubles, 52 RBI and 53 runs scored across 82 games this season.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Fourth straight game with homer
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Caminero went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional RBI in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
With Sunday's solo shot, the surging Caminero became the 10th player in club history to homer in at least four straight games and the youngest Ray to ever do so, per Adam Berry of MLB.com. Firmly on track for his second consecutive All-Star selection, the slugging third baseman is slashing a robust .292/.384/.548 with 22 long balls, 12 doubles and 49 RBI over 354 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Reaches 20 homers in win
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Caminero went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Friday's 6-1 win over the Diamondbacks.
One night after launching three homers, Caminero gave the Rays a lead they wouldn't relinquish with a three-run shot in the first inning. The 22-year-old has now gone deep five times over his past four games, going 7-for-15 with 12 RBI during that stretch. On the season, he's slashing .285/.379/.527 with 20 home runs, 46 RBI and 50 runs scored across 346 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Launches three homers in win
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Caminero went 3-for-5 with three home runs and six total RBI in Thursday's 13-2 victory over the Royals.
Caminero opened the scoring with a two-run blast off Seth Lugo in the first inning and extended Tampa Bays' lead to 6-0 with a solo shot in the fifth. Caminero would then cap his huge day with a three-run shot off infielder Tyler Tolbert in the eighth. It's the first career three-homer game for Caminero, who's gone 12-for-31 (.387) with a 1.203 OPS in his last eight contests. The 22-year-old third baseman is now slashing .285/.377/.519 with 19 homers, 43 RBI and 49 runs scored across 342 plate appearances this season.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Goes deep in loss
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Caminero went 3-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Tuesday's 12-5 loss to the Royals.
Caminero drove in runs on three separate occasions, highlighted by a solo homer in the eighth inning. The 22-year-old has enjoyed a solid June, hitting .289 with three home runs, nine RBI and 11 runs scored through 20 games this month. For the season, he's slashing .281/.372/.490 with 16 long balls, 37 RBI and 45 runs scored across 333 plate appearances.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Scores three runs Friday
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Caminero went 3-for-3 with two walks, two doubles and three runs scored during the Rays' 6-0 win over the Marlins on Friday.
Caminero reached base safely in all five of his plate appearances Friday and came home to score in the first, fifth and seventh innings. His three hits were a season high, and it was his 16th multi-hit game of the year. Caminero is on a seven-game hitting streak, and in that span he has gone 12-for-24 with nine runs, three RBI and six extra-base hits.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Reaches base four times in win
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Caminero went 2-for-3 with a run scored and two walks in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Angels.
Although Caminero hasn't homered in 10 straight games, he has picked up multiple hits in three consecutive outings. The slugging third baseman has also hit safely in 12 of his last 13 contests. Through 247 plate appearances (56 games), Caminero is slashing a potent .278/.377/.500 with 13 home runs, eight doubles, 28 RBI and 34 runs scored.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Reaches 10-homer mark
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Caminero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in Thursday's 8-4 win over the Red Sox.
This was Caminero's first multi-hit effort since April 24 versus the Twins. He's cooled down a bit in recent weeks -- after that April 24 game, he was batting .270 on the year, but he's now at .259 with an .846 OPS for the season. The third baseman still offers plenty of power in the heart of the Rays' order, and he has 10 homers, 18 RBI, 23 runs scored, three doubles and no stolen bases through 37 games.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Back in lineup Wednesday
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Caminero (jaw) will start at third base and bat second in Wednesday's game against the Guardians.
Caminero was forced to exit Tuesday's contest after a foul tip bounced off the dirt and struck him in the jaw. He escaped with merely a contusion and will not have to miss any starts. Caminero has started every game for the Rays this season.
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Rays' Junior Caminero: Exits game in first inning
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Caminero was removed from Tuesday's game against the Guardians in the first inning after fouling a ball off the right side of his face, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Caminero fouled off a pitch that hit the ground and then bounced up and hit him in the right side of the face. He stayed in to finish his at-bat and grounded out before then walking down the tunnel with the training staff. Ben Williamson has entered the game at second base, and Richie Palacios has shifted over to third base for Tampa Bay.
