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• Rays' Junior Caminero: Exits Game 4 with injury

  8H ago • By RotoWire

  Caminero was removed from Game 4 of the World Series against Milwaukee on Tuesday due to an apparent leg injury. Caminero seemed to tweak something while reaching base on an error in the 12th inning, and he later limped off the field after advancing to third base on a Liam Hicks single. The Rays were able to rally in extra innings and force a Game 5, though it remains to be seen whether Caminero will be healthy enough to play Wednesday.

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• Rays' Junior Caminero: Finally goes deep in Game 6

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  Caminero went 2-for-3 with a walk, a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Game 6 of the ALCS versus Cleveland on Monday. The 23-year-old extended Tampa Bay's lead to 5-1 with a two-run shot in the seventh inning, which was his first home of the postseason. Caminero entered the contest with a .636 OPS through eight playoff games, but his Game 6 performance boosted his slash line to .273/.351/.455 in 43 plate appearances. With the Rays now headed to the World Series, he may have found his power stroke just in time.

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• Rays' Junior Caminero: Surpasses 100 RBI in rout

  09/27/2026 • By RotoWire

  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.

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• Rays' Junior Caminero: Comes up clutch with 40th homer

  09/12/2026 • By RotoWire

  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.

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• Rays' Junior Caminero: Smacks 39th homer of season

  09/09/2026 • By RotoWire

  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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