-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Slugs 45th homer
Junior Caminero went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.The 22-year-old became the second player in franchise history to reach the 45-homer plateau, with the only other occurrence happening in 2007 when Carlos Pena cracked 46 long balls. Caminero launched a solo shot off Toronto starter Shane Bieber in the second to tie the game at 1-1. The Tampa Bay third baseman has been a steady source of power all season and is now slashing .262/.307/.536 with 110 RBI and 93 runs scored through 644 plate appearances.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Hitting third Sunday
Junior Caminero is starting at third base and batting third Sunday against the Red Sox.Caminero, who missed a couple games with a back issue before returning Saturday, is batting .284/.333/.597 with five home runs and a 16.7 percent strikeout rate in 18 games this month.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Idle again Friday
Junior Caminero (back tightness) is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Boston.Caminero is out of the lineup for a second straight game after being lifted from Wednesday's contest with mid-back tightness. Tristan Gray will bat sixth and play third base Friday. Caminero is taking swings in the batting cage Friday, and if all goes well, he'll be back in action Saturday.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Out with back issue
Junior Caminero (back tightness) is not in Thursday's lineup against the Blue Jays.He exited Wednesday's game with back tightness and is still ailing Thursday. Tristan Gray is starting at third base and batting sixth.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Battling back tightness
Junior Caminero was removed from Wednesday's game against Toronto due to mid-back tightness, Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Sun reports.Caminero had gone 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts before his back forced him to make an early exit during the seventh inning. The Tampa Bay Rays are already labeling him as day-to-day, which suggests the injury isn't too serious, though they may give Tristan Gray or Richie Palacios a start at third base Thursday to give Caminero extra time to recover.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Knocks 43rd long ball
Junior Caminero went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a double in Saturday's 5-4 victory versus the Cubs.Caminero came up big in the eighth inning, blasting a 423-foot solo shot to center field to tie the score 4-4. The homer was his fourth through 12 contests in September and his 43rd overall this season. Among AL hitters, only Cal Raleigh (53) and Aaron Judge (47) have gone deep more than Caminero.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Cracks 42nd homer
Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 6-5 loss to the White Sox.Caminero has begun September by logging at least one hit in eight of his first nine contests of the month. The 22-year-old slugger has positioned himself as one of Tampa Bay's franchise cornerstones with a breakout 2025 campaign, hitting .263 with 42 homers, 105 RBI, 87 runs scored and seven stolen bases across 548 at-bats. It's worth pointing out Caminero owns a potent .976 OPS at home versus a .710 OPS on the road this year, so he's significantly benefitted from having half of his outings at hitter-friendly George M. Steinbrenner Field.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Another long ball Friday
Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-1 loss to the Guardians.Caminero launched a 421-foot solo shot off Gavin Williams in the sixth inning for his 41st homer of the year. The 22-year-old has been on a scorching hot pace since the start of August, blasting 14 home runs in that span, the most in MLB, while batting .298 (37-for-124) with 32 RBI and 25 runs scored. Caminero is up to a .263/.304/.541 slash line with 103 RBI, 85 runs scored and seven stolen bases through 573 plate appearances and is inching closer toward the Tampa Bay Rays' single-season home run record of 46, set by Carlos Pena in 2007.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Swats 40th homer
Junior Caminero went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a two-RBI double and an RBI single during Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Mariners.Caminero posted his sixth game with more than three RBI this season, and notched multiple hits and RBI for a second straight contest. The third baseman has hit five home runs in his last 10 games, going 14-for-41 (.341) with three doubles and 14 RBI during that stretch. Caminero's sixth-inning homer off Bryan Woo made him the sixth player in baseball to reach the 40-homer mark in 2025.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Rays' Junior Caminero: Drives in pair Monday
Junior Caminero went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Monday's 10-2 win over the Mariners.Caminero hit a decent .262 (27-for-103) with 12 home runs and 23 RBI over 26 games in August. While he didn't start September with a bang, he continues to be a steady source of run production. The third baseman is up to a .258/.300/.530 slash line with 39 homers, 96 RBI, 80 runs scored, 23 doubles and seven stolen bases over 131 contests. Barring a brutal slump or injury, he should have no trouble topping the 40-homer and 100-RBI marks.
Junior Caminero
#13 3B / Tampa Bay Rays / EXP: 3YRS Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 lb Age: 22 College: None Bats/Throws -/-Fantasy Points by Week
- Rost
- 96%
- Start
- 93%
- 3B Rank
- 3