Junior Caminero Powers Tampa Bay Rays Back Into First Place
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- Frankly, the Tampa Bay third baseman likely does not want to see June come to an end, which it will Wednesday evening when the Rays open a three-game series in Kansas City.
Sports Money Junior Caminero Powers Tampa Bay Rays Back Into First Place By Tom Layberger,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about college football and sports in the Tampa Bay region.Follow Author Jun 29, 2026, 02:07pm EDTSummary Not even during the 2025 season in which he hit 45 home runs to come within one of the team record for homers in a single season and hit the second-most homers by a player in his age-21-or-younger season, did Tampa Bay Rays' third baseman Junior Caminero go on a roll like he is currently enjoying with seven home runs in six games.
ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts after hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Tropicana Field on June 28, 2026 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Parker S. Freedman/Getty Images)Getty ImagesNot even during the 2025 season in which he came within one of the team record for home runs in a single season and hit the second most homers by a player in his age-21-or-younger season, did Junior Caminero go on a roll like this.