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Junior Caminero stays in Game 1 after collision

Junior Caminero

TB 3rd Baseman #13

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Junior Caminero delivered an RBI single in a loss to the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

Caminero slapped an RBI single into left field to give Tampa Bay an early advantage, but they were unable to hang on in the opener of a best-of-seven series. The big concern for the Rays moving forward is Caminero’s health after he somehow managed to remain in the contest following a massive collision with teammate Jonny DeLuca down the left-field line in the ninth inning. It looked like DeLuca got the worst of it, but the primary point of contact was Caminero’s left shoulder and ribcage. Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters afterwards that he got the wind knocked out of him and seems to be completely fine. All signs point to Caminero being ready for Tuesday’s Game 2 showdown at Tropicana Field.

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Ryan Vilade is in left field and hitting cleanup for Game 1 of the ALCS against the Guardians on Monday.

Vilade posted an .818 OPS against southpaws during the regular season and will get a chance to face Guardians starter Foster Griffin at Tropicana Field to kick off the best-of-seven showdown. The 27-year-old lefty-masher blasted a solo homer off Yankees ace Max Fried during Tampa Bay’s series-clinching victory last week. Here’s the full lineup: Yandy Díaz (DH), Jonathan Aranda (1B), Junior Caminero (3B), Vilade (LF), Victor Mesa Jr. (RF), Jonny DeLuca (CF), Ben Williamson (2B), Taylor Walls (SS) and Nick Fortes (C).
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Junior Caminero is at third base and hitting third for Game 2 of the ALDS against the Yankees on Monday.

Rays manager Kevin Cash isn’t making any changes following a series-opening victory where Jonathan Aranda’s solo homer was enough for a nearly-flawless Drew Rasmussen, who took a no-hit bid into the eighth inning. Caminero, who is likely to finish near the top of AL MVP Award balloting, finished a phenomenal regular season with 42 home runs, reaching the lofty 40-homer plateau for the second straight season. Here’s the full lineup: Yandy Díaz (DH), Jonathan Aranda (1B), Junior Caminero (3B), Liam Hicks (C), Chandler Simpson (LF), Victor Mesa Jr. (RF), Jonny DeLuca (CF), Richie Palacios (2B) and Taylor Walls (SS).
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Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer to help the Rays to a 12-1 rout of the Phillies on Saturday.

Caminero is now up to 42 homers on the season, with this one coming in the first off Aaron Nola in the first inning. The 23-year-old also scored three runs and added a single and walk. He’s now driven in 101 runs, giving him back-to-back triple-digit seasons. SImply put, Caminero has established himself as one of the truly elite power hitters in the game in a very short time.
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Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with a solo home run against the Athletics on Tuesday.

Caminero’s home run was his 41st of the season. He hit a walk-off solo shot off Athletics reliever Elvis Alvarado, complete with Caminero taking no less than 10 seconds to round first base. Caminero has hit two home runs in his last four games. He’s hitting .279 with an .898 OPS and 96 RBI this year.
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Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 with a homer and two RBI in Friday’s win over the Astros.

We wouldn’t have expected anything less from Caminero, whose late-inning heroics gave the Rays a win and clinched them a postseason berth in the process. Stepping up to the plate with a runner on second and one out in the ninth inning, Caminero got a hold of a first-pitch fastball from Bryan Abreu and deposited it 434 feet into deep left-center to give the Rays the walk-off win. It was the 40th homer of the season for Caminero, which now gives him back-to-back seasons with 40-plus homers. Caminero now has three homers this month and is slashing .296/.394/.667 in his last seven games.
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Junior Caminero went 2-for-3 with a walk, two runs scored and a solo home run against the Braves on Tuesday.

Caminero’s home run was his 39th of the season. He hit a solo shot off AJ Smith-Shawver in the first inning. Caminero has hit two home runs in his last three games. He’s hitting .282 with a .904 OPS and 93 RBI this year.
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Junior Caminero went 2-for-5 with a solo homer against the Rangers on Saturday.

Caminero put the Rays on the board early, taking Jacob deGrom deep for a solo homer in the first inning. He later added a base hit in the eighth. The 23-year-old slugger is hitting .281/.365/.532 with 38 home runs, 87 runs scored, and 91 RBI across 620 plate appearances.
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Junior Caminero went 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and two runs scored as the Rays beat the Padres 5-4 in 11 innings on Sunday.

Caminero destroyed a fourth-inning solo shot off Robbie Ray, his 37th of the season. That ties Yordan Alvarez for the American League lead. There was a lot of offseason discussion about the Rays having played in a minor-league park when Caminero hit 45 homers a season ago. But he’s proving to be an annual 40-plus homer threat even at Tropicana Field. Kyle Schwarber and Shohei Ohtani are the only hitters with more home runs than Caminero over the past two seasons.
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Junior Caminero went 1-for-3 with a solo homer and a walk in the Rays’ 7-6 win over the Padres on Saturday.

Caminero led off the sixth inning with a solo homer off Walker Buehler to tie the game. The home run ends a bit of a homer drought for Caminero, as he went 15 games without a home run going into Saturday. The 23-year-old slugger is slashing .280/.367/.533 with 36 homers, 83 runs scored, and 86 RBI across 588 plate appearances.
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Junior Caminero singled in the Rays’ lone run with one of his two 114-mph balls in play Thursday against the Blue Jays.

Not many players can hit a ball 114 mph and to see it twice in a game is pretty special, even if they only turned into a single and a groundout today. There have been four 114-mph balls in play this week, and Caminero is responsible for three of them; he also had a 116.9-mph single against the Jays on Tuesday. The other belongs to Coby Mayo, who had a 114.2-mph homer against the Rays on Monday.

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Twins re-signed RHP Chris Vallimont to a minor league contract.

Vallimont, 29, worked mostly as a starter for Double-A Wichita this year, posting a 4.33 ERA and a 68/23 K/BB in 70 2/3 innings. He’s made one major league appearance in his career, getting two outs without allowing a run in a game for the Orioles in 2023.
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MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reports that Joe Espada will meet with the Seattle Mariners about their manager job.

Back in August, Astros owner Jim Crane told the media that Joe Espada would manage the team for the remainder of the season and a decision on his future would be made after the season. Even though he’s unsigned going forward, Espada’s contract doesn’t officially end until the end of the month, so the Mariners needed and received permission to talk to him. In three seasons as the Astros’ manager, Espada has gone 256-229, winning the AL West in both 2024 and 2026, but the team underperformed this season and looked listless in a playoff loss to the White Sox.
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Nathan Flewelling

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Rays catching prospect Nathan Flewelling has gone 11-for-24 (.458) in his first six Arizona Fall League games.

Flewelling made a name for himself on the national stage with a home run in this year’s Futures Game, which led to him being named the game’s MVP. The 19-year-old hit .243/.364/.452 with 21 home runs, 67 RBI, and eight steals in 106 games at High-A this season and could begin next year in Double-A. Knowing how the Rays handle their prospects, he may still be two years away from his MLB debut.
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Astros director of player development Sam Niedorf said that catching prospect Jason Schiavone “should be knocking on the door at Daikin [Park] before we know it.”

The 2024 MLB Draft pick had a breakout season, becoming the first minor league catcher in 45 years to post a 30/30 season when he hit 32 homers and swiped 32 bases. He also slashed .252/.391/.531 in 123 games while climbing from High-A Asheville to Triple-A Sugar Land. While he may not supplant Yainer Diaz just yet, he could emerge as the backup catcher for 2027 and a potentially valuable bat on the roster.
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Robert Gasser will start Game 3 of the NLCS against the Dodgers

Gasser threw four innings of one-run ball in Game 4 of the NL Division Series in the win over the Padres. The left-hander had a 3.87 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, and 103/35 K/BB ratio in 109 1/3 innings for the Brewers this season, and he has a 1.73 ERA in his last seven games (six starts). It’s unlikely that the Brewers let him pitch deep into this game, but they are up 2-0 in the series, so they may want to give their bullpen some rest if they see the chance to.
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José Ramírez went 3-for-5 with an RBI to propel the Guardians to a 7-3 win over the Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

Ramírez remained sizzling-hot as the Guardians erased an early deficit to rally for a comeback victory in the opener of a best-of-seven series, scoring all seven of their runs in the sixth inning or later. The 34-year-old franchise cornerstone capped off a sublime three-hit performance by extending Cleveland’s lead with a two-out RBI single in the eighth inning. He’s gone 8-for-17 with two homers and eight RBI over his last four postseason games. The two teams will square off again at Tropicana Field in Game 2 on Tuesday night.
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Junior Caminero

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Junior Caminero delivered an RBI single in a loss to the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

Caminero slapped an RBI single into left field to give Tampa Bay an early advantage, but they were unable to hang on in the opener of a best-of-seven series. The big concern for the Rays moving forward is Caminero’s health after he somehow managed to remain in the contest following a massive collision with teammate Jonny DeLuca down the left-field line in the ninth inning. It looked like DeLuca got the worst of it, but the primary point of contact was Caminero’s left shoulder and ribcage. Rays manager Kevin Cash told reporters afterwards that he got the wind knocked out of him and seems to be completely fine. All signs point to Caminero being ready for Tuesday’s Game 2 showdown at Tropicana Field.
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Chase DeLauter

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Chase DeLauter went 3-for-4 with a solo homer in a win over the Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

DeLauter spearheaded Cleveland’s relentless offensive effort in this one as he tallied three hits, including a sixth-inning solo shot off Rays ace Drew Rasmussen. His most consequential knock was an eighth-inning double that set up a go-ahead two-run single by ensuing batter Nathaniel Lowe. He also drew a walk, reaching base safely in three of his five plate appearances. The 25-year-old rookie has fit perfectly with franchise cornerstone José Ramírez in the heart of Cleveland’s lineup, hitting .333 (8-for-24) with one homer and three RBI this postseason.
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Foster Griffin

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Foster Griffin gave up two runs over four innings against the Rays in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

The Rays jumped all over Griffin in the opening frame as Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca delivered RBI singles. He managed to settle in afterwards, retiring nine of the final 10 hitters he faced after the first inning. He finished with three strikeouts and didn’t hand out a free pass. He was long gone from the contest by the time Cleveland’s offense came to life in the late innings to pull off a Game 1 win.
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Drew Rasmussen

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Drew Rasmussen allowed two runs over six innings against the Guardians in Game 1 of the ALCS on Monday.

Rasmussen received an early two-run cushion and carried a shutout into the sixth inning before Guardians rookie Chase DeLauter connected for a solo homer. He was pulled after surrendering a game-tying blast to light-hitting backstop Patrick Bailey on his 91st and final pitch of the contest to lead off the seventh. Rasmussen finished with seven strikeouts and didn’t issue a walk. He’s in line to take the ball again for a potential Game 5 of the best-of-seven series. This felt like a missed opportunity for the Rays, who carried a lead into the late innings with their ace on the mound and a fully-rested bullpen before watching things unravel.
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