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Caminero

Caminero accepted a spot in the Home Run Derby before Tuesday’s game, and he showed why when he shellacked a three-run shot off Noah Cameron. That’s the 23rd homer of the season for the slugger, and he’s just off a 100-RBI pace with 52 of them through 82 games. It’s not a surprise given his prospect pedigree, but Caminero has quickly established himself as one of the true elite power producers in a very short time.

Caminero is the first entrant in this year’s derby, which will feature a revamped swing-based format instead of a timer system. The 22-year-old power hitter has crushed 22 homers in 81 games this season after launching 45 in his full-season debut last year.

Caminero got his day started with a single in the first inning to drive in a run. He then led off the third with a walk before launching a solo homer off Merrill Kelly in the fifth for his ninth round-tripper in June. The heater continues, as Caminero’s homered in five of his last six games. The 22-year-old slugger is up to 22 homers, 52 runs scored, and 49 RBI while slashing .292/.384/.548 across 354 plate appearances.

Stay hot, Caminero. The 22-year-old slugger is on an absolute tear. His first-inning solo homer off Jose Cabrera was his sixth in his last five games. Caminero is up to 21 on the season after entering June with 13. He’s hitting a strong .285/.377/.533 with 21 homers, 51 runs scored, and 47 RBI across 350 plate appearances.

Caminero came up big early for the Rays in this one when he blasted a three-run homer off Diamondbacks starter Zac Gallen to give the Rays an early 3-1 lead. It was the 20th season of the homer for Caminero, who was fresh off a three-home run performance against the Royals on Thursday. Caminero continues to tear the cover off the ball this month, slashing .302/.384/.593 with seven homers and 18 RBI.

Caminero hit his 17th and 18th homers of the year off Seth Lugo and then added No. 19 off infielder Tyler Tolbert in the eighth. That last was a three-run shot, giving him six RBI for the second time in his career. Caminero is now tied for 10th in the majors in homers, and he’s 14th with an .896 OPS. He’s probably not going to match last year’s total of 45 homers, but he’s already exceeded last year’s 41 walks, with 45 to date, and his OBP is currently up 66 points from 2025 (.377 to .311).

Caminero was one of the few bright spots in Tampa Bay’s one-sided loss as he lifted an RBI single to right-center field in the opening frame before taking Royals reliever Beck Way deep with a towering 416-foot blast into the left-field catwalk. He added another RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning as well.

Caminero had an excellent day at the plate, starting with a sacrifice fly to drive in a run in the first inning. He then collected three hits, scoring once, before he was intentionally walked in the tenth inning. The 22-year-old third baseman is hitting .284/.378/.491 with 15 homers, 44 runs scored, and 34 RBI across 320 plate appearances.

Caminero didn’t drive in any runs in this one, but the slugger came around to score three times in the 6-0 win over the Marlins. Caminero doubled in the first inning and came around to score on an RBI triple by Richie Palacios, and doubled again in the fifth only to later be driven in by Jonathan Aranda. He has now hit safely in seven-straight games and is slashing a ridiculous .500/.636/.833 over that span.

Caminero gave the Rays some life with a colossal 422-foot no-doubter the straightaway center field. It was his 14th big fly of the season and also snapped a 10-game homerless drought for Tampa Bay’s franchise cornerstone.