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TB Junior Caminero
Tampa Bay Rays
1B: 1   3B: 39   DH: 3  
2025 Projected Value: $0
Based on 10-team AL-only league

Player Stats      Daily Log
Year AB H R HR RBI BB SO SB AVG Rate
2025 proj 165 41 15 6 18 11 38 2 0.248 7.6
2024 165 41 15 6 18 11 38 2 0.248 7.6
2023 34 8 4 1 7 2 8 0 0.235 1.7

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2/11/25 After a wonderful winter, Junior Caminero ready to step up for Rays. PORT CHARLOTTE — Yes, Junior Caminero has seen the video more than a few times of his most epic bat flip during the Dominican league championships. “Like 20,000,” he said. And he’s heard about it from more than a few of his Rays bosses and teammates. “Oh, everybody.” As for what was running through his mind when he hit the go-ahead homer in the top of the ninth inning and launched his bat ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/wonderful-winter-junior-c...
2/07/25 Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero Gives Jersey to Los Angeles Lakers Star LeBron James. Before he made history on the hardwood Thursday night, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James got a visit from an unexpected fan. Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday to watch the Lakers take on the Golden State Warriors. Before the game, Caminero met up with James in the tunnels and gifted him a jersey. Caminero shared pictures of the moment on Instagram.
Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/tam...
2/06/25 Rays player bobbleheads have an interesting Yankees connection. Forced by Hurricane Milton damage to Tropicana Field to play the 2025 season at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field, the Rays are acknowledging their interim home with several of their promotional giveaways. The Steinbrenner Field Bobble Series includes figurines of three rising young Rays — infielder Junior Caminero (June 5) and pitchers Shane Baz (June 19) and Taj Bradley (July 2) — on bases that include a letter from the initials of the former Yankees owner, and Tampa resident, for whom the stadium is named.
Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/02/06/ra...
1/31/25 Junior Caminero of Tampa Bay Rays Named MVP of Dominican Winter League. Tampa Bay Rays youngster Junior Caminero was named the MVP of the Dominican Winter League this week. The honor follows an incredible season that culminated in Caminero's game-winning home run in Game 7 of the championship series. Playing for Leones del Escogido, Caminero hit a massive blast to center field, and then his bat flip and celebration went viral. In 22 games this winter, Caminero hit .417 with four home runs and 35 hits.
Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/news/jun...
1/28/25 WATCH: Junior Caminero celebrates go-ahead 9th-inning home run with almost minute-long trot to win LIDOM title. Escogido snapped a nine-year title drought with the Game 7 win
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/watch-junior-ca...
1/27/25 Junior Caminero has incredible celebration after hitting game-winning home run. After hitting a home run to take the lead in Game 7 of the league final, Junior Caminero made sure to appropriately celebrate his moonshot.
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/junior-caminero-incredibl...
1/23/25 Technicality keeps Red Sox from owning Baseball America's Top 100 prospects list. Boston Red Sox fans have referred to top outfield prospect Roman Anthony as "the best prospect in baseball" based on Baseball America's rankings from earlier in the offseason. Anthony took hold of the No. 1 prospect slot after Junior Caminero lost his prospect status during the 2024 season.
Source: https://bosoxinjection.com/technicality-keeps-red-...
1/19/25 Rays hoping Junior Caminero's wonderful winter is a sign of the future. In an offseason featuring challenging stadium issues and few notable roster improvements, there actually has been some encouraging news for the Rays. Third baseman Junior Caminero is putting on quite a show in the Dominican league, hitting .440 through his first 24 games and piling up praise. Most notably from his Escogido manager, who knows a bit about hitting — Albert Pujols.
Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/01/19/ju...
1/19/25 Rays hoping Junior Caminero's wonderful winter is a sign of the future. In an offseason featuring challenging stadium issues and few notable roster improvements, there actually has been some encouraging news for the Rays. Third baseman Junior Caminero is putting on quite a show in the Dominican league, hitting .432 through his first 21 games and piling up praise. Most notably from his Escogido manager, who knows a bit about hitting — Albert Pujols.
Source: https://www.tampabay.com/sports/rays/2025/01/19/ju...
9/28/24 Junior Caminero helps Rays defeat Red Sox. Junior Caminero collected three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs on Saturday to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Caminero hit a two-run homer in the third -- his sixth home run of the season -- and collected his other RBI on an infield single in the fifth. Tampa Bay's Brandon Lowe also had three hits in the win. The Rays (80-81) took control by scoring four runs on five hits in the fifth.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/sports/baseball/junior-cam...
9/23/24 Among comparisons for Rays’ Junior Caminero: the next Miguel Cabrera?. The Rays roll into a three-game series in Detroit Tuesday still with a chance — though extremely slim and likely requiring a sweep — to play their way into a wild-card playoff berth. For Junior Caminero, their young and talented third baseman, the visit to Comerica Park also will provide another measure — at least theoretically— of an idea pitched by his agent: That, at 21 years old, Caminero ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/among-comparisons-rays-ju...
9/11/24 Red Sox’ Roman Anthony is now the No. 1 prospect in baseball.

Baseball America updated its ranking after the Rays' Junior Caminero graduated from prospect status.

The post Red Sox’ Roman Anthony is now the No. 1 prospect in baseball appeared first on Boston.com.


Source: https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2024/...
9/11/24 Technicality Moves Red Sox Prospect To No. 1 In Baseball. Roman Anthony's stock literally cannot get any higher. Baseball America made a major change Wednesday, with Anthony now sitting at No. 1 overall on its prospect rankings after Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero graduated from prospect status. BA officially updated its rankings last week, moving Anthony from No. 21 to No. 2. The Red Sox have six total prospects on the list, Marcelo Mayer (11), Kristian Campbell (25), Kyle Teel (26), Braden Montgomery (61) and Franklin Arias (94) joining Anthony (1).
Source: https://nesn.com/2024/09/technicality-moves-red-so...
9/10/24 How Red Sox OF can become MLB's No. 1 prospect on Baseball America's rankings Tuesday. Roman Anthony has been dominant since his promotion to Triple-A Worcester, to say the least. The outfielder is No. 2 on BA's latest rankings, which was updated Sept. 3. Anthony only follows Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero. With the third baseman in Tampa Bay's lineup for Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies, he's expected to be out of prospect eligibility after his first at-bat.
Source: https://www.masslive.com/redsox/2024/09/how-red-so...
9/06/24 Baseball America Gives Aggressive Ranking To Elite Red Sox Prospect. Boston Red Sox fans will love Baseball America's new top 100 prospects list. BA updated its rankings this week, and Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony now sits at No. 2 overall, trailing only Junior Caminero of the Tampa Bay Rays. Anthony is one of six Red Sox prospects to crack the list.
Source: https://nesn.com/2024/09/baseball-america-aggressi...
9/03/24 Tampa Bay Rays Infielder Earns Major Distinction, Per Baseball America. According to Baseball America, Tampa Bay Rays infielderJunior Caminero is the new No. 1 prospect in all of baseball. With the graduation of Jackson Holliday (Baltimore Orioles), Caminero is also the No. 1 prospect in the MLB.com Top 100.
Source: https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/minors/t...
9/01/24 Caminero and Caballero fuel Tampa Bay Rays' offense in 11-4 win over Padres. Touted rookie Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer, José Caballero had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 11-4 on Saturday. Caminero went deep against Randy Vásquez (4-7) in a four-run second inning to help Tampa Bay take a 5-2 lead. "He's No. 1 for a reason," Caballero said. Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run homer in the first and finished with three hits for the Padres, who hold the second NL wild card.
Source: https://www.fox13news.com/sports/caminero-caballer...
8/31/24 Caminero and Caballero fuel Rays' offense in 11-4 win over Padres. Touted rookie Junior Caminero hit a three-run homer, José Caballero had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the San Diego Padres 11-4. Caminero went deep against Randy Vásquez in a four-run second inning to help Tampa Bay take a 5-2 lead. Baseball’s top-ranked prospect has three homers and seven RBIs in 17 major league games. Jake Cronenworth hit a two-run homer in the first and finished with three hits for the Padres, who hold the second NL wild card. San Diego won the opener of the three-game series 13-5 on Friday night. Shane Baz allowed two runs and two hits in five innings as the Rays won for the third time in nine games. The right-hander missed his previous turn due to the flu.
Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/caminero-and-...
8/31/24 Just how does Rays’ Junior Caminero hit the ball so hard?. ST. PETERSBURG — There are some things Junior Caminero has done to increase the ferocity with which he hits a baseball. During the 2020 minor-league season lost to COVID, the then-teenager worked out regularly with a weighted bat to strengthen his arms and increase his swing speed. More recently, Caminero and Rays coaches teamed to eliminate a slight hitch in his swing by simplifying the ...
Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/just-does-rays-junior-cam...
8/30/24 Rays Prospect Junior Caminero Overcome With Emotion Playing vs. His Hero Manny Machado. Junior Caminero will remember the Tampa Bay Rays' matchup against the San Diego Padres on Friday night for a long, long time. Caminero, the No. 1-ranked prospect in all of baseball, took the field against his childhood hero Manny Machado for the first time at Tropicana Field. Bally Sports Sun's Tricia Whitaker caught up with the 21-year-old phenom before the game to chat about the moment—and Caminero's eyes welled up in tears. "It's a dream," Caminero said (via Rays translator Manny Navarro). “All the dreams. They can come true.” ?? Rays top prospect Junior Caminero, had tears streaming down his face talking about playing on the same field as Manny Machado, his childhood idol & the reason he
Source: https://wgnradio.com/sports/sports-illustrated/2b5...