Junior Caminero

Junior Alberto Caminero

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• Height 6' 1", Weight 157 lb.

• Debut September 23, 2023

• Born July 5, 2003 in Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R.

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Biographical Information

Infielder Junior Caminero was named the Tampa Bay Rays Minor League Player of the Year the day before making his major league debut with the team on September 23, 2023. Playing that season with the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods and the AA Montgomery Biscuits, he hit .324/.384/.591 in 117 games, with 85 runs scored, 31 homers and 94 RBIs. He was selected to play in the 2023 Futures Game and was the Player of the Month in the South Atlantic League in April and in the Southern League in July. In his debut, he was the Rays' starting DH against the Toronto Blue Jays and went 1 for 4 with a walk, scoring a run in a 6-5 win.

He was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians as an international amateur free agent on July 2, 2019 but was traded to Tampa Bay on November 19, 2021 in return for P Tobias Myers.

Further Reading

• Adam Berry: "Rays promote 'a special talent' in top prospect Caminero", mlb.com, September 22, 2023. [1]
• Sam Dykstra: "What to expect from Junior Caminero in the Majors", mlb.com, September 22, 2023. [2]

Related Sites

• Junior Caminero on mlb.com