Junior Caminero

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Junior Caminero
Caminero with Leones del Escogido in 2023
Tampa Bay Rays ? No. 13
Infielder
Born: ( 2003-07-05 ) July 5, 2003 (age 20)
Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
September 23, 2023, for the Tampa Bay Rays
MLB statistics
(through 2023 season)
Batting average .235
Home runs 1
Runs batted in 7
Teams

Junior Alberto Caminero (born July 5, 2003) is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2023.

Career [ edit ]

Cleveland Indians [ edit ]

Caminero signed with the Cleveland Indians as an international free agent on July 2, 2019. [1] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . [2] Caminero made his professional debut in 2021 with the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Indians and batted .295 with nine home runs and 33 runs batted in (RBIs). [3]

Tampa Bay Rays [ edit ]

Cleveland traded Caminero to the Tampa Bay Rays for pitcher Tobias Myers on November 19, 2021. [4] He began the 2022 season with the Florida Complex League Rays . [5] Caminero was later promoted to the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single-A Carolina League and batted .314 with 11 home runs and 51 RBIs in 62 games between the two teams. [6] After the season, he played for the Perth Heat of the Australian Baseball League . In 39 games Junior had an avg of .303 with 14 HRs and was an instant fan favourite. [7]

Caminero was assigned to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods at the start of the 2023 season. [8] He was promoted to the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits after slashing .356/.409/.685 with 11 home runs, 32 RBI, and 30 runs scored in 36 games played with the Hot Rods. [9] Caminero was selected to play in the 2023 All-Star Futures Game . [10] In 81 games for Montgomery, he hit .309/.373/.548 with 20 home runs and 62 RBI. On September 22, 2023, Caminero was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. [11] He made his MLB debut on September 23. [12] Caminero won the 2023 Southern League Most Valuable Player Award and Top MLB Prospect Award for his performance with Montgomery. [13]

Caminero was optioned to the Triple?A Durham Bulls to begin the 2024 season. [14]

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Stotsky, Tyler (July 2, 2019). "SS Prastano Leads Cleveland's International Signings" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  2. ^ "2020 Minor League Baseball season cancelled" . mlb.com . Retrieved December 24, 2023 .
  3. ^ Hoynes, Paul (November 20, 2021). "Makeover madness: What sweeping roster changes mean for Cleveland Guardians" . Cleveland.com . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  4. ^ "Guardians' Tobias Myers: Dealt to Cleveland" . CBS Sports . RotoWire . November 19, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  5. ^ "Rays' Junior Caminero: Showing skills in rookie ball" . CBS Sports . RotoWire . August 2, 2022 . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  6. ^ "Rays' Junior Caminero Makes Strong First Impression" . Baseball America . November 8, 2022 . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  7. ^ "Perth Heat's Tampa Bay Rays import Junior Caminero determined to end time in Australia with Claxton Shield win" . The West Australian . February 1, 2023 . Retrieved February 1, 2023 .
  8. ^ "Hot Rods' Caminero named SAL Player of Month" . The Daily News . May 4, 2023 . Retrieved June 28, 2023 .
  9. ^ "Rays' Junior Caminero: Promoted to Double-A" . CBS Sports . RotoWire . May 28, 2023 . Retrieved June 28, 2023 .
  10. ^ "Yandy Diaz, Randy Arozarena positioned well in early voting for All-Star start" . Tampa Bay Times . June 27, 2023 . Retrieved June 28, 2023 .
  11. ^ "Junior Caminero debut: Rays promote top infield prospect to majors amid battle for AL East title" . cbssports.com . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
  12. ^ "Rays' Junior Caminero: Debuting as designated hitter" . CBSSports.com . September 23, 2023 . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
  13. ^ Trezza, Joe. "The 2023 Double-A All-Stars and Award Winners" . Minor League Baseball . Archived from the original on September 26, 2023 . Retrieved September 26, 2023 .
  14. ^ "Rays' Junior Caminero: Sent down to minor-league camp" . cbssports.com . Retrieved March 12, 2024 .

External links [ edit ]

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