
Thanks to one more swing of the bat from Junior Caminero, the Tampa Bay Rays were able to pull out another win, this time over the visiting Athletics, on Tuesday night.
Coming up to the plate with the game tied at one in the bottom of the ninth inning, Caminero smacked an opposite-field home run to walk off with the 2-1 win.
The ball came close to going foul, but stayed on the fair side of the pole and awarded Caminero his second walk-off blast in his last four games. Caminero also walked off a victory on Friday, Sept. 11, to beat the Houston Astros and take the series opener of what would become a Rays sweep.
At just 23 years old and 72 days, Caminero's recent heroics made MLB history as well. He became the second-youngest player ever to hit two walk-off home runs in a four-game span, just behind Nick Kurtz (22 years old and 99 days).
Junior Caminero has 2 walk-off home runs in the last 4 games https://t.co/NpQJjxRGu5 pic.twitter.com/0Fmhtm0Ir2
— MLB (@MLB) September 16, 2026
Caminero now has 41 home runs, 96 RBI, 92 runs scored and a slash line of .279/.363/.535 through 574 at-bats in 150 games. He's now just five long balls and 15 RBI away from setting new career highs.
His big season has propelled the Rays to the top of the American League, as they sit at the top of the East at 91-59 and 3.5 games ahead of the New York Yankees. Already locked into a playoff spot, Caminero's power is helping Tampa Bay secure the American League East division title and an easier path to guiding the franchise to capturing another pennant.
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