SportsJunior Caminero becomes first Rays player with multiple 40-homer seasons
MLB says the 23-year-old’s 40th homer was a walk-off that helped Tampa Bay clinch the first postseason spot of 2026.
TLDR
MLB said on September 24 that Junior Caminero’s walk-off 40th home run helped the Rays clinch the first postseason spot of 2026 and made him the franchise’s first player with multiple 40-homer seasons. The league also noted that the 23-year-old, a two-time All-Star from the Dominican Republic, became the youngest player since 1900 to homer in six consecutive games earlier in the season.
Junior Caminero becomes first Rays player with multiple 40-homer seasons
MLB says the 23-year-old’s 40th homer was a walk-off that helped Tampa Bay clinch the first postseason spot of 2026.
TLDR
MLB said on September 24 that Junior Caminero’s walk-off 40th home run helped the Rays clinch the first postseason spot of 2026 and made him the franchise’s first player with multiple 40-homer seasons. The league also noted that the 23-year-old, a two-time All-Star from the Dominican Republic, became the youngest player since 1900 to homer in six consecutive games earlier in the season.
