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Rays star Junior Caminero crushes another home run, putting him in company not seen since 1900
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The Tampa Bay Rays continued their strong season Wednesday as Junior Caminero delivered another home run in a 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium.
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Caminero connected off Royals starter Seth Lugo , extending his home run streak to six games. The blast also gave the young slugger nine homers in his last eight games, a remarkable stretch that has powered Tampa Bay 's offense and strengthened his case as one of baseball's most dangerous young hitters.
The run now carries historic weight, and MLB's Sarah Langs later put Caminero's surge into perspective on X, formerly Twitter. The 22-year-old star also matched the Rays franchise record by homering in six straight games and became the youngest player in modern MLB history to reach that mark, surpassing Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
"Junior Caminero has 9 homers in his last 8 gamesThat's the most home runs in a 8 game span at age 22 or younger since at least 1900"
It also gave Tampa Bay another timely jolt on a night when the pitching staff kept the Royals quiet and protected every lead while the offense kept building pressure.
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The homer capped another complete night for Tampa Bay, which shut out the Royals to win its seventh straight game and improve to 50-33 atop the American League East. Caminero's latest swing gave the Rays another lead-padding moment while extending a stretch that already feels larger than a normal hot streak.
For the Rays, the timing is ideal. The Dominican slugger has moved from promising young bat to central force, giving the club a middle-order threat capable of changing any game with one swing. His recent surge has added another dimension to a first-place lineup, and if he can keep this pace, his current run will stand as one of the defining power bursts of the 2026 MLB season.
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