Rays slugger Caminero added to HR Derby lineup

Tampa Bay Rays slugger Junior Caminero, who leads each American League 3rd basemen successful location runs, said Wednesday that helium volition instrumentality portion successful the Home Run Derby connected Monday successful Atlanta.

"I'm going to enactment connected a show. I'm going to effort to enactment connected a amusement conscionable to springiness the fans the accidental to get to cognize me, spot my power," Caminero said earlier Wednesday's crippled against the Detroit Tigers. "Just being determination with each those different All-Stars, it's going to beryllium thing precise special."

The 22-year-old Caminero followed that up by hitting his 22nd location tally of the play successful the seventh inning of Wednesday's game. He is batting .254 with 58 RBIs successful 87 games this season.

He becomes the sixth contestant for the Home Run Derby, joining Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves, Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners, James Wood of the Washington Nationals, Byron Buxton of the Minnesota Twins and Oneil Cruz of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

MLB inactive has to sanction 2 much contestants to capable retired the tract of 8 sluggers.

Caminero was chosen arsenic a replacement for the All-Star Game earlier this week arsenic a substitute for Boston Red Sox's injured Alex Bregman. He becomes the 4th Tampa Bay subordinate to vie successful the Home Run Derby, joining Evan Longoria (2008), Carlos Pena (2009) and Randy Arozarena (2023).

Field Level Media contributed to this report.