Junior Caminero exits game after HBP
Update on Junior Caminero
Caminero tells ESPN's Enrique Rojas, "I'm good," as he's walking through the tunnels of Citizens Bank Park after being hit by a pitch.
Junior Caminero exits game after HBP
The game took a scary turn in the third inning when Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien hit Rays third baseman Junior Caminero on the left hand with a 97.6-mph sinker. Caminero writhed on the ground in pain as a pall cast over Citizens Bank Park. A trainer tended to him before he got up and jogged off the field, straight into the American League's clubhouse. Caminero, 23, is one of the sport's brightest young stars. After belting 45 home runs in his age-21 season last year, Caminero is batting .279 with 28 home runs and a .927 OPS in 94 games for the first-place Rays this season. Now the Rays are holding their breath, hoping they won't be without their superstar -- who is reportedly headed to get X-rays at Citizens Bank Park -- for an extended period. -- Jorge Castillo
