The Tampa Bay Rays infielder is absolutely crushing it in winter ball

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After an up-and-down season in the big leagues in 2024, Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero is putting together a stellar season in the Dominican Winter League.

According to the @MLB account at “X:”

Junior Caminero is taking LIDOM and providing some electric home run parties

Through 15 LIDOM Round Robin postseason games, the former no. 1 overall prospect batted .448 with a 1.285 OPS, 12 extra-base hits and 14 RBI.

Caminero, the former no. 1 prospect in the sport, played 43 games for the Rays in 2024, and posted a 0.7 WAR. He hit .248 with six homers and 18 RBI. He figures to play a more prominent role in 2025, especially as Wander Franco’s legal situation continues to prevent him from playing in Major League Baseball.

After making his debut in 2023, Caminero has played in 50 games for the Rays. He is joined by Jonathan Aranda, Oslevis Basabe, Jose Caballero, Yandy Diaz, Brandon Lowe, Curtis Mead, Christopher Morel, Richie Palacios and Taylor Walls as infielders on the 40-man roster.

The Rays are coming off a season in which they went 80-82, finished fourth in the Eastern Conference and missed the playoffs.

Although they will play the 2025 season at Steinbrenner Field, the Rays should continue to be competitive. They will get ace pitcher Shane McClanahan back from injury, bolstering the rotation. They should also get a full year from Drew Rasmussen and Shane Baz, who are back and healthy from their own injury issues.

Spring training begins in three weeks.

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