DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Tampa Rays’ Junior Caminero has become only the second player in franchise history to reach the milestone and the first Dominican to hit 40 home runs this season, El Dia reports.

When Junior Caminero arrived at spring training, he set an ambitious goal: to hit 30 home runs in his first full professional season. What he likely didn’t imagine was that he would end up making history with a campaign that places him among the greatest young hitters of all time.

The Dominican slugger hit his 40th home run Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field, becoming just the second player in Tampa Bay Rays history to reach the mark. But his historic night wasn’t over. A two-run double in the seventh inning not only broke a tie against the Mariners but also gave him 100 runs batted in for the season.

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