Rays' Junior Caminero leaves All-Star Game after being hit by pitch

[p]National League pitcher [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/obrien-riley/bBq0r887/"]Riley O'Brien[/a] ran a sinker inside that caught [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/caminero-junior/lfKA0tS0/"]Caminero[/a] on the hands, immediately sending him down in pain before he got up and ran off to the clubhouse. [/p][p]Caminero grounded out in his first at-bat and was replaced by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chicago-white-sox/SW9D1eZo/"]Chicago White Sox[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vargas-miguel/KWk2Y3Hq/"]Miguel Vargas[/a], who made his first All-Star appearance.[/p][p][b][i]*Update: X-rays came back negative after Caminero was immediately screened in the ballpark.[/i][/b][/p][embed guid="f8263109-ea89-43a0-96be-37ce5319b9cf" url="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2077200478870388935?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]This is the second straight season that Caminero has made the AL All-Star Roster. He currently boasts 28 home runs and 59 RBI with a .279 batting average and .927 OPS. [/p][p]The Dominican native belted 45 home runs with 110 RBI in 2025, then went on to be a big component of the DR's run during the World Baseball Classic earlier this year, hitting a whopping .350 BA with three home runs and seven RBI. [/p]