Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (back) remains absent from the starting nine for Friday's game against the division-rival Boston Red Sox. Tristan Gray will start at the hot corner and will hit sixth against Red Sox left-hander Garrett Crochet. Caminero will miss a second straight game after he was pulled from Wednesday's game with mid-back tightness. The 22-year-old was able to take swings in the batting cages on Friday, so he could return to action as early as Saturday. Fantasy managers will want to check back then to see if he's active. The 22-year-old Dominican has had a true breakout season in 2025 in his first full year in the majors, slashing .259/.302/.537 with an .839 OPS, 44 home runs, 108 RBI, 89 runs scored, and seven steals in 146 games. Gray has played in only 24 games with Tampa this year and has three homers and eight RBI. Avoid him as a DFS sleeper against Crochet.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (back) is out of the lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday. Tristan Gray will fill in at the hot corner and hit sixth versus right-hander Chris Bassitt. Caminero is considered day-to-day after exiting the Rays' win over the Jays on Wednesday with mid-back tightness. He could return when Tampa Bay opens a series against the Boston Red Sox on Friday. With 44 home runs in 2025, Caminero is just two away from tying Carlos Pena's franchise record of 46. Along with his gaudy HR total, the 22-year-old has slashed .259/.302/.537 with 108 RBI, 89 runs scored, and seven stolen bases in 620 plate appearances.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (back) left the team's game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday with mid-back tightness and is considered day-to-day, according to Ryan Bass of FanDuel Sports Network Florida. The Rays subbed outfielder Jake Mangum in for Caminero and reshuffled their defensive alignment in the seventh inning. Caminero ended his night 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts, though the 22-year-old has been on fire in September. He entered the game slashing .311/.354/.566 with five homers, 14 RBI, and nine runs scored this month. During a breakout campaign, Caminero has put together a .259/.302/.537 line with 44 homers, 108 RBI, 89 runs scored, and seven stolen bases over 620 plate appearances. Fantasy managers should check back on Thursday to see if Caminero is in the lineup for the Rays' series finale against the Jays.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero crushed his 34th homer of the season on Wednesday night to help power the Rays to an 8-2 win that also gave them the series victory over the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Caminero's two-run blast in the ninth came off reliever Elvis Alvarado and gives Caminero six homers in his last seven games with a .414 batting average and .621 wOBA in that short span. Since the All-Star break, the 22-year-old rookie is hitting .296 with a .409 wOBA and 11 homers in 25 games. He's quickly established himself as one of the best young sluggers in baseball, and Caminero looks lined up to be a top fantasy producer for years to come.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero is not in Sunday's lineup when the Rays conclude a series against the Baltimore Orioles. Caminero has started in each of the past seven games. During this stretch, the former top prospect has posted a .233/.258/.567 slash line with one double and three long balls. Since June 1, the third baseman has been one of the best power hitters in the game, posting a .511 SLG and a .841 OPS. Fantasy managers should expect Caminero to return to the starting nine on Monday when they open a series against the Athletics. This afternoon, the Rays will give Curtis Mead the starting nod at the hot corner. He will bat in the six-hole. The Rays are a top stack to target in DFS facing Baltimore right-hander Dean Kremer, who holds a 4.60 ERA.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero smacked his 19th home run of the season in a 9-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Caminero hit a 379-foot solo shot off right-hander Casey Mize and also singled during a 2-for-4 afternoon. The 21-year-old has homered in back-to-back games and has now gone deep six times this month. Playing his first full season in the majors, Caminero has been a steady source of production all year. The former elite prospect ranks in the league's 100th percentile in bat speed and has slashed .265/.310/.523 with 50 RBI, 46 runs, and five stolen bases over 306 plate appearances.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero will take a seat on Friday evening when the Rays begin a series against the Detroit Tigers. The former top prospect has started in each of the past 26 contests. During this stretch, Caminero has posted a .317/.389/.683 slash line with 10 doubles, nine home runs, and 28 RBI. Over his last six games, Caminero has been one of the hottest hitters in the game, boasting a .445/.556/.773 slash line with a double and two home runs. This evening, Curtis Mead will cover the hot corner and is slated to bat in the five-hole. Fantasy managers should expect Caminero to return to the starting lineup on Saturday. This evening, the Rays are a viable target in DFS facing Detroit right-hander Jack Flaherty, who enters this game with a 4.03 ERA.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero went 4-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 12-8 win against the visiting Baltimore Orioles. He added two runs scored and struck out. Baltimore jumped on the Rays early, notching eight runs in the second inning. However, Caminero and his teammates would chip away at and eventually take the lead while clubbing a lone home run across the lineup. All four of the 21-year-old's hits were singles, marking his second four-hit game since May 31. After closing out last month with a homer binge, he's heating up again, collecting a hit in five straight outings and multi-hit efforts in his previous three. Caminero holds a robust 1.082 OPS through his last 25 appearances.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero had a big afternoon in a 9-0 win over the New York Mets on Sunday. Caminero went 1-for-3 with a homer, two walks, three runs, and three RBI to help power the Rays to the win. The young infielder launched a three-run homer in the ninth inning off Mets reliever Ryne Stanek to give the Rays their final runs of the game. Caminero is posting impressive numbers in his second big-league season, hitting .246 with 17 homers, 41 runs, 45 RBI, and five steals across 260 at-bats. He has worked his way into the conversation as an everyday starter in most fantasy leagues.

Tampa Bay Rays' young superstar Junior Caminero continues his hot streak at the plate, going 1-for-3 on Tuesday and smashing his 14th home run of the season. The home run came in the bottom of the eighth inning with the Rays in command 4-1. The home run extended the lead to 5-1, which was also the final score in the Rays' victory over the Texas Rangers. Caminero has been unstoppable at the plate in the last seven days, slashing .417/.462/1.167. During that stretch, he has hit five home runs and driven in 14 RBI. He has now seen his season slash line improve to .263/.294/.516. Caminero has been cementing himself as a top 10 third baseman from a fantasy perspective, and will look to keep it going Wednesday, as the Rays continue their series with the Rangers.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero has put together an incredible outing at the plate during their series against the Houston Astros. Caminero collected three hits, one homer, and knocked in six runs during the series opener. On Saturday, Caminero went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two home runs, and five RBI in the blowout victory. He smacked three homers and 11 RBI so far during this four-game series. Caminero was swinging the bat well before this series and needs to be rostered and started in basically all fantasy formats.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero went 3-for-6 with a home run and six RBI in Thursday's 13-3 win against the Houston Astros. The righty slugger added a single, a double, and two runs scored. Caminero's homer -- his eleventh of the year -- was a three-run blast, leaving the bat at 103.5 MPH off reliever Bryan King that gave Tampa Bay a five-run lead in the top of the seventh. However, that wasn't his hardest hit ball of the day. That came an inning later when he doubled in Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe (111.5 MPH). The 21-year-old has registered five multi-hit efforts in his last seven outings with three homers in the stretch -- and two in as many days. He has improved overall in 2025, but with five of his 11 doubles coming over the last six days, it appears he's beginning to heat up.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero hit a three-run home run in the first inning of Saturday's game against the Blue Jays, one of only three hits the team would collect on the day, but it would prove to be enough to win, with the Rays taking the matchup 3-1. Caminero was in a 4-for-31 (.129) funk over his last eight games heading into the weekend series, but is 3-for-6 against Toronto with a double and a home run, so perhaps he's about to go on a bit of a run here. His home run had an exit velocity of 104.8, however, his groundout in the sixth inning was the second-hardest hit ball in the game, registering at 111.3 off the bat. The 21-year-old is now hitting .239 with nine home runs, 23 RBI, 21 runs scored, and three stolen bases through 47 games, and will face off with Chris Bassitt on Sunday, whom he is 1-for-3 off of in his career.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero will take a seat on Wednesday when his team hosts the visiting Houston Astros. Teammate Curtis Mead is batting eighth and handling the hot corner against the Astros' Hunter Brown in his stead. It looks to be a regular day off for the 21-year-old, but it's the second time in five outings he'll ride the pine against a righty. Caminero has been in a bit of a cold spell in May, batting .180 (11-for-65) in the month with two home runs, two runs scored, and a 2:12 K:BB ratio. On the bright side, the righty slugger has been better statistically than he was over a similar sample size last season, aside from his average (.230). He isn't likely to be in danger of losing his spot in the lineup at this time.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero is not in Saturday's lineup when they continue a series against the Miami Marlins. Caminero has been in the starting nine in each of the past 10 games. Over this stretch, the former top prospect has posted a .243/.268/.405 slash line with two home runs and seven RBI. Instead, Jose Caballero will get the nod at the hot corner and is set to bat in the six-hole. Fantasy managers should expect Caminero to return to the lineup on Sunday. Through 42 games this season, Caminero has posted a .241/.272/.426 slash line with eight home runs and two stolen bases. He has generated an elite 50.8% hard-hit rate with a .460 xSLG, which suggests he should see positive regression. The Rays are a viable target in DFS facing Sandy Alcantara, who enters this game holding an 8.10 ERA.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero played the hero in his team's 11-9 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Caminero went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in the close win. The grand slam was a clutch one as it broke a 7-7 tie in the top of the ninth inning. The ball was demolished as Caminero hit it 419 feet with an exit velocity of 108.8 MPH. Caminero is putting together a strong start to the season, hitting .247 with eight homers, 19 runs, 20 RBI, and two steals across 150 at-bats. He should remain locked into fantasy lineups moving forward.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero, infielder/outfielder Christopher Morel and catcher Ben Rortvedt will all start on the bench for Sunday's series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers and right-hander Chad Patrick. Jose Caballero is starting at third and batting sixth, Travis Jankowski is in right field and batting seventh, and Danny Jansen is doing the catching and batting ninth. Caminero will take a seat despite holding a current five-game hitting streak in which he's gone 6-for-18 with a homer, three RBI, a steal and a run scored. The 21-year-old will be back in there for Tuesday's series opener against the division-rival Toronto Blue Jays. Morel will sit for the second straight day against a righty and may be in a platoon in Tampa's outfield after starting the year with a poor .223/.310/.369 slash line in 103 at-bats.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk, and two RBI in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. The home run was Caminero's seventh home run of the season, and it came in the first inning off Phillies left-hander Jesus Luzardo, who has been excellent so far in 2025. It has been an odd season for Caminero, as he slashes .298/.327/.564 at home, but .122/.159/.171 on the road. Perhaps it's just something fantasy managers will want to keep an eye on, as the Rays' interim home field in 2025, George M. Steinbrenner Field, has been a hitter-friendly environment thus far in 2025. Nonetheless, Caminero is slashing .244/.276/.444 on the season, and has flashed signs of his excellence; now he needs to put it together more consistently weekly. Next up for the Rays and Caminero is a three-game home series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

The Tampa Bay Rays are giving a handful of their regular starters a rest in Sunday's series finale against the division-rival New York Yankees in the Bronx, as third baseman Junior Caminero, utility man Jose Caballero, outfielder Christopher Morel and catcher Danny Jansen are out of the starting lineup. Curtis Mead is starting at third base and batting sixth, Taylor Walls is at shortstop and hitting ninth, Travis Jankowski is in left field and batting seventh, and Ben Rortvedt is doing the catching and hitting eighth against Yankees right-hander Will Warren. Caminero gets the day of rest after starting in each of the team's last 25 games. The 21-year-old prospect has gone just 1-for-16 in his last four starts and is hitting .240 on the season, so it's a good time for him to get a little breather. None of Tampa's replacements on Sunday are particularly intriguing from a DFS standpoint against Warren.

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero stayed hot in a 6-3 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday. Caminero went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in the loss. The 21-year-old infielder is off to a hot start this season, hitting .288 with five homers, 13 runs, and 11 RBI across 66 at-bats. Caminero is emerging as a quality fantasy hitter early in the season and should have a spot in most starting lineups moving forward as he appears to be in the early stages of a breakout season.