Rays star Junior Caminero takes foul tip to the face in bruising scene

Tampa Bay Rays 3rd baseman Junior Caminero was forced to exit Tuesday’s crippled against the Cleveland Guardians aft a foul extremity struck him successful the face.

Caminero was making his archetypal at-bat successful the crippled erstwhile helium fouled a transportation from Guardians pitcher Tanner Bibee disconnected the plate. The shot bounced disconnected the sheet and deed him successful the close jaw. He instantly fell to the ground.

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Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero is checked retired aft being deed by a foul extremity successful the archetypal inning against the Cleveland Guardians successful Cleveland connected April 28, 2026. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

Tampa Bay’s trainer came retired of the dugout to thin to Caminero, who was down for a mates of minutes. He was examined for a fewer moments earlier helium finished the at-bat. He yet grounded retired to Bibee and was replaced by Ben Williamson.

Rays manager Kevin Cash said Caminero was doing "OK" aft the game.

"He's successful truly bully spirits and I would expect him to beryllium successful the lineup tomorrow," Cash said, via MLB.com. "That shot truly came disconnected the sheet hard and I'm conscionable gladsome that he's successful a beauteous bully spot close now."

Tampa Bay Rays' Junior Caminero celebrates his solo location tally disconnected Cincinnati Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson during the 3rd inning of a shot crippled successful St. Petersburg, Fla., connected April 22, 2026. (Chris O'Meara/AP)

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Tampa Bay won the game, 1-0.

Caminero has been among the agleam spots successful the Rays’ lineup truthful acold this season. The one-time All-Star is hitting .257 with 8 location runs successful 29 games.

Tampa Bay Rays' Jonathan Aranda is congratulated by Junior Caminero aft hitting a location tally successful the eighth inning against the Cleveland Guardians successful Cleveland connected April 27, 2026. (Sue Ogrocki/AP)

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He is coming disconnected a play successful which helium deed 45 location runs, drove successful 110 runs and deed .264.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.