If you're a fan of the Tampa Bay Rays, there's some real fear right now.
On Tuesday night, Rays superstar slugger Junior Caminero was forced to leave the All-Star Game early after being hit on the hand by a 98 miles per hour fastball in the third inning by St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O'Brien.
Junior Caminero exits the MLB All-Star Game after taking a 98 fastball from Riley O'Brien on the hand.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) July 15, 2026
"Everybody's worst nightmare in an exhibition is that anything like this happens." - Joe Davis on the Fox broadcast pic.twitter.com/6rCPVZaAYJ
Caminero came out of the contest and Matt Gelb of The Athletic reported that the slugger went get X-Rays at Citizens Bank Park with a Philadelphia Phillies doctor.
"Junior Caminero is headed to get X-rays at Citizens Bank Park with a Phillies doctor," Gelb wrote.
Junior Caminero is headed to get X-rays at Citizens Bank Park with a Phillies doctor.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) July 15, 2026
At this moment, we know that Caminero was forced to exit and that X-Rays were unsurprisingly necessary. Fortunately, Fox's Tom Verducci said on the broadcast that the X-Rays came back negative.
X-rays were negative for Junior Caminero, per Fox's Tom Verducci https://t.co/lillL1oYAb
— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) July 15, 2026
Still, a scary situation for the Rays, to say the least.