Overview
- Junior Caminero becomes the sixth slugger added to the Home Run Derby lineup for the MLB All-Star event in Atlanta
- Caminero was tapped as Alex Bregman’s injury replacement and is slated to start at third base for the American League All-Star team
- He enters the midsummer showcase with 22 home runs, a .255 batting average and 58 RBIs through 87 games
- At 22 and in his first full Major League season, he leads all American League third basemen in home runs
- MLB will name two more participants to complete the eight-man Derby field alongside Ronald Acuña Jr., Cal Raleigh, James Wood, Byron Buxton and Oneil Cruz