Overview
- The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 on Monday to clinch the American League pennant after Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning.
- Statcast timed Caminero’s trot at about 38.66 seconds, a figure reported as the second‑slowest uninterrupted home‑run trot in the Statcast era and the longest of this postseason.
- The homer was Caminero’s first career postseason home run and the first home run Cade Smith has ever allowed on his splitter in the majors.
- Guardians closer Cade Smith responded with a restrained comment that he does not like that style of celebration but also accepted responsibility for giving up the homer.
- Coverage has focused on sharply divided reactions from fans and media, with supporters saying expressive celebrations draw interest and critics arguing they violate baseball’s traditional unwritten rules, a dispute that could shape league messaging and player behavior in the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers.