After hitting his first Triple-A house run earlier within the recreation, Rays prime prospect Junior Caminero was compelled to make an early exit from Sunday afternoon’s contest towards the Norfolk Tides. He injured his left quad whereas operating to first. In line with Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Instances, Caminero “limped the previous few steps to first base and finally wanted to be helped off the sphere.”
Caminero is about for additional analysis tomorrow. The severity of his damage is just not but clear, however it’s worrisome that he was unable to stroll off the sphere with out help. The 20-year-old infielder is a consensus top-10 prospect within the recreation. Whereas he did not earn a spot on Tampa Bay’s Opening Day roster, he was a possible candidate to earn a call-up mid-season after gaining some expertise at Triple-A. The extent of his damage will certainly play a job in how quickly he could make an affect on the huge league stage.
The Rays are already low on infield depth early within the season. Shortstop Taylor Partitions is at present out recovering from offseason hip surgical procedure, whereas first/second/third baseman Jonathan Aranda broke a finger throughout spring coaching. As well as, utility participant Amed Rosario made his first two begins in proper area with outfielders Josh Lowe and Jonny DeLuca on the IL.
Extra information from round MLB’s East divisions…
- The Nationals bought some excellent news on Saturday, studying that third baseman Nick Senzel won’t want surgical procedure to restore his damaged thumb (per Mark Zuckerman of MASN). That ought to imply he’ll return to play considerably earlier than he in any other case would. Senzel, 28, is not the highest prospect he as soon as was, however the Nationals had been relying on him to maintain third base heat this season on a one-year deal. Trey Lipscomb, 23, has accomplished good work protecting the new nook over the previous two days – he hit his first huge league dwelling run this afternoon – however presumably, the Nationals would somewhat the teen get just a little extra seasoning in Triple-A. He was supposed to start out there this season earlier than Senzel’s damage rushed him to the present.
- Mets right-hander Tylor Megill left his begin early on Sunday, pitching simply 4 innings towards the Brewers. After the sport, bench coach John Gibbons instructed reporters (together with Joel Sherman of the New York Put up) that Megill’s shoulder felt tender and he would want an MRI. Shoulder ache is especially troubling for Megill, who spent three months on the IL in 2022 with a shoulder pressure. Thus, the Mets will hope the MRI doesn’t reveal any severe injury. New York is already skinny on beginning pitching: Kodai Senga is nursing a shoulder damage of his personal, whereas David Peterson can be out till late Might after offseason hip surgical procedure. Lastly, Max Kranick, whom the Mets picked up as further beginning depth this winter, is on the IL with a hamstring pressure.