What happened to Junio Caminero? Why Rays superstar left All-Star Game after hit by pitch injury

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No one wants to see this.

Tampa Bay Rays superstar Junior Caminero had to exit the All-Star Game with an injury in the top of the third inning.

Miguel Vargas of the Chicago White Sox replaced him.

Rays fans will await news that they hope isn't too bad for Caminero.

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What happened to Junior Caminero?

Caminero was hit by a pitch that forced him to exit the game.

A fastball from Cardinals reliever Riley O'Brien ran up and in.

Caminero didn't get his hands out of the way quite in time. The ball seemed to clip multiple fingers on his left hand and bounce away.

He went to the ground and stayed down for a bit before hopping up and jogging straight down the dugout steps to the clubhouse.

Junior Caminero left the game after being hit by a pitch in the hand pic.twitter.com/gVuzV9XCbH

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Those fingers are obviously crucial, and broken fingers will make it tough to both play third base and hit.

The Rays will simply be hoping the ball didn't cause any fractures.