What happened to Junior Caminero? Bizarre foul ball off his own face injures Rays superstar

Sep 26, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero (13) runs the bases on his solo home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the second inning at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images

Junior Caminero found his way to an injury you've never seen before.

The Tampa Bay Rays superstar hit a foul ball on Tuesday night down off the dirt that bounced right up and hit him in the right side of his face.

He went down in pain.

It appeared to have hit his jaw and avoided his eye or his earring.

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What happened to Junior Caminero?

Caminero got incredibly unlucky on the way his foul ball deflected back up off his face.

Here's what happened:

This is how Caminero felt afterward:

Caminero got checked out by the athletic trainer and manager Kevin Cash for a few minutes.

He's clearly going to be feeling this one for a while.

The good news is he stayed in the game. He grounded out and hardly ran down the line.

His night may not last the whole way.

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