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Junior Caminero dons dad-portrait cleats on Father’s Day

6/22/2026

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Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, wore cleats featuring his and his daughter Valentina’s portrait during the Sunday game against the Washington Nationals on Father’s Day.
He recalled hitting a three-run homer on Father’s Day last season while his father Juan watched.
Through an interpreter, he said the moment felt very good.
He said becoming a father, after Valentina’s November birth, is the best experience of his life.

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Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays third baseman, wore cleats featuring his and his daughter Valentina’s portrait during the Sunday game against the Washington Nationals on Father’s Day.
He recalled hitting a three-run homer on Father’s Day last season while his father Juan watched.
Through an interpreter, he said the moment felt very good.
He said becoming a father, after Valentina’s November birth, is the best experience of his life.