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Tom Dierberger

Rays Prospect Junior Caminero Overcome With Emotion Playing vs. His Hero Manny Machado

Junior Caminero got choked up talking about what playing against Manny Machadeo means to him. | Bally Sports Sun

Junior Caminero will remember the Tampa Bay Rays' matchup against the San Diego Padres on Friday night for a long, long time.

Caminero, the No. 1-ranked prospect in all of baseball, took the field against his childhood hero Manny Machado for the first time at Tropicana Field. Bally Sports Sun's Tricia Whitaker caught up with the 21-year-old phenom before the game to chat about the moment—and Caminero's eyes welled up in tears.

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