Junior Caminero, MLB's No. 6 Prospect, to Be Called Up by Rays Before 2023 Playoffs

The Tampa Bay Rays are calling up their top prospect.

Jeff Passan of ESPN reported that the team is calling up infielder Junior Caminero from the Double-A Montgomery Biscuits.

Caminero is listed as the team's No. 1 prospect and the No. 6 overall prospect in MLB, per MLB.com. He is hitting .324 with 31 home runs and 94 RBI across 117 games between Single-A and Double-A in 2023.

The 20-year-old signed with the Minnesota Twins as an international free agent before being traded to the Rays in 2021. He has a 6'1", 157-pound frame and was expected to be ready for the 2024 season.

Instead he will get his first taste of MLB action early as he looks to help the Rays gain better positioning in the postseason picture. They are 94-60 and are 1.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles in the AL East. They hold the top wild-card spot and join the Orioles as teams who have clinched a playoff spot.

They are currently set to host a wild-card series but are playing for more than that. The winner of the division will grab the No. 1 seed in the AL and a first-round bye, which would be a great opportunity to allow for some proper rest before a competitive ALDS.

Caminero could be a great reinforcement for the Rays, who have lost three of their last five games. The team has two series against the Toronto Blue Jays and two other games against the Boston Red Sox remaining on the schedule.