{"id":480164,"date":"2025-08-26T21:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/caminero-one-home-run-away-from-joining-the-club-of-dominicans-with-40-in-a-season\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:56:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T01:56:23","slug":"caminero-one-home-run-away-from-joining-the-club-of-dominicans-with-40-in-a-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/caminero-one-home-run-away-from-joining-the-club-of-dominicans-with-40-in-a-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Caminero, one home run away from joining the club of Dominicans with 40+ in a season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n<strong>United States.<\/strong> \u2013 The young Dominican player <strong>Junior Caminero<\/strong> is just one home run away from entering an exclusive group in the history of Major League Baseball: Dominicans who have hit <strong>40 or more home runs in a season<\/strong>.\n\n<strong>You may be interested in<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/edwin-encarnacion-sera-exaltado-al-pabellon-de-la-fama-del-deporte-dominicano\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">:<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/edwin-encarnacion-sera-exaltado-al-pabellon-de-la-fama-del-deporte-dominicano\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edwin Encarnaci\u00f3n will be inducted into the Dominican Sports Hall of Fame<\/a>\n\nWith 39 home runs in the current campaign, the third baseman of the <strong>Tampa Bay Rays<\/strong> could become the <strong>19th Dominican<\/strong> to reach this mark, a feat achieved 50 times by Dominican players since 1987.\n\nThe pioneer was <strong>George Bell<\/strong>, who in 1987 hit 47 home runs with the Toronto Blue Jays, the year in which he also won the <strong>Most Valuable Player (MVP)<\/strong> award of the American League, being the first Dominican to achieve this award.\n\nAmong the most prominent names are <strong>Alex Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, absolute leader with eight seasons of 40+ home runs; <strong>Sammy Sosa<\/strong> and <strong>Albert Pujols<\/strong>, with seven each; and <strong>Manny Ram\u00edrez<\/strong>, with five. They are followed by <strong>Nelson Cruz (4)<\/strong>, <strong>David Ortiz (3)<\/strong>, <strong>Jos\u00e9 Bautista (3)<\/strong>, <strong>Edwin Encarnaci\u00f3n (2)<\/strong> and <strong>Vladimir Guerrero (2)<\/strong>. Others who have reached the figure on one occasion are George Bell, Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Pe\u00f1a, Tony Batista, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Marcell Ozuna and Juan Soto.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dominicans with 40+ HR Seasons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Alex Rodr\u00edguez: 8<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sammy Sosa: 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Albert Pujols: 7<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manny Ram\u00edrez: 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nelson Cruz: 4<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Ortiz: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Bautista: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Edwin Encarnaci\u00f3n: 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vladimir Guerrero: 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Others (1 time each): George Bell, Adri\u00e1n Beltr\u00e9, Alfonso Soriano, Carlos Pe\u00f1a, Tony Batista, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Fernando Tatis Jr., Marcell Ozuna and Juan Soto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Some outstanding records<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sammy Sosa: 66 HR (1998), 64 HR (2001), and 63 HR (1999).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alex Rodr\u00edguez: 57 HR (2002) and 54 HR (2007).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>David Ortiz: 54 HR (2006).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jos\u00e9 Bautista: 54 HR (2010).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: 48 HR (2021).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juan Soto: 41 HR (2024).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marcell Ozuna: 40 HR (2023).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States. \u2013 The young Dominican player Junior Caminero is just one home run away from entering an exclusive group in the history of Major League Baseball: Dominicans who have hit 40 or more home runs in a season. 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