From Newsweek · Ben Watanabe · · 1m 10s
Junior Caminero's walk-off trot sets MLB record
The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman took 40.65 seconds to round the bases after a walk-off homer, the slowest home run trot ever tracked.
In brief
The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman took 40.65 seconds to round the bases after a walk-off homer, the slowest home run trot ever tracked. Junior Caminero deliberately celebrated his walk-off home run with an intentionally slow home run trot that set an MLB record at 40.65 seconds. Originally reported by Newsweek.
Slowest home run trot ever
Junior Caminero took 40.65 seconds to round the bases after his walk-off homer for the Rays on Tuesday, the longest tracked in the Statcast era.
“If his trip to home plate felt interminable, it's because it was literally the slowest on record.”
Rays beat Athletics in walk-off
Caminero's blast off a 100.4 mph fastball from Elvis Alvarado gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over Oakland at Tropicana Field on Tuesday night.
Caminero told teammates to wait
The 23-year-old intentionally delayed his trot, telling his teammates, "Wait for me, my guys. Let me have a little bit of time right here."
“Wait for me, my guys. Let me have a little bit of time right here.”
Two walk-offs in five days
Before Tuesday, Caminero had zero career walk-off hits. He now has two in five days after also hitting a game-winner against Houston on Friday.
Rays clinch playoff berth
The victory moves Tampa Bay closer to locking up the AL East title and officially secures their playoff spot for the season.
The essence
Junior Caminero deliberately celebrated his walk-off home run with an intentionally slow home run trot that set an MLB record at 40.65 seconds.
