{
  "id": 7802093,
  "title": "Junior Caminero's Glacial Home Run Trot Was Literally Record-Setting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/junior-camineros-glacial-home-run-trot-was-literally-record-setting",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-16T14:23:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/sports/mlb/junior-camineros-glacial-home-run-trot-was-literally-record-setting-12449282"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Junior Caminero's lengthy walk around the bases after hitting a walk-off home run was a record-setting event on Tuesday night. The Tampa Bay Rays third baseman took an unusually long time to complete his victory lap after slugging a game-winning shot to defeat the Athletics 2-1 at Tropicana Field. Caminero began his celebration along the foul line with his teammates and only reached first base before beginning his slow trek around the bases. The slowest walk to home plate was verified by MLB.com's Sarah Langs to be 40.65 seconds, the longest time recorded in the Statcast era. Caminero informed his teammates, \"Wait for me, my guys, let me have a little bit of time right here,\" as he thanked them for waiting for his lengthy celebration. This was Caminero's first career walk-off hit before Friday, and now he has two in five days, following a game-winning blast against the Houston Astros on Friday. The Rays are now playoff-bound and close to securing the AL East title.",
  "summary": "Junior Caminero took his sweet time celebrating his walk-off home run for the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}