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PHILADELPHIA – Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero was struck on the left hand by a pitch from St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien in the top of the third inning and was immediately removed from the 96th All-Star Game.
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X-rays were negative.
O’Brien’s 97.6 mph sinker came on the second pitch of the at-bat and hit Caminero on the outside of his left hand. He immediately sprawled on the ground, stayed down for a minute and then bounced up and jogged into the American League dugout.
He was replaced by pinch runner Miguel Vargas.
Caminero, 23, is making his second consecutive All-Star appearance and hit 28 home runs before the All-Star break. O’Brien saved 24 first-half games for St. Louis.
This story has been updated with new information.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Junior Caminero injury update: Rays slugger exits MLB All-Star Game after being hit by pitch
