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Tampa Bay Rays’ Junior Caminero hits a home run during the fourth inning against the Chicago White Sox, Friday, July 31, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken) Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Few things stop people in their tracks like the sight of Junior Caminero taking batting practice. Seeing the Rays’ third baseman step into the batter’s box during a game can also grab one’s attention. If anyone needed a reminder as to why, all they had to do was see the rocket he launched off Erick Fedde of the White Sox on Friday night. The estimated distance of “Cami’s” fourth-inning solo shot to the left of center was pegged at 453 feet, the second longest in an 82-homer career through Saturday. There is no telling how far the ball might have sailed as it clanged off the D-ring hanging from the roof of Tropicana Field and 59 feet above the playing surface. The blast was Caminero’s 75th since the start of last season, which was his first full season in the big leagues. It was also his 30th home run of 2026, good for second in the American League. It also snapped a 12-game homer drought, which is his longest of the past two years and second longest of his career behind a 15-gamer in September 2024 that began a couple of weeks after he called up from Triple-A Durham. Reaching the 30-homer mark may not in and of itself raise eyebrows a year after Caminero hit 45. Consider, though, that there are two months and 50-plus games remaining on the schedule. Hence, it is easy to see how another 40-plus homer season could be in order. “Thirty is a good number at this point of the season,” he said, after becoming the second…