Tampa Bay slugger Junior Caminero became the youngest player in major league history since at least 1900 to hit a home run in six straight games, after delivering a two-run shot in the first inning at Kansas City on Wednesday night.

Caminero, 22 years, 361 days old, went deep on the first pitch he faced, a sinker, from Royals right-hander Seth Lugo just three batters into the contest. A first-time All-Star in 2025, third baseman Caminero has hit nine of his 24 home runs in the last eight games.

Ken Griffey Jr. was 23 years and 246 days old when he homered in his sixth consecutive game on July 25, 1993. Griffey went on to homer in eight straight games, tying the MLB mark belonging to Dale Long (1956) and Don Mattingly (1987).

Willie Mays and Nolan Arenado homered in six straight when they were each age 24. Carlos Pena had set the Tampa Bay franchise record of six in a row from June 6-12, 2010, and now shares it with Caminero.

Lugo also gave up the first two homers in Caminero’s streak at Tropicana Field last Thursday when the native of the Dominican Republic posted his first career three-homer game.

Caminero, who turns 24 on Sunday, entered the day with 75 career home runs in 286 regular-season games, a .269 batting average, .518 slugging percentage and .330 on-base percentage.

–Field Level Media

Shortly after the WTA and the Saudi Tennis Federation “mutually agreed” to end their three-year deal to hold the WTA Finals in Riyadh, the WTA announced on Wednesday that the 2026 WTA Finals would be held in Indian Wells, Calif.

The deal would have continued this year, but now the WTA Finals will take place at the site of the BNP Paribas Open, which is held annually in early March.

“From its world-class facilities and passionate fan base to its proven ability to deliver premier tennis events, the venue offers everything needed to showcase the very best of women’s tennis,” WTA chair Valerie Camillo said in a statement. “We are excited to bring the WTA Finals to Southern California and continue building one of the premier championships in global sport.”

Per Front Office Sports, the WTA’s deal with Indian Wells is only for one year.

Charlotte is the favorite to host the WTA Finals next year, although there is no deal in place.

The WTA was not expected to keep the finals in Saudi Arabia, as the event has struggled to draw fans and keep them engaged in the matches.

According to the site Bounces, the WTA ended the Saudi Arabia deal early due to “turmoil and uncertainty around war and geopolitical tension in the Middle East.”

This past spring after the Dubai Tennis Championships, former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev and several other players and tournament staff members were stuck in the Middle East because of the war between the U.S. and Iran.

The war also caused the cancellation of two Formula One races.

This year’s WTA Finals will be held Nov. 8-15 and feature the eight top-ranked singles and doubles pairs.

The WTA Finals are typically the most lucrative for players, as last year’s singles winner, Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan, earned a record $5.2 million.

–Field Level Media

Ozzie Albies hit a home run and Atlanta pitchers retired the final 20 batters as the Braves took a 5-1 win over the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

The win ended Atlanta’s three-game losing streak and evened the three-game series at one game apiece.

Albies went 2-for-4, scored two runs and had two RBIs. The slumping Atlanta offense showed more life by going 3-for-7 with runners in scoring position.

The Braves got a much-needed lift from starting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez (4-1), who was able to throw five innings and allowed one run on two hits, both coming in the first inning, and one walk. He struck out six in his second start since returning to the rotation.

The Atlanta bullpen closed the game with four perfect innings. Dylan Dodd, Didier Fuentes, Dylan Lee and Raisel Iglesias each pitched one inning.

St. Louis starter Michael McGreevy (3-7) delivered a quality start, pitching six innings and allowing two runs on three hits and one walk with three strikeouts.

The Cardinals scored in the first inning when Ivan Herrera hit a ground-rule double with one out and scored on Jordan Walker’s two-out RBI single to right field.

Atlanta got the run back in the bottom of the inning. Drake Baldwin led off with a hit and scored on Albies’ double to right. Albies was thrown out at third trying to pick up an extra base.

The Braves took a 2-1 lead in the third when Albies hit a solo homer, his 13th, into the stands in right-center.

Atlanta left fielder Mauricio Dubon took a possible homer away from Jose Fermin in the eighth, hauling in a long fly at the base of the fence.

The Braves put the game away by scoring three runs in the ninth. Michael Harris II had an RBI single, Dubon delivered a run-scoring squeeze bunt and Austin Riley ended an 0-for-17 skid with an RBI single. There could have been more damage, but Harris was thrown out at the plate by right fielder Walker after Dominic Smith singled.

–Field Level Media