Camarena did his deed in the 4th inning, with the Padres routing by an 8-2 margin. Camarena is the second gamer in Padres franchise history to hit a grand slam as a pitcher, according to the research study done by Sarah Langs of MLB.com. (Corkin made 157 appearances in total for the Padres, including 44 starts over 6 seasons.).

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Camarena had formerly made his big-league launching in mid-June, throwing 2 2/3 innings versus the Cincinnati Reds. Camarena did take an at-bat as part of that video game, striking out versus Reds right-hander Vladimir Gutiérrez.Camarena signed up with the Padres in February 2020 as a minor-league free representative. Per Google, Cathedral Catholic is less than a 30-minute drive to Petco Park, making Camarena a hometown product, in a sense.

Because being drafted by the Yankees, Camarena had actually bounced around the league, spending quality time on the farms of the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, and Minnesota Twins.