Have MLB home run celebrations gone too far? Junior Caminero's long run around the bases sparks debate

Major League Baseball is viewed as one of the more traditional sports, along with golf, where an expected standard developed over 150 years of history.

But things change over time, and in recent years, there's been a concerted effort to allow players to show more personality, be more demonstrative, and celebrate their success .

Some pitchers now demonstrably react after striking out opposing hitters, to varying degrees.

Mets reliever Jefry Yan being the most prominent example.

Many hitters are now more willing to wear their emotions on their sleeve, in moments big and small.

How you feel about this can relate to your age, the generation you grew up watching, or willingness to change with the times.

But there are celebrations, and then there are celebrations .

Monday night, in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians, we had the latter.

RAYS PUNCH THEIR TICKET TO THE WORLD SERIES, TAKING DOWN GUARDIANS IN GAME 6 TO SET UP SERIES WITH BREWERS Needing a win to get to the World Series, the Rays were up 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning, facing Cleveland's best reliever, Cade Smith.

Caminero came up with a runner at first and nobody out, crushing a line drive to left that hit the foul pole for a two-run homer.

A huge moment for the 23-year-old second-year player that put his team one step closer to a championship.

And Caminero enjoyed it.

Really, really enjoyed it.

At nearly 39 seconds, it was the second-slowest home run trot in the Statcast tracking era, per MLB.com's Sarah Lang.