Raleigh, Home Run Derby and Seattle Mariners
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Cal Raleigh launches a grand slam to break the AL record for most home runs before the All-Star break and extend the Mariners' lead to 12-3 in the 9th
Try it free The only MLB player with more home runs than Aaron Judge this season was in the opposing lineup Tuesday night, and both prodigious sluggers went deep again in the Yankees’ 10-3 victory.
Leading MLB with 38 home runs, Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is in the midst of a historic first half, earning a spot in the Home Run Derby and a future role with Team USA. Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has had one of the most impressive first halves by a catcher in recent MLB history.
Cal Raleigh drives in five runs with a solo homer and grand slam, breaking the AL record for most home runs before the All-Star break
Raleigh is three homers away from matching Barry Bonds’ overall record of 39 homers before an All-Star break, which the former San Francisco Giants slugger set in 2001.
A kid shagging fly balls in the outfield at the 2025 Home Run Derby robbed Junior Caminero, so Big Dumper had jokes.
Raleigh will become the second-ever player to switch hit in the Derby ( Adley Rutschman in 2023, lost 2nd round), plus no catcher has ever won the derby. This is year 39 of the event, so odds are against Raleigh despite him being the favorite.
Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz hit a 513-foot drive over Truist Park’s right-center field seats while advancing to the second round of the All-Star Home Run Derby along with Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, Tampa Bay’