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For anyone who engaged with MLB All-Star Week, the lasting image of Cal Raleigh is a ruddy-cheeked kid strutting about a yard with a baseball bat and declaring himself the home run derby champion. The Raleigh of now, in all honesty, doesn’t look all too different—still baby-faced with a generally pink mien—but time has given him the rare ability to …

David SchoenfieldAug 24, 2025, 05:30 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh blasted his 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday in back-to-back at-bats in the first two innings against the Athletics, breaking Salvador Perez‘s record for most home runs in a season by …

BOSTON — The Red Sox made four roster moves Monday, including announcing the signing of first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Lowe, a 30-year-old former Gold Glover and Silver Slugger, will be active for Monday’s game against the Orioles at Fenway Park and will wear No. 37. Boston also recalled outfielder/infielder Nate Eaton from Triple-A Worcester, placed outfielder Rob Refsnyder (left oblique …

SAN DIEGO — The Boston Red Sox claimed catcher Alí Sanchez off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday. He is in San Diego and will be added to Boston’s 26-man roster. A source said the Red Sox are “still working through” roster moves. So it’s unclear whether Carlos Narváez (knee) is headed to the IL or the Red …

For all of the work Henry Davis has done in the batting cage trying to find his way out of a funk at the plate, the Pittsburgh Pirates catcher got some simple but sage advice from a baseball lifer. After taking early batting practice Thursday, it was a conversation with Gene Lamont that led to a breakthrough. What the 78-year-old …

A recent uptick in production was not enough to keep the Padres from trying to upgrade at the catcher position. The team on Thursday acquired Freddy Fermin from the Royals in exchange for starting pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek. The move came hours after the Padres got starting pitcher JP Sears and closer Mason Miller from the A’s for …

According to ESPN’s Jeff Passan, the Brewers are trading for catcher Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays. Milwaukee will also receive cash in the deal, and is sending the Rays MLB Pipeline team No. 24 prospect infielder Jadher Areinamo. The Rays will receive INF Jadher Areinamo (Milwaukee’s No. 24 prospect) for Jansen, per source. Tampa Bay will also send …

Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round on Monday night. The Mariners slugger, nicknamed Big Dumper, advanced from the first round on a tiebreaker by less than an inch over the Athletics’ Brent Rooker, then …

Jesse RogersJul 14, 2025, 11:08 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. ATLANTA — Seattle Mariners star and MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the All-Star Home Run Derby as he outlasted young Tampa Bay Rays infielder Junior Caminero in the final on Monday night to …

The Big Dumper is a Home Run Derby champion, with a little help from his family. Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the event in its four decades of existence on Monday, edging out Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the final 18 to 15. Caminero would have been the youngest Derby champion …