ATLANTA (AP) — Cal Raleigh approached the All-Star Home Run Derby like a day on the lawn. Dad was on the mound and baby brother was behind the plate. Only this time, there were tens of thousands looking on at Truist Park and a $1 million prize. “It goes all the way back to him coming home and me forcing …
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Cal Raleigh Wins 2025 MLB Home Run Derby, Final Scores from Entire Bracket
No catcher had ever won the MLB Home Run Derby. After reaching the semifinal round by less than an inch, Cal Raleigh put on a clinic at the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby in Truist Park, Atlanta, hitting 18 home runs in a final-round thriller to narrowly defeat Rays’ third baseman Junior Caminero. The Seattle Mariners’ catcher, who entered the …
Read More »Flanked by his family, Mariners’ Cal Raleigh wins 2025 MLB Home Run Derby
ATLANTA — To know what Monday night meant, you have to go back to the video. Cal Raleigh was 8 years old when he hoisted a bat in his backyard and declared himself a Home Run Derby champ. The old footage, courtesy of his father, made the rounds when Raleigh was announced as a contestant. It hits different a few …
Read More »Cal Raleigh first catcher to win All-Star Home Run Derby
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 …
Read More »2025 Home Run Derby: Cal Raleigh becomes first catcher to win event, after surviving first round by an inch
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 …
Read More »2025 MLB Home Run Derby results: Live updates as Jazz Chisholm Jr., Cal Raleigh, more sluggers eye title
Eight of baseball’s top power hitters and most exciting players will swing away Tuesday night in the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park outside Atlanta. The top four home run hitters in Round 1 advance to Round 2, where the No. 1 seed will face No. 4 and No. 2 will face No. 3. The players are seeded based …
Read More »Mariners’ Cal Raleigh breaks AL record with 38 homers before the All-Star break
DETROIT (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs in Seattle’s 12-3 victory over Detroit on Friday night to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 major league record for homers before the All-Star break. Raleigh hit a solo homer off former teammate Tyler Holton in the eighth to tie the American League record of 37 set …
Read More »Seattle Mariners’ Raleigh hit 2 two HRs, sets more records
Is there a home run record that Cal Raleigh won’t own after this season. It’s starting to feel like anything is within reach of the Seattle Mariners’ slugging catcher at this point. Raleigh was at it again Friday night against the Detroit Tigers, slugging a pair of home runs from the right side of the plate in the Mariners’ 12-3 …
Read More »Seattle Mariners’ Raleigh hit 2 two HRs, ties 2 more records
Is there a home run record that Cal Raleigh won’t own after this season. It’s starting to feel like anything is within reach of the Seattle Mariners’ slugging catcher at this point. Raleigh was at it again Friday night against the Detroit Tigers, slugging a pair of home runs from the right side of the plate in the Mariners’ 12-3 …
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