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Big Dumper helped drive a big boost to ratings for Monday night’s Home Run Derby. ESPN said that viewership for Cal Raleigh’s Home Run Derby victory was up 5% from 2024, according to Nielsen ratings.
There were plenty of major storylines throughout the first half of the 2025 MLB season. Whether it was the Rafael Devers trade, Clayton Kershaw‘s 3,000th strikeout or even Eugenio Suarez’s four-homer game,
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh made a household name for himself by winning the Home Run Derby at Truist Park in Atlanta. With the win, he became the first catcher in baseball history to win the Derby,
USA Baseball announced the decision before Cal Raleigh participated in the All-Star Home Run Derby. The 28-year-old entered the All-Star break leading the major leagues with 38 homers and 82 RBIs.
Raleigh became the first catcher in Home Run Derby history to win the event, outlasting Junior Caminero in the finals.
A trio of Seattle Mariners stars were involved in some unique baseball history at Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta. First, M's catcher Cal Raleigh,
Four of five challenges of plate umpire Dan Iassogna’s calls were successful in the first All-Star use of the ABS system, which could make its regular-season debut next year.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh enters the Derby as the favorite, with his MLB-leading 38 home runs at the All-Star break just one short of Barry Bonds' first-half mark from 2001 – the year he went on to set the single-season home run record.