The euphoria, the dominance, the creeping paranoia of when it might all come to a sudden halt. It's baseball, after all. Failure isn't just present; it takes control of the wheel. It's a corrosive companion,

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 Seattle catcher is on a historic pace, hitting 38 home runs before the All-Star break. Some changes he made in the minor leagues have fueled his tear.

Take a look at all of Cal Raleigh's home runs in the first half of the 2025 MLB season for the Mariners

With his father pitching to him and his brother catching, the slugger nicknamed Big Dumper survives the first round via tiebreaker, defeats Pittsburgh’s Oneil Cruz in the semifinals and outlasts

Cal Raleigh won the Home Run Derby on Monday, becoming the first catcher and second Mariners player to win the event.

Raleigh’s 93 home runs prior to this year were the most through a catcher’s first four seasons in MLB history, but 73 of those homers came hitting left-handed. Entering the 2025 season, Raleigh had never slugged above .450 as a right-handed hitter.

Cal Raleigh won the 2025 Home Run Derby, but it was thanks to him barely hitting a home run further than Brent Rooker in the first round.

With a hot and humid night making perfect conditions for the long ball, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh won the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, defeating Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the finals.

With his father, Todd, throwing to him and his little brother, Todd Jr., catching, Raleigh became the first catcher ever to win Major League Baseball’s Home Run Derby when he bested Junior Caminero — who nearly became the youngest player to win the event — 18-15 in the finals.