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As Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh — known as “Big Dumper” — becomes the baseball season’s breakout star, he is making it clear his best isn’t behind him.
Seattle Mariners star Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to win the event in its four decades of existence on Monday, edging Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the final, 18 to 15. Caminero would've been the youngest Derby champion ever at 22 years old.
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.
Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was crowned 2024 Home Run Derby champion after defeating Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. in the finals. Hernandez slugged 14 homers in the final round, one more than Witt, to become the first Dodgers player to win the Derby title.
The best home run hitter in baseball won the 2025 Home Run Derby. Monday night at Truist Park, Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh outlasted Rays slugger Junior Caminero to become the first catcher to ever win the Home Run Derby.
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Cal Raleigh has won the 2025 Home Run Derby, defeating Junior Caminero in the final. Raleigh leads MLB with 38 home runs this season. He is the first catcher to win the event and the second Seattle Mariner to do so after Ken Griffey Jr.
Despite Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani still being at the top of their game, here is why Cal Raleigh may have a leg up on their individual seasons.
Cal Raleigh rolled his wrists, dipped his right shoulder and obliterated 18 final-round blasts, out-slugging Junior Caminero to win the 2025 MLB Home Run Derby on Monday in Atlanta.
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh agreed to play for the U.S. team at next year’s World Baseball Classic, joining captain Aaron Judge, Paul Skenes and Bobby Witt Jr.
Former Florida State Seminoles baseball catcher Cal Raleigh is emerging as one of MLB's newest stars after the All-Star weekend in Atlanta.