Ohtani also beat home runs after Raleigh and Judge. Recently, 3G consecutive cannon explosions, 64 paces

Jun 02, 2025

Ohtani also beat home runs after Raleigh and Judge. Recently, 3G consecutive cannon explosions, 64 paces
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh hits a superior solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Minnesota Twins on the 2nd (Korea time). ImagesYonhap News



Ohtani also beat home runs after Raleigh and Judge. Recently, 3G consecutive cannon explosions, 64 paces
Carrolli hit a home run in the seventh inning and is welcomed by teammates with a trident. AFP Yonhap News
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh finally took the lead in home runs.

Raleigh hit his 23rd home run of the season in a home game against the Minnesota Twins at T-Mobile Park on the 2nd (Korea time). 1 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored. Seattle won 2-1.

Rowley, who started as catcher No. 4, pulled a 78.6-mile curve that fell to the low course in the middle of the first 78.6 miles of right-hander Chris Paddack's first pitch and crossed the right fence after one out in the bottom of the seventh inning when the score was 0-0. It had a launch angle of 28 degrees, a batting speed of 106.9 miles, and a distance of 362 feet.




Raleigh's cannon has been explosive lately. In all three consecutive home games against Minnesota, he hit four home runs. Following 10 in April and 12 in May, he fired cannons on the first day of June (local time), leading the competition for home runs in both leagues.

Raleigh hit two home runs against the Texas Rangers on May 3 to become the lone No. 1 player in the category with 12, and held that position until May 5. After 28 days, he occupied the top of the home run ranking table again.

Until the previous day, Raleigh and LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani tied for first with 22, New York Yankees Aaron Judge was third with 21, and Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber was fourth with 19.




In Ohtani's case, he drew 15 arches in May alone, leading the race for the lead in the sector, for now, Raleigh took the lead in June.

Ohtani also beat home runs after Raleigh and Judge. Recently, 3G consecutive cannon explosions, 64 paces
LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani. ImagesYonhap News
Raleigh was the first catcher in Major League history to hit 20 home runs before the end of May. Raleigh is also the third Seattle player to break the 20-homer mark of the season before May, following Ken Griffey Jr. and Alex Rodriguez.

Raleigh can hit 64 home runs if he maintains his current pace. In particular, he can hit 59 home runs this season as a catcher, and he is expected to sufficiently surpass Kansas City Royals Salvarod Perez's 48 home runs in 2021, the most in a season for a catcher.




Raleigh was stronger in the left at-bats than in the right at-bats with a switch heater. In 2023, he hit .218 with four home runs in right at-bats and 26 home runs in left at-bats with a batting average of 0.235 and a batting average of 0.235 in left at-bats. Last year, he hit .183 with 13 home runs in right at-bats and .234 with 21 home runs in left at-bats, respectively. At the time, Seattle manager Scott Servais entrusted Raleigh with a starting mask if the opponent started the right pitcher, but if the left pitcher was the starting pitcher, he used Tom Murphy or Luis Torrens as the starting catcher. However, last year, he started 125 games as a catcher, so his situation was much better. Other than that, he started 18 games as a designated hitter.

In order to continue using Raleigh's long-range power, the best way is to put him as a designated hitter, not a catcher. Raleigh, who played in all 58 games the team played so far this season, started 45 games as a catcher and 12 games as a designated hitter, respectively. There are few days off now.

Ohtani also beat home runs after Raleigh and Judge. Recently, 3G consecutive cannon explosions, 64 paces
Caroly hits a superior solo home run in the bottom of the seventh inning when it was 0-0. AFP Yonhap News
In a recent interview with local media outlet The Seattle Times, Raleigh said there was a big change in the offseason after the 2023 season. As a right-handed hitter, I hit much better. Obviously, he was a good hitter in left at-bats, so he needed to improve in right at-bats. That's why we've increased our batting training and recovery in the right-handed."

He then said "It seems to have started to take effect in the second half of last year. So I continued my right-handed training steadily. If you can play every day and polish, you don't have to leave the regular position. "I'll be able to come to the plate with a good feeling and hit the right at-bat when I want to."

As of today, Raleigh has a batting average of 0.296-8 homers against left-handed pitchers and a batting average of 0.248-15 homers against right-handed pitchers.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.