I even covered up my colleague's historic home run! No. 33 Raleigh breaks AL's record for single lead in three cars

Jul 01, 2025

I even covered up my colleague's historic home run! No. 33 Raleigh breaks AL's record for single lead in three cars
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hit a solo home run in the middle of the seventh inning against the Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park on the 1st (Korea time) and is celebrated by his teammates with a trident. ImagesYonhap News



I even covered up my colleague's historic home run! No. 33 Raleigh breaks AL's record for single lead in three cars
Randy Arozarena is circling the base with a humorous look after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning. AFP Yonhap News
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh, the home run leader, hit his 33rd home run of the season, widening the gap with his pursuit New York Yankees Aaron Judge to three.

Raleigh hit a solo shot against the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the seventh inning with a 5-1 lead at home at T-Mobile Park on the 1st (Korea time).

On the ball count 2B1S, Kansas City left-hander Daniel Lynch IV hit a knuckle curve that fell 82.5 miles outside on the fourth pitch, leading to a slightly left-handed arch off the middle fence at T-Mobile Park. It has a shooting angle of 31 degrees, a batting speed of 103.1 miles, and a driving distance of 393 feet.




Statcast estimated that 13 of the 30 stadiums could not cross the fence in the middle and right-center outfield, including Coors Field, Petco Park, Oracle Park, Fenway Park, Comerica Park and Busch Stadium. Kansas City center fielder Kyle Isbell even sprinted as if he was going to catch him.

I even covered up my colleague's historic home run! No. 33 Raleigh breaks AL's record for single lead in three cars
Carrolli hits a solo shot to the middle of the seventh inning. ImagesYonhap News
It is the first time in a week and seven games that Raleigh hit a home run since the away game against the Minnesota Twins on June 24. With Judge hitting his 29th and 30th home runs in a row against the Athletics on the 30th, he widened the gap to three again.

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers, ranked third with 29 home runs, had no game on the day, making it four.




Randy Arozarena, who hit fourth as a teammate of Raleigh, broke through the 100th home run mark in his personal career in the fourth and fifth innings with a solo shot to right-center and three-runs to mid-wall, but it was difficult to shine as he was buried by Raleigh's home run in the second half of the game.

Moreover, Arozarena's two home runs flew farther than Raleigh. In particular, Raleigh broke the balance of 1-1 by hitting a sacrifice fly to the right in the bottom of the fifth inning, just before Arozarena hit a three-run home run. Seattle won the game 6-2.

Raleigh, who scored one hit, two RBIs and one run in three at-bats, marked a batting average of 0.276 (85 hits in 308 at-bats), 33 home runs, 71 RBIs, 60 runs, a on-base percentage of 0.387, a slugging percentage of 0.649 and an OPS of 1.036. Both home runs and RBIs are No. 1 in both leagues.




Raleigh, who is having the most spectacular first half of the catcher of all time, has not yet been confirmed to play in the All-Star. Judge took the most AL votes in the first fan vote, so he was pushed to the second round and is competing with Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk. The second fan vote will be held until 1 a.m. on the 3rd. But Raleigh is expected to win easily. Raleigh has already announced that he will participate in this All-Star Game Home Run Derby.

Seattle manager Dan Wilson said of Raleigh's home run, `He's at his best. Hit the ball in the direction it flies. It was a very good swing, a great hit" he complimented.

I even covered up my colleague's historic home run! No. 33 Raleigh breaks AL's record for single lead in three cars
Catcher Carl Raleigh and pitcher Matt Brash are happy to join hands shortly after confirming the team's victory. AP Yonhap News
With this, Raleigh is one shy of last year's 34 home runs, his most in a season. The 33 home runs through June are tied for third all-time after Barry Bonds (39) in 2001 and Mark McGuire (37) in 1998, the same record as Ken Griffey Jr. and Sammy Sosa in 1998.

In the team's 84 games, 33 home runs were tied for 10th in all time, and when Judge hit a season-high 62 home runs in 2022, the team had 30 home runs in 84 games. Judge hit his 33rd homer of the season that year in his team's 91st game. In other words, Raleigh's home run pace is fast this year. Raleigh calculates that he hits 64 if he applies the same pace as he does now.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.