It's turned upside down! Gamblers' Raleigh, not Judge AL MVP, Listed as Judge IL → Raleigh's 41st home run explosion

Jul 28, 2025

Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hit his 41st home run of the season in the top of the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on the 28th (Korea time) and is celebrating the trident with his teammates. AP Yonhap News

Caroly is starting to dominate the AL MVP competition. ImagesYonhap News

While his competitor was hurt, he ran away one more step.

Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh led the major league home run with two consecutive days of cannons. The possibility of AL MVP has also increased.

Raleigh started as the third catcher in an away game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium on the 28th (Korea time) and hit his 41st home run of the season.

Raleigh, a switch hitter, entered the left at-bat as a leadoff hitter in the top of the seventh inning, trailing 0-4, and vigorously hit Angels right-hander Kyle Hendrix's 87.1-mile sinker on the ball count 2B2S to lead to a solo shot that went well over the middle fence.

With a launch angle of 30 degrees, a batting speed of 105.8 miles and a distance of 412 feet, he drew an arch for two consecutive games following his superior solo shot in the sixth inning against the Angels the previous day.

Raleigh, who marked 41 home runs this season, maintained the first place in both leagues in this category, widening the gap with second-ranked LA Dodgers Shohei Ohtani (38). Ohtani went 2 for 4 against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the same day without a home run.

New York Yankees Aaron Judge, who is on the IL due to an elbow injury, is watching the Philadelphia Phillies game on the bench at Yankee Stadium on the 28th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who ranks second in the AL, is on the 10-day IL due to an elbow injury the previous day and cannot operate a home run for the time being. Judge has 37 home runs, and the gap with Raleigh is expected to widen further.

Rowley, who had one hit and one RBI in four times at bat, including a home run, marked a batting average of 0.257 (99 hits in 385 times at bat), 41 home runs, 86 RBIs, 71 runs, 64 walks, 116 strikeouts, 12 steals, an on-base percentage of 0.368, a slugging percentage of 0.618 and an OPS of 0.986. In the AL, the RBI ranks first, and the slugging percentage and OPS are second after Judge.

If Raleigh maintains his current pace, he will have 63 home runs this season. It is a pace that can break the most 62 home runs in an AL season set by Judge in 2022. Of course, it can break the record of catchers and switch hitters. The most home runs by catchers are 48 by Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez in 2021, and the most by switch hitters is 54 by Yankees Mickey Mantle in 1961.

In addition, Raleigh tied with New York Mets Todd Hundley in 1996, the most home run by a switch catcher in history.

Carrolli (left) tied the record for the most home runs by switch-hitter catcher. AFP Yonhap News

Amid Raleigh's continued strength, it is expected that Raleigh will surpass Judge in the AL MVP competition. Local sports betting companies have begun to predict Raleigh's dominance.

According to the AL MVP dividend rate presented by DraftKings Sportsbook on the day, Judge was -1500 at the time of the All-Star break, but it rose to +100 after the news of the IL listing was reported. On the other hand, Raleigh's dividend rate, which was +700 at the end of the first half, fell significantly to -140. The dividend rate and the probability of an event occurring are inversely proportional.

Now, if you bet on Raleigh as AL MVP, you'll get 71.4%, and if you bet on Judge, you'll get 100%.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.