No. 37 solo shot No. 38 full base hit in a row! Raleigh, beyond steroid legend, has 40 home runs in the first half of history and two more to go to SEA 123 DET
Jul 12, 2025
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Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh, who is holding an unrivaled home run parade, fired back-to-back at-bat cannons, approaching 40 home runs by two.
Raleigh played as the third designated hitter in the first of three consecutive away games against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on the 12th (Korea time) and scored five RBIs with two home runs.
Seattle won 12-3 with two big guns, Raleigh, who had two hits, five RBIs and two runs in five at-bats, and Julio Rodriguez, who hit a two-run home run.
Raleigh, who was silent with a double play in his first at-bat in the top of the first inning, a swinging strikeout in the third inning, and a swinging strikeout in the fifth inning with a 4-1 lead, hit a solo run home run in the eighth inning when he was chasing 4-3. Coming into the batter's box after one, Raleigh pulled an 84.5-mile changeup that fell outside the fifth pitch of the opponent's left-hander Tyler Holton and connected it to an arch that slightly crossed the left-center fence. He hit his 37th homer of the season with a batting speed of 98.1 miles and a driving distance of 383 feet.
Then, with the bases loaded with no outs in the ninth inning leading 8-3, he produced a grand slam. At ball count 2B2S, he pulled a 93.3 mile sinker in the middle of left-hander Brant Hurter and turned the left fence over to the line drive. His 38th home run of the season, which is 26 degrees in firing angle, 107.1 miles in batting speed and 401 feet in distance.
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With this, Raleigh hit .264 (90 for 341) for the season, 38 homers, 81 RBIs, 65 runs scored, and 1.022 OPS, putting a last-minute spurt toward the best first half of history.
Raleigh, who widened the gap with Aaron Judge (34) of the New York Yankees in the home run category to four, also regained the top spot in both leagues in the RBI category.
In particular, Raleigh, who has already exceeded Ken Griffey Jr.'s 35 home runs in 1998, the most in the first half of Seattle history, will now tie Barry Bonds' 39 home runs in the first half of the major league set in 2001, and if he adds two, he will flag the first 40 home runs in the first half of history.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
