Raleigh, the 54th gun explosion, hit a switch heater, and also hit a jersey. What will happen to AL MVP?

Sep 15, 2025

Raleigh, the 54th gun explosion, hit a switch heater, and also hit a jersey. What will happen to AL MVP?
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh hits a two-run home run against the left-center wall in the bottom of the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on the 15th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



Raleigh, the 54th gun explosion, hit a switch heater, and also hit a jersey. What will happen to AL MVP?
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh takes off his helmet and reciprocates to cheering home fans after hitting his 54th two-run homer of the season in the bottom of the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on the 15th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh made another page of history.

In a home game against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on the 15th (Korea time), Raleigh went 2 for 4 including a home run, 2 RBIs, 3 runs and 1 walk, closely chasing Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees in the AL MVP competition.

In particular, Raleigh hit his 54th home run of the season, matching Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees in 1961, the record holder for the most switch-hitter in a season.




Raleigh, who started as the second catcher, scored a home run in his first at-bat in the bottom of the first inning when he was 0-0. After leading Randy Arozarena got on base with a single, Raleigh hit a left-handed batter against Angels right-hander Kyle Hendricks and hit an 84.6-mile sinker that fell outside the first pitch well over the left-center fence. a firing angle of 20 degrees. He hit his 54th homer of the season with a batting speed of 109.4 miles and a flying distance of 409 feet.

It is the first time in a week that Raleigh hit a home run since the game against the Atlanta Braves on the 8th.

Seattle, with Raleigh's preemptive winning shot at the forefront, beat the Angels 11-2 and won nine consecutive games to become the lone lead in the AL West. It is the first time in 104 days that Seattle has taken the lead in the world alone since June 3.




Raleigh, the 54th gun explosion, hit a switch heater, and also hit a jersey. What will happen to AL MVP?
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh scored in the bottom of the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels at T-Mobile Park on the 15th (Korea time) and is giving high fives with his teammates. AFP Yonhap News
Raleigh said his father often told stories about Mantle when he was a child, and that he was a switch hitter was memorable. After the game, Rowley said "I remember my father saying that the mantle was like God. Mantle was a god."

Raleigh also hit his 43rd homer of the season in a game as a catcher, breaking Atlanta's Harvey Lopez's 42 home run in 2003, the most in a season for a catcher.

With this, Raleigh marked a batting average of 0.244 (134 hits in 549 at-bats), 54 home runs, 115 RBIs, 101 runs, 92 walks, 171 strikeouts, 14 steals, a on-base percentage of 0.359, a slugging percentage of 0.577 and an OPS of 0.936. The two leagues are No. 1 in home runs, No. 2 in runs scored, No. 2 in walks, No. 7 in on-base percentage, No. 2 in slugging percentage, and No. 3 in OPS.




Although it is overwhelmingly No. 1 in AL in home runs and RBIs, it is still a pursuit in the MVP competition.

Raleigh, the 54th gun explosion, hit a switch heater, and also hit a jersey. What will happen to AL MVP?
New York Yankees Aaron Judge. AFP Yonhap News
Judge hit his 48th home run of the season against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on the same day, continuing his peak slugging power at the end of the season. Trailing 2-6, Boston left-hander Garrett Crochet hit a 97.6-mile fastball outside the first pitch to cross the right-center fence in the top of the fifth inning. With a shooting angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 112.7 miles and a flying distance of 400 feet, Judge has hit five home runs in his last six games.

Judge, who scored two hits, one RBI and one run in four at-bats, marked a batting average of 0.326 (163 hits in 500 at-bats), 48 homers, 102 RBIs, 123 runs, 108 walks, an on-base percentage of 0.447, a slugging percentage of 0.678, and an OPS of 1.125. The two leagues are combined to rank No. 1 in batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, and OPS.

Regarding Raleigh's chances of becoming the MVP of both leagues, ESPN predicted that `Raleigh will not break Mantle's record and reach 60 home runs, but the figure is strong enough to beat Judge in the last-minute competition.' In other words, it should be viewed as a two-way race between Judge and Raleigh.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.