Cal Raleigh sets new MLB catcher home run record

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh made MLB history. On Sunday, successful an 11-4 triumph implicit Oakland, the large catcher archetypal tied and past broke the grounds for astir location runs successful a play by a catcher with 2 location runs. Already successful the archetypal inning, helium deed his 48th location tally with a changeable that gave him a 2:0 advantage. Just 1 inning later, helium deed his 49th, breaking Salvador Perez's 2021 grounds of 48 location runs.

Perez past surpassed the legendary Johnny Bench, and the grounds stood for 4 years earlier Cal Raleigh broke it. Already successful the archetypal fractional of this season, the experienced catcher showed that this is simply a peculiar year; by the All-Star break, helium had 38 location runs, much than ever successful erstwhile seasons. He besides participated successful his archetypal All-Star crippled and won the Home Run Derby.

Currently, Raleigh is simply a superior contender for the American League MVP award, though his main contention is Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. The Mariners clasp the last chaotic paper spot with 4 much wins than the Kansas City Royals and conscionable 1 down the Boston Red Sox.

Yankees successful attack

Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger and Giancarlo Stanton each deed back-to-back location runs successful the archetypal inning against Rays' Shane Baz. At the extremity of the game, they tied the franchise grounds with 9 location runs successful a 13-3 triumph implicit Tampa Bay.

"We person a truly bully offense. Over the people of a 162-game season, there's going to beryllium ups and downs, but we each judge successful each other. We've got endowment and we're capable to enactment everything together. It's large to beryllium a portion of this," Cody Bellinger said.

This is the 2nd clip this twelvemonth that the Yankees person deed 9 location runs successful 1 game. The archetypal clip it happened was connected March 29 against Milwaukee. This makes them the archetypal squad successful MLB past to deed 9 oregon much HRs successful 1 crippled 2 oregon much times successful a season.

Novak Djokovic has shown his skills disconnected the tennis tribunal arsenic well. Throwing retired the honorary archetypal transportation astatine Yankee Stadium, helium posed with Aaron Judge, shortstop Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells. Djokovic gave Judge a tennis racket, and helium gave him a signed shot bat.

The Boston Red Sox ended the bid with a 7-2 triumph successful the last game, ending an eight-game winning streak implicit the Yankees. In total, they outplayed their rivals 21:11, won the play bid and overtook them successful the AL East standings.

Skubal was the archetypal to scope 200 strikeouts successful 2025. Against the Houston Astros, the outstanding pitcher allowed conscionable 3 hits and 2 walks successful 7 innings, with 10 strikeouts and nary runs. His ERA is present 2.32, and this is the 2nd clip successful a enactment helium has reached 200 strikeouts successful a season.