Seattle Mariners‘ Cal Raleigh made history as the first catcher to win the MLB Home Run Derby, defeating Tampa Bay Rays‘ Junior Caminero, 18-15.
Cal Raleigh, the Seattle Mariners slugger who is MLB’s leader in home runs at the All-Star break, is the long ball king in Atlanta.
And he made history in the process.
Raleigh beat Tampa Bay Rays budding star Junior Caminero, 18-15, in the final round to win the 2025 Home Run Derby at Truist Park on Monday night to kick off All-Star festivities.
„Big Dumper“, as he’s affectionately known, is the first catcher to ever win the event since it began four decades ago. Raleigh is also the second Mariners player to ever win, as Ken Griffey Jr., the Hall of Famer who was in the dugout watching, was the only one before this performance.
Raleigh, who has belted 38 homers in what has become his breakout season for the Mariners, was all smiles as he and his father, who pitched to him throughout the contest, celebrated the victory.
