Phillies closer Jhoan Duran showed off his might against AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, striking him out in three straight pitches.

The Seattle Mariners' superstar catcher is on a tear in traditional stats, like home runs and RBI. He's at 47 homers for the season, one off the Royals' Salvador Perez for the single-season catcher home run record of 48.

Cal Raleigh autographed a toilet seat for one fan, along with the scores of baseballs and other paraphernalia “The Big Dumper” signed for shrieking Little Leaguers. Raleigh gave the kids a real treat hours later.

Raleigh hit his 46 th home run of the season on Friday night in the third inning of the Mariners game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. The home run broke a tie with Johnny Bench for the second-most in a season by a catcher and left Raleigh trailing only Salvador Perez, who hit 48 homers in 2021.

Cal Raleigh continues to give the people what they want. The Seattle Mariners star catcher Raleigh took some time to sign autographs for fans while attending a Little League World Series game on Sunday.

Cal Raleigh is the first player in baseball to get to 100 RBIs and did it with 39 games for left for the Seattle Mariners in their 11-9 win over the Mets Friday.

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has taken the MLB by storm this year. The 28-year-old leads the league in dingers, won the 2025 Home Run Derby, and has his Seattle team firmly in the wild card race as we enter the latter part of the season.

On July 23, New York Yankees’ megastar outfielder Aaron Judge had a commanding lead in the AL MVP race. After an injury and subsequent slump, has he been overtaken by a slugging catcher in Seattle?

Eugenio Suárez grounds into a force out, shortstop Trea Turner to second baseman Bryson Stott. Cal Raleigh out at 2nd.