This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/mariners as Seattle Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh Betting Favorite For Home Run Derby. The MLB All-Star Break is set to begin Sunday and catcher Cal Raleigh will be one of eight competitors in the 2025 Home Run Derby.

Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs of the season Friday night, pulling within one of Barry Bonds’ record for most homers before the All-Star break as the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3 and snapped Tarik Skubal’s lengthy winning streak.

Seattle Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh has been great in the first half of the 2025 regular season. He had 5 RBI last night against the Detroit Tigers, including a grand slam and a solo home run.

Ace Tarik Skubal gave up four runs in five innings as Detroit lost its series opener, 12-3, to the Seattle Mariners on Friday.

Athletics slugger Brent Rooker is adding his name to the Home Run Derby that also includes Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh.

Naylor, by contrast, is in the midst of another strong season. The left-handed slugger is batting .296/.367/.465 with a 127 OPS+, 11 home runs, 58 RBIs and an impressively balanced 44:40 K:BB ratio across 314 at-bats.

NEW YORK - According to a report from the Yakyu Cosmopolitan, former Seattle Mariners reliever Shintaro Fujinami is drawing interest from the Yokohama Baystars