It took a distance tie-breaker that got here all the way down to lower than an inch for Cal Raleigh to get previous Brent Rooker within the first spherical of the 2025 House Run Derby. Hitting pitches thrown by his father Todd Raleigh together with his youthful brother Todd Jr. behind the plate, Raleigh beat O’Neil Cruz by a way more comfy six residence run margin earlier than beating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 within the remaining spherical.
“An inch off and I’m not even within the remaining 4, which is wonderful,” Raleigh stated after the victory. “So I suppose I received fortunate there. One further biscuit.”
Raleigh has been the premier energy hitter in Main League Baseball in 2025, mashing 38 residence runs earlier than the All-Star break.
Which brings us to at present’s quiz. Raleigh hit 54 whole residence runs to grow to be the primary switch-hitter, first catcher and second Seattle Mariner ever to win the House Run Derby. How lots of the champions are you able to title in 5 minutes?
Good luck!
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