Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been selected to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball announced Friday.
Raleigh will look to become the first catcher to win the event, which will take place on July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta. He joins Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. as the first two players to commit to the event.
“I’m excited to represent the Mariners and our fanbase at the (Home Run) Derby,” said Raleigh, who leads the majors with 32 homers entering play on Friday.
“It will be extra special for me getting to do it in Atlanta, where I spent a lot of time playing baseball as a kid.”
Raleigh, 28, is the first catcher to reach 30 homers before the All-Star break and also the first switch-hitter to accomplish the feat.
His father, Todd Raleigh, will pitch to the Mariners star at the event. Todd Raleigh was the head baseball coach at Western Carolina University (2000-07) and the University of Tennessee (2008-11).
Cal Raleigh will try to join Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. as the lone Mariners players to win the Home Run Derby. Griffey won the event in 1994, 1998 and 1999.
Raleigh is batting .275 to go along with 69 RBIs and 58 runs in 79 games this season.
Mariners’ Cal Raleigh to compete in HR Derby with dad on mound
