{"id":123572,"date":"2025-06-22T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T20:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/123572\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T20:47:11","slug":"mariners-star-cal-raleigh-connects-for-mlb-leading-31st-hr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/123572\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners star Cal Raleigh connects for MLB-leading 31st HR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7news.com\/16819021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ESPN logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/origin-espn.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sunday, June 22, 2025 8:33PM<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO &#8212;<a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-mariners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> slugger <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/41292\/cal-raleigh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cal Raleigh<\/a> hit his major league-leading 31st homer when he went deep in the first inning of Sunday&#8217;s game against the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/chc\/chicago-cubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chicago Cubs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Raleigh hammered the first pitch of his at-bat against <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33950\/colin-rea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Colin Rea<\/a>&#8212; a 93.8 mph fastball &#8212; for a two-run shot on a hot afternoon at Wrigley Field. The massive drive to center had an exit velocity of 105 mph.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">It was Raleigh&#8217;s fourth homer of the weekend series and his fifth in his past five games. He snapped a tie for third for the most homers in franchise history before the All-Star break.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The switch-hitting Raleigh was the designated hitter for the Mariners for the series finale after he was behind the plate on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">Raleigh also walked in the third and singled and scored in the fifth.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 ESPN Internet Ventures. 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