Cal Raleigh Makes History in Home Run Derby

A catcher just won the Home Run Derby for the first time in history, and the way he pulled

it off is straight out of a movie. This is Seattle Mariners' catcher Cal Raleigh,

and he just put on a show at the 2025 Home Run Derby. But his historic win was almost over

before it even began. In the very first round, he found himself in a tie with Brent

Rooker, both with 17 home runs. It all came down to a wild tiebreaker

rule: whoever hit the single longest home run would advance. Listen to how close this was.

Raleigh’s longest blast traveled 470.62 feet. Rooker’s longest was 470 . 54 feet.

He literally moved on by a fraction of a foot. The margin was paper-thin. What's even crazier