[Highlight] Cal Raleigh hits his 49th HR of the season, setting a new single-season record for a primary catcher

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[u/HartfordWhaler]

He is so fun to watch. Absolutely demolished that ball

[u/NWbySW → u/HartfordWhaler]

And the HR he hit before this was a 450ft NUKE.

[u/SharksFanAbroad → u/HartfordWhaler]

259mo tbf

[u/Pick6XPA]

First catcher 50HR season incoming and we were all there to see it live.

[u/Soft_Entry_4440 → u/Pick6XPA]

Not only that - doing it in the anti-Coors park.

[u/seductivestain → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

Cal Raleigh is Maritime Layer father

[u/micleosea → u/seductivestain]

The Sogfather

[u/jaron_b → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

Almost equal splits with 24 out of his 49 HRs hit at home.

[u/NWbySW → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

The marine layer checks under its bed for Big Dumper.

[u/ChrisBenoitDaycare69 → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

He reminds of Nelson Cruz where he just demolishes the ball so hard it goes out in any ballpark.

[u/Mr_Beats_73 → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

I wonder how many he’d have in Yankee. The numbers would be ridiculous

[u/lutefiskeater → u/Mr_Beats_73]

Somebody ran the numbers on that back when cal had just over 30 & it was less than one may think. He only netted like 2 or 3 more

[u/tlsrandy → u/lutefiskeater]

He’s getting to the point where 4-6 extras home runs could be the difference between breaking meaningful records though

I think it’s still an interesting thought experiment. Just within reasonable bounds.

[u/kotalov16 → u/lutefiskeater]

The thing with Cal is that he has very few wallscraper homers, so putting him in a better homer park is just inherently only going to give him a few more. But I am very much getting my hopes up that he can manage to get to 63, so the more the merrier

[u/smoresporn0 → u/Soft_Entry_4440]

He passed Sal Perez. The K isn't exactly a launching pad, despite how visiting teams made it seem for a vast majority of its existence lol

[u/Esuu → u/Pick6XPA]

Also very possibly the first to ever hit 20 HR from each side in a season if he can get 1 more from the right.

[u/IAmBecomeTeemo → u/Esuu]

If he hits 55, that's more than Mantle's 1961 season, which I believe is the most for a switch hitter.

[u/dizzyfingerz3525 → u/IAmBecomeTeemo]

Thiccy Mantle > Mickey Mantle

[u/Scumwaffle → u/IAmBecomeTeemo]

Against modern pitching too.

[u/elgenie → u/Esuu]

There are five weeks left in the season, so that seems rather likely.

[u/GoBirds_WeAre → u/Pick6XPA]

gonna laugh my dick off when he breaks Judge's "record"

[u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

Cal Raleigh is the main character

[u/nncyw → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

The Mariners are not competitors, they are protagonists

[u/ROTCHunter → u/nncyw]

Will always upvote Jon Bois

[u/nncyw → u/ROTCHunter]

Part 7 coming soon…

[u/vylain_antagonist → u/nncyw]

Its 2018. And On a mild Sinaloa november evening in mexico, theres a springy, muscle bound white kid lining up on the infield for the Tomateros de Culiacan. No ones quite sure what hes doing; the coaching staff didnt have many details on a surfer kid from Placienta California. and he didnt offer up many either because, despite speaking excellent spanish, it was easier for him to pretend not to understand so he could avoid questions about the latina baddie in the stands who watched his every move.

All they knew was that he had been flirting with some teams in the majors up in the US, and that he hit pull side bombs for fun.

His name, is Dylan Moore. And with him, these Mariners, are about to sail, finally, into the 21st Century.

cue the elevator music

[u/nncyw → u/vylain_antagonist]

Absolute cinema

[u/Jed1M1ndTr1ck → u/vylain_antagonist]

I'm still grieving the end of Dylan Moore's Mariners tenure, and you spring this poetry on me out of the blue? Cruel

[u/darwinpolice → u/nncyw]

The Era of Dumping

[u/hickopotamus → u/nncyw]

If the Mariners are protagonists, then I think we're living in a horror movie 😂

[u/Champion-raven → u/nncyw]

The stars are all aligning?

[u/HerkulezRokkafeller → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

6 years/$105 million is insane

[u/clangan524 → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

Main Catcher syndrome

[u/simply_mea]

Love to SEA it

[u/mysterysackerfice → u/simply_mea]

SEA man providing some pop

[u/Muthafuckaaaaa → u/simply_mea]

I sea what you did there

[u/Emyrssentry]

[u/OkInitiative4032 → u/Emyrssentry]

This is art

[u/vanillabear26 → u/Emyrssentry]

“He ties Salvador Perez, bless his heart” Rick said on the radio after the first one.

[u/darwinpolice → u/Emyrssentry]

Salvy is so cool.

[u/TechnicalDecision160]

Dude is INSANE!

[u/mnsportsfan → u/TechnicalDecision160]

Double dump day !!

[u/moshjeier → u/mnsportsfan]

And it’s only the second inning!

[u/Duckrauhl → u/moshjeier]

He's on pace for 9 home runs this game!

[u/SeattleMana → u/Duckrauhl]

on pace for 9 Home runs this game so far

[u/Duckrauhl → u/SeattleMana]

Only the Mariners would hit 9 home runs in a game, but still allow the game to go into extra innings...

[u/short_bus2009 → u/Duckrauhl]

The game will either be 1-0, or 12-10. I don't make the rules

[u/darwinpolice → u/Duckrauhl]

Or just flat out lose in the 9th, if we're playing KC.

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/TechnicalDecision160]

He is INSANE! He is DANGEROUS! He needs to be INVOLUNTARILY COMMITTED TO A MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

[u/ThePrussianGrippe → u/TechnicalDecision160]

He’s been incredible to watch this year, and I hope he keeps it going.

[u/NotACuck420]

[u/_Elrond_Hubbard_ → u/NotACuck420]

Her spirit was reborn today in popcorn boy

[u/dataminimizer → u/_Elrond_Hubbard_]

I need a gif of popcorn boy sharpish

[u/Jay_Dubbbs → u/NotACuck420]

Are you guys accepting early applications for bandwagon fans? I’m okay devoting my life to ensuring cal Raleigh is MVP

[u/TheRealCRex → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

Welcome aboard. Prepare yourself for the highest of highs and the soul-crushingest lows of lows.

And yes I know you're a Cleveland fan.

[u/ChrisBenoitDaycare69 → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

You dont want no part of this shit Dewey. It'll ruin your life.

[u/PM_ME_LASAGNA_ → u/Jay_Dubbbs]

Yes, and if your application is accepted, you’ll be sent a welcome gift of a Josh Naylor jersey

[u/CaptainShinySnap]

"What is next? Well I suppose it's a matter of whether or not the last 43 years were an accident. Did the Seattle Mariners stumble blinding into the most bizarre stories and fascinating people, generation after generation, purely by chance? Or are there reasons? Are they eccentric because their lack of conquest allows them to be? Are they so geographically remote that the ceaseless march of normal can't reach them? Do their fans love them so unconditionally that they are allow to ferment into something so captivating? Are they touched by God? Will they always be like this?" Jon Bois "The History of the Seattle Mariners

[u/YeOldeManDan → u/CaptainShinySnap]

A fellow Jon Bois enjoyer. If only his name was Bob Raleigh.

[u/Few-Race-8527 → u/YeOldeManDan]

That would be a Jon Bois field day. Speaking of which, first Bob HR in a long time was the other day.

[u/Sea-Us-RTO → u/CaptainShinySnap]

Are they touched by God?

well theyre certainly touched, wouldnt necessarily say its by god.

[u/AverageFoxNewsViewer]

Jarred Kelenic died to give him that nickname.

[u/The_Throwback_King → u/AverageFoxNewsViewer]

If the largest legacy of Kelenic's time in Seattle is as the herald to The Big Dumper, I am okay with that.

[u/TheRealSlimN8y → u/The_Throwback_King]

“I herald his beginning. I herald your end. I herald…Big Dumper” -Jarred Kelenic, probably

[u/darwinpolice → u/AverageFoxNewsViewer]

If WAR properly rated nickname creation, Kelenic would've been an MVP in 2021.

[u/heyim_william]

HE CATCHES BALLS

HE SMASHES DONGS

HE HAS A FAT ASS

IT’S CAL FUCKIN’ RALEIGH

[u/kwcc24]

Idk about you guys but it seems like to me out of all of the players, he may be the most valuable

[u/aquaseafoamshame666]

this guy fucks.

[u/ajteitel → u/aquaseafoamshame666]

This guy dumpa

[u/pcolabella → u/aquaseafoamshame666]

[u/disapparate276]

That man trots around the bases like an MVP

[u/disapparate276]

THATS MY MVP

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/disapparate276]

Praying for voter fatigue.

[u/horizonwisps → u/NevermoreSEA]

WAR definitely isn't everything, but he's within a .1 WAR difference to Judge who now has the DH penalty tanking his defensive value. He might not need any pity due to voter fatigue.

[u/Reasonable_Skill_129 → u/horizonwisps]

am i looking at a different fangraphs than yall cuz i am not seeing .1 WAR difference

[u/horizonwisps → u/Reasonable_Skill_129]

you have to change the split to "Live Stats - Full Season" to see changes as the games are happening

edit: just realized you can't see splits on the fwar leader board fresh off google. If you're on that page just click on "Major League Leaders", and then you can filter a bunch of stuff including splits

[u/Bayou-Maharaja → u/Reasonable_Skill_129]

fWAR

[u/mansontaco → u/NevermoreSEA]

Yankees might play judge out of the mvp at this rate

[u/sirernestshackleton → u/disapparate276]

MVP chants were strong after this homer in the stadium

[u/scrambles57 → u/disapparate276]

Definitely my AL MVP. Catcher is just so much harder than anything else and it's an all-time catcher season.

[u/ADirtyHookahHose]

I love Cal Raleigh. I love his name, I love the shape of his body, I love the way he plays. I eat a lot of boiled eggs and lift weights to try and be like this guy but I can't. There are 6 grams of protein in an egg but I can't eat enough to get big like him. Nice round muscles. They're smooth too, like the waves of the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a calm day. When I was a kid I ate big eggs to be hot like Junior, and I got some great results, some of the roundest muscles in my class, but these days I'm looking at 6 eggs a day and it's not good enough to pop Dumper style muscles out my scrawny arms ever since dad left.

[u/hickopotamus → u/ADirtyHookahHose]

Same

[u/OriolesMets]

[u/kotalov16 → u/OriolesMets]

And boy is my head is all the way up it

[u/Rojotrece]

That's my Dumper!

[u/APM208 → u/Rojotrece]

Big Dumpus

[u/HendriksAppreciator]

Guy might hit 50 before the end of the day. What a year.

[u/JMFR95 → u/HendriksAppreciator]

60 even, so many games left

[u/ilakausername → u/JMFR95]

The white sox fan literally meant by the end of today, not the end of the Season. This was his second homer of the day, and it was in the second inning.

Unfortunately, he did not hit 50 by the end of the day.

[u/JMFR95 → u/ilakausername]

I'm fucking blind and missed the day part 😭

[u/burglin]

A second Dumper Dong has hit the second deck

[u/APM208 → u/burglin]

DOUBLE DUMP DAY

[u/pinetar321]

That booty is majestic and I'm here for it

[u/Wait_im_about_to]

We shall Dump on to the end! We shall Dump in France. We shall Dump on the seas and the oceans. We shall Dump with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our Dump whatever the cost may be! We shall Dump on the beaches. We shall Dump on the landing grounds. We shall Dump in the fields and in the streets. We shall Dump in the hills. Big Dumper shall never surrender!

[u/NatetheGration]

THAT'S MY FUCKING CATCHER RIGHT THERE

[u/BigDumper_Is_My_Dad]

Thats my dad!! Dump on em!

[u/Griffdogg92]

He is averaging one home run per inning today

[u/dmlfan928]

And there is still a month left. Insane season.

[u/CalebosO4]

What a guy, bro saw the donation sign and the Big Dumper put matters into his own hands.

[u/david-crz]

[u/gartho009 → u/david-crz]

God I hope so

[u/mo4r-pow4]

AL MVP (unbiased opinion)

[u/PugetSoundRecords]

LETS GOOOOO

[u/evancomposer]

This man just absolutely wrecks

[u/zvexler]

Nuking both of them this game is awesome

[u/Turb0___]

I fear no man but that dumper scares me

[u/beefytrout]

doing it at home was awesome

[u/Invisiblechimp]

Most HR ever by a catcher in a season. Done.

Most HR ever by a switch hitter in a season. Next.

Most HR ever by a Mariner in a season. Soon.

[u/darwinpolice → u/Invisiblechimp]

I genuinely never thought we'd see a Mariner pass Griffey in single-season homers, but he needs what, eight more to get there? With 31 games left, it's doable.

[u/vylain_antagonist]

Who has seen the like of Cal Raleigh? Or seen the living semblance of him standing in the world? Caleb, that could best God at ball-throw or wrestling or pig-trailing or at the honeyed discourse of sweet Carolinan with jewels and gold for bards, or at the listening of distant harpers in a black hole at evening.

Oh where is the living human man who could beat Cal at the making of generous cheese? At the spearing of ganders? At the magic of thumb-suck? At the shaving of hog-hair? Or at the unleashing of long hounds from a golden thong in the full chase, sweet-fingered corn-yellow Cal, Cal that could carry an armed host from Almha to Slieve Luachra in the craw of his gut-hung knickers.

[u/WabbitCZEN]

ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY DUMPER

[u/Lstark5642]

It’s gonna be so stupid if he doesn’t win MVP.

[u/SlatsAttack]

MVP, MVP, MVP!

[u/NWbySW]

Call the doctor. It's lasting more than 4 hours.

[u/the_gaymer_girl]

It’s wild that “greatest batting season by a catcher in the history of baseball” somehow isn’t runaway MVP.

[u/soda_cookie]

Probably your AL MVP right there

[u/IAmBecomeTeemo]

This shouldn't be possible. Catcher is a position that is notoriously hard on the body. He struggled a bit over the last few weeks, but he's still crushing homers in a ballpark that significantly suppresses offense. I think at this point he's passed Judge in the MVP race, and Judge is only barely worse than his last two MVP seasons.

[u/ty_for_the_norseman]

Cal Raleigh	Aaron Judge
Leads in HR, RBI	Leads in AVG, OPS
Team is 69-60	Team is 69-60
Total WAR 7.3 (est after today)	Total WAR 7.4

Tie goes to better nickname?

[u/Budget-Ocelots → u/ty_for_the_norseman]

What is his pace? Is he still in the 60+ HR range?

[u/ty_for_the_norseman → u/Budget-Ocelots]

Mariners have played 131/162 games (0.801). (1/0.801)=1.248. 1.248*49 = 61.2

He's on pace for 61 Homers after today!

[u/AdministrativeEase71 → u/Budget-Ocelots]

Back in the 60s after this homer I think.

[u/timberwolvesguy]

This dude is gonna get 60, isn’t he?

[u/Gbrusse → u/timberwolvesguy]

He had a pretty big slump not that long ago. Without it, 65 would be on the table.

[u/AKAD11 → u/Gbrusse]

He was still hitting homers during the slump. The issue was that was all he was doing.

[u/CenturyLinkIsCheeks]

monster dongs

[u/DaRealJZ]

Long may he reign!

[u/Maulbert → u/DaRealJZ]

Long may he DUMP!

[u/JayBuhnersBarber]

Best moment of my 35 years as a M's fans!

Bless the cheeks. That one was a friggin NUKE!!

[u/MichaelRM → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

Better than Edgar’s team-saving walkoff? Better than Felix perfect game? Better than Ichiro’s 254th hit? Damn. I mean Cal’s awesome but that’s a choice

[u/kamarian91 → u/MichaelRM]

I mean the closest thing out of those 3 is Ichiro's 254th hit, all time MLB records in primary categories is pretty special, and depending on how many Cal ends up with he could cement the record for a long long time

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/MichaelRM]

Its worth noting a lot of those were a long time ago.

Cals walkoff to send us to the playoffs is my best moment in mariners history. The historical tension of following this team for the past decades just makes it stand out more than anything else. I don't fault anyone for choosing this now too, because we are seeing history made after so much misery.

as i wrote this comment i forgot how truly impactful the double was. Blame my age, i was a tad too young to get it in the moment back then.

[u/OldDekeSport → u/OccasionalGoodTakes]

Ill always go with The Double, but this is my favorite individual player moments for a Mariner. Ichiro setting hits record and Cal getting catcher HR record are far and away the top 2. If Cal catches Griffey at 56 and wins MVP that would cement this.

Cal also gets a boost because of the walkoff to end the drought and calling out our FO to go all in. He signed an extension and THEN does this. Man loves Seattle and we love him!

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/OldDekeSport]

Man, that second part really gets to the heart of this season being special. Cal is just that guy.

[u/JayBuhnersBarber → u/OldDekeSport]

Yeah, its hard to not go with The Double as a canonical "best moment." I don't believe we would have a Mariners with a Big Dumper to admire without that moment.

You're on point with the individual player moment qualification.

[u/clutchheimer → u/OldDekeSport]

I was at the game today and I will still go with the double. This was great. I love it. But the double was AWESOME. Against the Yankees, playoffs, Niehaus at the top of his game. The double had everything.

[u/JayBuhnersBarber → u/OccasionalGoodTakes]

Literally could not have written it better myself.

Also, CATCHERS DON'T DO THIS. They rarely stay healthy enough, play enough games, or innately have this level of power.

I think people are seriously downplaying how special this is.

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

I think people are seriously downplaying how special this is.

by the end of the season they won't be able to, cal has a lot of records he is still within striking distance of. 2 HR game record is the one i'm really pulling for.

[u/darthstupidious → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

Yeah and while his defensive stats are a bit down this year, this is still the same guy who won the Platinum Glove last year. Having a guy like that suddenly find the ability to hit 50+ bombs... holy shit.

[u/JayBuhnersBarber → u/MichaelRM]

Yep. I watched them all happen. They were all great.

What Cal is doing supersedes the physical ability and stamina of most players. You can tell by how often catchers don't do this.

Like what you want. Rank it how you want. Everyone is witnessing something very special this summer.

[u/ExpirjTec → u/MichaelRM]

not even the best moment in Raleigh's career lmfao

not even his best moment against the a's

[u/MysteriousEdge5643 → u/ExpirjTec]

That was the greatest moment of my life, I managed to luck out and get tickets to the game that night

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/ExpirjTec]

you're talking like "best moments" are empirical

[u/vanillabear26 → u/OccasionalGoodTakes]

Tbh in that case it kinda is

[u/IamChicharon → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

1. Cal Raleigh walk-off home run to clinch playoffs for the first time in a generation

2. Felix perfect game

3. This.

4. “The double”

5. Ichiro breaks single season hit record.

6. Mike Cameron 4hrs in a single game

[u/JayBuhnersBarber → u/IamChicharon]

Sweet man.

[u/IamChicharon → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

That’s just my personal list as a mariner fan for almost 40 years lol.

I totally get why you put this Cal season at #1 though

[u/JayBuhnersBarber → u/IamChicharon]

Lol, sorry. I came in hot there. Your list is killer, honestly.

If I were to list it out for me it'd be something like:

• 1 a. This

• 1b. Felix perfect game

• 2. "The double" (we wouldn't have the team now without it)

• 3. Cal's walk-off

• 4. Ichiro single season

• 5. The Cammy 4-banger

So I agree with you mostly.

[u/IamChicharon → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

Yeah I mean honestly my 1-5 are really just 1a,b,c,d,e and Cameron’s game is 2 lol

[u/byPCP → u/JayBuhnersBarber]

it has been a hard life as a seattle mariners fan, but god dammit this makes it all worth it

[u/shield_anvil_]

The Dumping continues forever 

[u/spacedude2000]

My goat

[u/narfidy]

The ONE game I cant watch live while I'm on vacation...

[u/neronga]

MVP

[u/SlatsAttack]

The man cannot stop dumping.

[u/DJ_Byun]

O DUMPER! MY DUMPER!

[u/imnotapotato140]

That’s my MVP

[u/GameBroJeremy]

HISTORY

[u/GrizzlyBares]

I love that he gets to have Goldy call these monster blasts, it really has elevated this historic season.

[u/Fleachair7]

That’s Seattles dumper!

[u/lastminutealways]

Take your curtain call, Cal!

[u/Potential_Reveal_948]

This guy DUMPS.

[u/gvon89]

I haven't followed baseball in a while but I remember piazza challenging for the record at 40 back in the day. This guy has 49 with a whole MONTH left. He might reach 60 at this rate.

[u/Caedus]

I think he might get 60 home runs now.

[u/ratcalzone]

god I love this dude

[u/DaRealJZ]

MVD!

[u/kirukiru]

Make him mvp

[u/Grahamshabam]

LEFT CHEEK

RIGHT CHEEK

LEFT CHEEK

RIGHT CHEEK

[u/Robbuffet]

This is wild. What is happening? What changed?? Happy for dumps

[u/GOATmar_infante]

Friggin Cal

[u/Fresh_Ostrich4034]

M.V.P

[u/Individual_Judgment3]

Rooting for Mariners/Brewers World Series

[u/mahrinazz]

mariner

[u/Riff726]

Big Dumper sets the record in the AsS game

[u/Nights_King]

We played one series against this man and I never wanna see him again

[u/InfectiousCosmology1]

MVP

[u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

I know Judge deserves it but I want Cal to win MVP so fucking badly

[u/CharlemagneOfTheUSA → u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

Cal is only 0.4 fWAR Behind coming into today, it’s still anyone’s MVP to win

[u/MysteriousEdge5643 → u/CharlemagneOfTheUSA]

He's cut the gap to 0.1 today with live stats

[u/CharlemagneOfTheUSA → u/MysteriousEdge5643]

Judge still has to play today obviously, but he’s having easily his worst month of the season right now, so Cal definitely has the chance to pull ahead there soon

[u/swampninja → u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

Does he though? I think Cal may be running away with it.

[u/Ok_Imagination_4374 → u/swampninja]

Judge leads Raleigh in a lot more stats BUT Raleigh is a catcher so you could make a strong case that Raleigh deserves it just as much since catchers NEVER do this. Raleigh is playing great defense while simultaneously having one of the greatest seasons by a catcher ever. I REALLY hope Cal gets it but Judge will probably get it for his on the surface stats.

[u/teckmonkey → u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

Cal is also doing this as a switch hitter, just saying.

[u/darkravenn12 → u/teckmonkey]

idk why people bring this up. Who the hell cares if he's a switch hitter LOL You don't get extra points for being a switch hitter. It doesn't mean anything. The only viable argument should be about whether the defensive gap between Cal and Judge is enough to offset the offensive gap between them, which is a very real argument and is probably basically a tossup right now.

[u/tuckedfexas → u/swampninja]

Cal is still just barely behind him, but if Judge is only DH-ing it could easily be a close race to the end

[u/EarthWarping → u/swampninja]

Eh... I think its a coin flip with Judges post ASB stats (IL stint tbf)

[u/OccasionalGoodTakes → u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

vibes based MVP

[u/Draw42 → u/Ok_Imagination_4374]

Cal is arguably having the greatest season by a catcher ever.  Judge is probably having the 3rd best season by judge...

[u/TechnicalSkunk]

Why are people still pitching to him lol

[u/MaynardsUnit → u/TechnicalSkunk]

That's the power of having threats around you in the lineup, and guys on base. What else can they do?

[u/hickopotamus → u/TechnicalSkunk]

Honestly he's not very tough to pitch to when you execute your pitches. He’s hitting .200. I know he’s done damage against teams and I think if you execute, he’s obviously got big damage potential and he’s got a lot of strikeout potential, too, and when you execute your pitches, you usually get the job done.

[u/Howboutit85 → u/hickopotamus]

.200 is very different than .240-.250… especially in today’s game. Hitting .300 is almost a novelty now, and really really good hitters are in the .260-.270 range. We may even finish the season with only 4-5 guys hitting over 300. That’s how dominant pitching is now, and how little batters hit for contact vs hit for dingers. It’s just the way things are currently.

[u/Thomasfire010]

The actual Mvp

[u/ALaccountant]

Surely the MVP, and not even close at this point, right? How much consideration does Judge get considering he's living off his performance from the first 2 months of the season?

[u/xVIRIDISx]

what a beautiful swing on that one

[u/BoscoHype]

ITS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY THANK YOU DUMPY

[u/gietz77]

Goldie's calls get me fired up

[u/shockedtoo]

Mickey Tettleton wants his fruitloops back

[u/RandallOfLegend]

His ability to do this from both sides of the plate is even more impressive