Big Dumper, Cal Raleigh
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Raleigh Union Station, where a dozen Amtrak trains stop each day, sits on one side of downtown, while the city’s only local bus station is on the other. That changes Aug. 3, when a second downtown bus station opens next door to the train depot.
The Seattle catcher is on a historic pace, hitting 38 home runs before the All-Star break. Some changes he made in the minor leagues have fueled his tear.
Cal Raleigh’s historic home run pace this season has been one of the sport’s most discussed storylines in the first half. And though Monday night’s T-Mobile Home Run Derby victory obviously won’t count toward his overall total,
The business, which started out of the trunk of a car, left its downtown Raleigh location on Fayetteville Street after receiving threats.
Some 31 vehicles were broken into at five Raleigh churches this past weekend, with surveillance footage from one showing a smash-and-grab incident where a handgun and $2,000 cash were stolen.
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Despite Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani still being at the top of their game, here is why Cal Raleigh may have a leg up on their individual seasons.
Raleigh is adding over 200 bikes to the city’s streets as part of a new dockless bikeshare program, working with “micro-mobility” companies best known for their scooters. The new electric-assisted bikes will arrive in mid-August through companies Spin and Lime, meant to give riders greater choice on how to get around.
Four of five challenges of plate umpire Dan Iassogna’s calls were successful in the first All-Star use of the ABS system, which could make its regular-season debut next year.
With a hot and humid night making perfect conditions for the long ball, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh won the 2025 T-Mobile Home Run Derby, defeating Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero in the finals.
The first half of the MLB season did not disappoint thanks to Cal Raleigh, Aaron Judge, Shohei Ohtani and others. But this is where the real fun begins.
Seattle’s Cal Raleigh won his first All-Star Home Run Derby after leading the big leagues in long balls going into the break, defeating Tampa Bay’s Junior Caminero 18-15 in the final round.