Almost immediately, Justin Turner could sense the bubbling frustration from Cal Raleigh. A veteran slugger with a World Series ring and an NL Championship Series MVP on his résumé, Turner arrived in Seattle just before the trade deadline in July 2024 and quickly began to form a connection with the Mariners catcher.

Former Florida State catcher Cal Raleigh, aka The Big Dumper, takes part in his first Home Run Derby and is an All-Star Game starter.

The Seattle Mariners catcher has become the MLB's unlikely breakout star after winning the All-Star Home Run Derby to cap a monster first half of the season.

T-Mobile Park is farther away from Florida State University than any big league ballpark, yet geography didn’t get in the way of a meetup between two of the school's most prominent recent baseball and softball alumni on Wednesday afternoon.

Mariners' and former FSU baseball star Cal Raleigh swung his way into the history books, becoming the first catcher ever to win the Home Run Derby

Raleigh fulfilled another dream by participating, and winning, Monday's Home Run Derby and he brought his family along again. Todd was rewarded with the job of throwing to him. His 15-year-old brother, Todd Jr., took Cal's usual spot behind the plate.

Todd Raleigh's time coaching at Tennessee was ending. He could have pursued more coaching opportunities. Instead he went home to his family.

We don't know much about Emma Grace and Carley, other than they are the middle children between their older brother Cal and younger brother Todd Jr. Emma Grace played volleyball at Bradley University, and Carley also played volleyball during her high school days.