Hours later, Stephanie was standing on the infield grass at Truist Park as her son, Major League Baseball’s home run leader and the unlikely face of this All-Star Week, celebrated an emphatic victory in the 2025 Home Run Derby.

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.

Mariners' Cal Raleigh reacts to Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw’s viral MLB All-Star Game mic’d-up jab with humor and respect.

After an up-and-down past week, the Seattle Mariners opened their weekend series with a big win over a National League contender. And in the process, Cal Raleigh made MLB history.