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We know where Mariners’ Cal Raleigh will bat in All-Star Game

Seattle Mariners standout catcher Cal Raleigh will bat fourth in the American League's lineup for the 95th MLB All-Star Game.

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Big Dumper will hit cleanup in the Midsummer Classic.

The starting lineups for Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta were unveiled on Monday morning, with Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh slotted to hit in the No. 4 spot for the American League.

The best right-handed hitter in baseball is Cal Raleigh

Raleigh, coming off a historic first half of the season, will bat one spot behind New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge and one spot ahead of Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

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The full AL starting lineup is below:

Named an All-Star starter earlier this month, Raleigh will be the first Mariners player to start the All-Star Game since designated hitter Nelson Cruz in 2015.

Raleigh blasted an AL-record 38 home runs over the first half of the season, which are the second-most homers before the All-Star break in MLB history. The only player with more was Barry Bonds, who hit 39 homers over the first half of his record-breaking 73-homer campaign in 2001.

Raleigh shattered the MLB record for first-half homers by a catcher, which Hall of Famer Johnny Bench held for more than five decades after hitting 28 homers before the 1970 Midsummer Classic.

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Raleigh is currently on pace for 64 home runs, which would break Judge’s AL single-season record of 62 in 2022. He’s also on track to shatter the MLB record for most homers by a catcher, which Kansas City Royals slugger Salvador Perez set with 48 in 2021.

Entering the All-Star break, Raleigh is three homers ahead of Judge and six homers ahead of Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Ohtani in the MLB home run race.

Cal Raleigh swipes his way to another milestone

Raleigh is slashing .259/.376/.634 with a 1.010 OPS this year. The reigning AL Platinum Glove Award winner ranks second in the majors in both slugging percentage and OPS, trailing Judge in both categories.

Before Tuesday’s All-Star Game, Raleigh is set to compete in the MLB Home Run Derby on Monday night.

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Cameron Van Til Seattle Sports

Cameron Van Til is a digital content editor for Seattle Sports. A Gonzaga University graduate, Cameron has previously covered sports for The Everett Herald and The Associated Press, as well as served as a Seattle Mariners correspondent for Baseball… Read more

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