Are we on the cusp of crowning a brand new residence run king in Main League Baseball?
Out of nowhere, Seattle’s Cal Raleigh is swinging with the large canines. He leads the game in residence runs (35), smashing extra dingers than each Aaron Choose (33) and Shohei Ohtani as of July 7 (30).
The place will Raleigh land in his quest for his first residence run title?
Let’s take a look at the percentages at DraftKings Sportsbook as of July 7.
Cal Raleigh common season complete residence runs
Over 73.5: +11000 (wager $10 to win $1,110)
Cal Raleigh common season complete residence runs
Over 62.5: +1500 (wager $10 to win $160 complete)
Underneath 62.5: -10000 (wager $10 to win $10.10 complete)
First, the all-time single-season file of 73.
Raleigh is nowhere close to favored to strategy that mark, set by Barry Bonds in 2001. With a view to break that file, the Seattle slugger would wish to hit 39 homers within the subsequent 72 video games.
Not inconceivable, however extremely unlikely.
As for the American League file, Choose hit 62 residence runs in 2022, breaking Roger Maris’ earlier file of 61, which he completed again in 1961.
Raleigh must go deep 28 instances within the subsequent 72 video games to go Choose.
The 28-year-old Seattle catcher has been a revelation within the Pacific Northwest this season. He was named an All-Star for the primary time, and is tied for second in Main League Baseball with 74 RBIs.
By way of his residence run numbers, he hit two in 2021 (rookie 12 months), 27 in 2022, 30 in 2023 and 34 final season, a quantity he has already surpassed previous to the All-Star Sport.
Whereas Raleigh solely has two residence runs within the month of July, he had 11 in June and 12 in Could. He’s at present second in slugging (.640), second in OPS (1.021) and third in WAR (4.7).
Lastly, when it comes to the favourite to guide MLB in homers, Choose remains to be on the prime of the oddsboard at -160, with Raleigh proper behind at +150 and Ohtani at +475.
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