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 canine. He leads the game in residence runs (35), smashing extra dingers than each Aaron Decide (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 try the chances 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)Beneath 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. So as to break that file, the Seattle slugger would wish to hit 39 homers within the subsequent 72 video games.
Not not possible, however extremely unlikely.
As for the American League file, Decide hit 62 residence runs in 2022, breaking Roger Maris’ earlier file of 61, which he completed again in 1961.
Raleigh must go deep 28 occasions within the subsequent 72 video games to cross Decide.
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 yr), 27 in 2022, 30 in 2023 and 34 final season, a quantity he has already surpassed previous to the All-Star Recreation.
Whereas Raleigh solely has two residence runs within the month of July, he had 11 in June and 12 in Could. He’s presently second in slugging (.640), second in OPS (1.021) and third in WAR (4.7).
Lastly, by way of the favourite to steer MLB in homers, Decide remains to be on the high of the oddsboard at -160, with Raleigh proper behind at +150 and Ohtani at +475.
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