The Seattle Mariners got the early series lead against the Toronto Blue Jays in the 2025 edition of the ALCS, as Cal Raleigh helped his team to a 3-1 victory at Rogers Centre on Sunday evening.

Toronto set the tone first in the contest, with George Springer slamming a solo home run in the opening inning. For the next four innings, the Blue Jays held a precarious one-run lead. The tide started to turn in the Mariners' favor in the sixth inning, where Raleigh took Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman deep for a solo home run that went 420 feet deep.

“I just choked up and wasn’t trying to do too much,” Raleigh said of his home run, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. “I was just trying to get bat on ball and really put something in play, maybe find a hole. I didn’t want to punch out again.”

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