Phillies closer Jhoan Duran showed off his might against AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh, striking him out in three straight pitches.

The Seattle Mariners' superstar catcher is on a tear in traditional stats, like home runs and RBI. He's at 47 homers for the season, one off the Royals' Salvador Perez for the single-season catcher home run record of 48.

Cal Raleigh’s two-run shot in the seventh inning sent hundreds of Little Leaguers from around the globe cheering in delight to see one of the brightest stars in the MLB Little League Classic go deep.

So we've established that Judge has a clear edge at the plate, while Raleigh has less significant advantages with the glove and on the bases. Which brings us to the big one: Wins Above Replacement, the catch-all metric to end all catch-all metrics.

Raleigh hit his 46 th home run of the season on Friday night in the third inning of the Mariners game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. The home run broke a tie with Johnny Bench for the second-most in a season by a catcher and left Raleigh trailing only Salvador Perez, who hit 48 homers in 2021.

Cal Raleigh continues to give the people what they want. The Seattle Mariners star catcher Raleigh took some time to sign autographs for fans while attending a Little League World Series game on Sunday.

Cal Raleigh is the first player in baseball to get to 100 RBIs and did it with 39 games for left for the Seattle Mariners in their 11-9 win over the Mets Friday.

Eugenio Suárez grounds into a force out, shortstop Trea Turner to second baseman Bryson Stott. Cal Raleigh out at 2nd.

On July 23, New York Yankees’ megastar outfielder Aaron Judge had a commanding lead in the AL MVP race. After an injury and subsequent slump, has he been overtaken by a slugging catcher in Seattle?