Cal Raleigh’s Explosive Derby Showing Sparks Speculation: Is This MLB’s Next Superstar?
And yes, the nickname certainly helps.
In fact, Raleigh’s evening began with a genuinely flooring introduction from professional bloviator Pat McAfee.
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“WITH THE FATTEST ASS IN ALL OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS …” the ESPN personality hollered to the sellout crowd. “BIG DUMPER CAL RALEIGH.”
With that, Raleigh was off to the races.
He bopped 17 long balls in the first round, advancing on a bizarre tiebreaker with Athletics DH Brent Rooker, who also slammed 17. With the top four moving on and Raleigh and Rooker tied for fourth, the edge went to Raleigh after it was determined that his longest blast was about an inch farther than Rooker’s: 470.61 feet vs. 470.53 feet. That led to some understandable frustration from Rooker but didn’t take anything away from Raleigh’s performance.
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