Cal Raleigh’s Surprising Surge: What’s Fueling His Latest Breakout?
This year’s start saw Raleigh cranking his uppercut to unprecedented steepness—about 38 to 40 degrees early on. The effect? Well, pitch location quickly showed its dominance: when Raleigh scooped low pitches with that steep uppercut, it elevated the ball beautifully, a crucial weapon in his MVP run. But opponents—especially the Guardians and Yankees—adapted by serving fastballs and cutters up and in, areas where an aggressive uppercut can spell disaster, leading to whiffs or weak contact.
Take a look back at a nearly identical pitch from last year—a model of Raleigh’s peak form, with a staggering 191 wRC+ and 1.088 OPS in June, striking out just 18.6% of the time. The difference? A subtle flattening of the swing, just enough to handle those tricky pitches. And guess what? That adjustment seems to be happening already: recent games show Raleigh dialing back his uppercut, inching Swing Path Tilt and Attack Angle closer to his 2025 norms—a smart move, considering elevated pitches punished that steep approach.
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