{"id":196740,"date":"2025-10-08T03:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196740\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T03:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T03:24:08","slug":"mariners-cal-raleigh-sends-first-postseason-homer-to-fan-in-dump-here-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/196740\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners’ Cal Raleigh sends first postseason homer to fan in ‘Dump Here’ shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cal Raleigh<\/a> chose the right time and — most importantly — the right recipient for his first postseason home run in 2025.<\/p>\n

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On Tuesday, the Seattle Mariners<\/a> star smashed a 391-foot homer in the top of the ninth inning during Game 3 of the ALDS against the Detroit Tigers<\/a>. It marked Raleigh’s first home run of the postseason.<\/p>\n

The ball bounced inside the Mariners’ dugout and into the glove of a fan in the stands prepared for the moment. They were wearing a shirt that read “Dump 61 Here,” the number referring to Raleigh’s combined regular season and playoffs home run total.<\/p>\n

After the game, Raleigh posed alongside the fan and handed them a baseball and an autographed bat that read: “Jameson, thanks for cheering us on and catching 61.”<\/p>\n

DUMP HERE \ud83e\udd1d pic.twitter.com\/Zy8E19UocN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) October 8, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n

Cameras also showed the fan later putting on another shirt with a similar design, replacing No. 61 with No. 62.<\/p>\n

Of the ten 60-home run regular seasons in MLB history, Raleigh is the fourth to be paired with a postseason home run as well, according to ESPN Research. New York Yankees<\/a> captain Aaron Judge<\/a> is the only other player to do so this century.<\/p>\n

Raleigh had three RBI in the Mariners’ 8-4 Game 3 victory, becoming the first catcher in franchise history to do so in a postseason game<\/p>\n

Seattle is now one win away from its first ALCS appearance since 2001.<\/p>\n