{
  "id": 3570386,
  "title": "Cal Raleigh Continues Historic Power Binge Vs. Phillies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/cal-raleigh-continues-historic-power-binge-vs-phillies",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T18:56:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cal-raleigh-continues-historic-power-185628721.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has finally found his power stroke after struggling throughout the season. On Tuesday, he followed up his first three-homer game of an MLB career with a solo home run off Philadelphia Phillies starter Aaron Nola in his first at-bat. This marks Raleigh's fifth consecutive game with a home run, totaling five homers in his last five games, entering Wednesday's play. With a season total of 18 long balls, seven of which have occurred in August, Raleigh is on track to reach 20 for the fifth straight year, although he won't match the 60 home runs he hit last season.\n\nDespite a challenging year at the plate, marked by a .632 OPS, Raleigh's recent surge in power-hitting is a welcome development for the Mariners, who currently sit five games below .500 and three games behind a playoff spot in the American League.",
  "summary": "Raleigh finally looks like his old self again",
  "key_points": [
    "Cal Raleigh hits fifth home run in five games",
    "18 home runs so far, aiming for 20th",
    "Mariners five games below .500, three behind playoff spot"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}