With Aaron Judge expected to be a DH initially when he returns from injury, the opportunity is there for Cal Raleigh to take over as the AL MVP favorite.

Cal Raleigh homered again, rookie Cole Young also went deep and George Kirby pitched six strong innings as the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 6-0 on Thursday night. Raleigh hit his major league-leading 42nd home run in the fifth inning, two batters after Young hit his third, to give Seattle a 3-0 lead.

Can anyone slow down Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh right now? Raleigh slammed his 41st home run this season on Sunday in a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels. Raleigh took a pitch and smacked it over the centerfield wall at Angels Stadium in Anaheim,