One day after setting the MLB record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, the Seattle Mariners’Cal Raleigh put his name at the top of another historic list. 

Raleigh hit his 30th homer during Saturday’s 10-7 loss to the Chicago Cubs, the most by a switch-hitter. That moved him ahead of Mickey Mantle, José Ramírez and Lance Berkman on that particular list. 

Additionally, Raleigh is the first player to hit 30 home runs in his team’s first 75 games since 2001, when Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez achieved that feat. That’s happened 12 times in MLB history, with eight hitters reaching that mark before the season’s unofficial halfway point.

Raleigh then reached 31 homers when he went deep in the first inning of Sunday’s game.

Raleigh is the second Mariners hitter, after Ken Griffey Jr., to reach 30 homers by the All-Star break. Griffey did it three times during his career, hitting 35 homers in 1998, 33 in 1994 and 30 in 1997.

Raleigh also joined an exclusive list for catchers with his 30th homer, becoming the fourth player at the position to notch three seasons with 30 homers or more. He hit 30 home runs in 2023 and 34 last season. That puts Raleigh with Mike Piazza, Johnny Bench and Roy Campanella as the only other catchers with multiple seasons of 30-plus home runs.

Raleigh’s historic homer came in the ninth inning off Cubs reliever Daniel Palencia, smacking a 99.4-mph fastball high in the strike zone to the opposite field. 

“To get in his last at-bat after a day of 95 degrees, he’s a fighter,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said after the game, via MLB.com.

“The Big Dumper” hit his home runs Saturday and Sunday batting left-handed, after hitting two batting right-handed on Friday. For the season, 21 of his homers are from the left side of the plate with 10 coming as a right-handed batter. 

Overall, Raleigh entered Sunday batting .272/.377/.649 with 14 doubles, 64 RBI and 9 stolen bases to go with his MLB-leading 31 homers. But with Saturday’s defeat, the Mariners dropped to 38-37, putting them five games behind the Houston Astros (44-33) for second place in the AL West.

On the other side, the Cubs improved to 46-30, giving them a 4.5-game lead in the NL Central over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The New York Mets broke a streak and made some history against the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

Facing a streak of seven straight losses, the Mets offense posted seven homers, all solo, in an 11-4 win to move back into a tie with Philadelphia at the top of the NL East. Their record is 46-31.

Those seven solo homers tied the Mets with six other teams for the most in a game in MLB history, per MLB.com’s Sarah Langs. Only three of those teams hit only solo homers, like the Mets, who got long balls from Juan Soto twice, Brandon Nimmo twice, Francisco Lindor, Jared Young and Francisco Alvarez.

Three of those came in consecutive fashion in the third inning.

It was a big game for Soto in particular, going 4 for 5 with two homers and four RBI. It was his eighth career game with double-digit total bases, putting him in some elite company given his age.

The Mets’ skid entering Saturday was putting an abrupt halt to what had been a dream start for a team with World Series aspirations. Behind the best-performing rotation in MLB, a 15-3 run in May and June gave them the best record in the NL. Then came consecutive sweeps at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays and Atlanta Braves.

The Phillies series loomed as a possible turning point for New York, but it got off to a bad start Friday, partially thanks to some entertaining baserunning from Philadelphia.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. The odds heavily favored the Thunder over the Pacers headed into this series, which is no surprise considering the Thunder were 68-14 in the regular season and the No. 1 overall seed in the Western Conference. However, the fourth-seeded Indiana Pacers managed to hold their own, and have forced the series to Game 7 which will take place in OKC on Sunday night.

Game 7 tips off on Sunday at 8 p.m. on ABC. Here’s everything you need to know about how to watch the Pacers vs. Thunder NBA Finals.

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Date: Sunday, June 22

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The Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals.

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With their backs against the wall — and their best player dealing with a tough injury — the Indiana Pacers rallied Thursday to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. The win not only kept the Pacers’ championship hopes alive, but set up just the 20th Game 7 in NBA Finals history.

On Sunday, Pacers and Thunder players will have the chance to live out every kid’s basketball fantasy. In a do-or-die situation, with a championship on the line, who will rise to the occasion and sink the biggest shots?

A select few players have elevated their game to the highest level when their teams needed it the most. Below is a list of the best performances by a player on a winning team in NBA Finals Game 7 history.

Player	Team	Year	Points	Rebounds	Assists
Arnie Risen	Royals	1951	24	13	2
George Mikan	Lakers	1952	22	19	4
Jim Pollard	Lakers	1954	21	N/A	N/A
Dolph Schayes	Nationals	1955	13	12	3
Tom Heinsohn	Celtics	1957	37	23	2
Bill Russell	Celtics	1960	22	35	4
Bill Russell	Celtics	1962	30	40	4
Bill Russell	Celtics	1966	25	32	1
John Havlicek	Celtics	1969	29	9	5
Walt Frazier	Knicks	1970	36	7	19
Dave Cowens	Celtics	1974	28	14	4
Wes Unseld	Bullets	1978	15	9	6
Larry Bird	Celtics	1984	20	12	3
James Worthy	Lakers	1988	36	16	10
Hakeem Olajuwon	Rockets	1994	25	10	7
Tim Duncan	Spurs	2005	25	11	3
Kobe Bryant	Lakers	2010	23	15	2
LeBron James	Heat	2013	37	12	4
LeBron James	Cavaliers	2016	27	11	11

Though he’s not listed above, Los Angeles Lakers legend Jerry West holds the record for most points scored during a Game 7 of the NBA Finals, with 42. Despite West’s legendary performance, the Lakers fell to the Celtics in the 1969 NBA Finals. But West holds the record for most points scored in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. LeBron James and Tom Heinsohn sit behind him on that list, with both players dropping 37 points to lead their teams to titles.

When it comes to rebounds, no one can match the great Bill Russell. The Boston Celtics superstar snagged 40 rebounds in 1962, 35 rebounds in 1960 and 32 rebounds in 1966. He’s the only player to appear on the above list three times. Russell’s excellence is never a question — he did win 11 championships — but his presence above offers more proof that he stepped up when his team needed it the most. 

James is the only other player to appear twice on the list. James’ 37 points and 12 rebounds for the Miami Heat in 2013 led them past the San Antonio Spurs in Game 7. James then turned in an equally impressive performance in 2016, when he scored 27 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out 11 assists while leading his home-town Cleveland Cavaliers to a title. 

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan does not appear on the above list, though that only speaks to his greatness. Jordan’s Bulls never played in a Game 7 of the NBA Finals. He made sure Chicago closed out those series before a do-or-die game was necessary. The Bulls were pushed to a Game 6 in the NBA Finals five separate times during Jordan’s era. They won every single one of those games. 

Which player from the Pacers or Thunder will join that list Sunday night? On the Thunder side, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander should have the edge after leading the NBA with 32.7 points per game in the regular season. He’s maintained that performance during the Finals, where he’s averaging 30.5 points in six games.

Tyrese Haliburton’s injury makes it a more wide-open race for the Pacers. Haliburton seemed like a solid pick prior to his calf injury. During the first four games of the series, he was averaging 17.8 points per game. That number dropped to 9.0 following the injury.

That could set the stage for Pascal Siakam to shine if the Pacers pull out the victory. Siakam averaged 19.8 points over the first six games in the Finals, and turned in a double-double to extend the series Thursday night. 

While there are exceptions, the stars usually shine the brightest with the season on the line. With each team one huge performance away from a championship, which player will step up and will their team to a title Sunday?

The Golden State Warriors have had over 600 players don the more than 60 jersey numbers used by their players over the more than 75 years of existence the team has enjoyed in its rich and storied history.

Founded in 1946 during the Basketball Association of America (BAA — a precursor league of the NBA) era, the team has called home the cities of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland, and even San Diego.

 To commemorate the players who wore those numbers, Warriors Wire is covering the entire history of jersey numbers and the players who sported them since the founding of the team. For this article, we begin with the 17th of 27 players who wore the No. 15 jersey for the Warriors.

That player would be Golden State guard alum Rudy White. After ending his college career at Arizona State, White was picked up with the 47th overall selection of the 1975 NBA draft by the Houston Rockets.

The Silver City, New Mexico native would play the first four seasons of his pro career with the Rockets. That ended when he was cut by Houston in 1979, signing with the Dubs in 1980.

His stay with the team would span just four games before he was dealt to the Seattle SuperSonics. During his time suiting up for the Warriors, White wore only jersey No. 15 and put up 5.5 points and 1.0 steals per game.

All stats and data courtesy of Basketball Reference.

This article originally appeared on Warriors Wire: Warriors jersey history – No. 15 – Rudy White (1980)