Lookout Landing

20 hours ago | lookoutlanding.com | John Trupin

Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images After weeks of noting he’d gladly participate, Cal Raleigh is officially in to participate in the 2025 Home Run Derby over All-Star Weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. Raleigh informed the Seattle Times that he intends to have his father, Todd Raleigh, a longtime coach at Florida State University, pitch to him, while his younger brother Todd Jr. will hopefully catch, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.

2 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | John Trupin

Brad Rempel-Imagn Images Some losses, like today’s, wherein the Seattle Mariners managed just three hits and no runs against the Minnesota Twins, are a challenge to the sentiment that they all count the same. The 2-0 defeat tasted like air, felt like dirt, and ran off my back like water, assuming in this moment that I am a large, sentient, baseball-crazed gray duck. There wasn’t enough to glom onto this afternoon.

2 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | John Trupin

Twins 2, Mariners 0 Baseball Savant Raindrops keep falling on my head: George Kirby, .150 WPAChangeups keep dropping past my bat: Jorge Polanco, -.159 WPAGame thread comment of the day:It’s been a good road trip for gardeners, but not good enough for some of you ingrates

4 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | John Trupin

David Banks-Imagn Images Major League Baseball announced Monday that Cal Raleigh has been named the American League position player of the week. The honor comes as little surprise, following the big dumpers massive series in Chicago, as well as a strong slugging showing all week long. The accolades have flowed in for Raleigh as he authors what is on pace to be the greatest individual season of any catcher in MLB history.

6 days ago | lookoutlanding.com | John Trupin

Matt Marton-Imagn Images Today is a joy. I am basking in the glow of an evening loving and celebrating two of my favorite people in the world, for whom today will be the continuation and formal acknowledgement of love worth cherishing and celebrating. Surrounded by those I adore, some of whom have already made the same brave leap, the smile pinned on my face is a hammock I will spend all day lounging in.