Cal Raleigh Hits 61st Home Run to the Perfect Fan Wearing a Custom "Dump Here" Jersey

Check out the Mariners' fan who caught Cal Raleigh's homer in a once in a lifetime moment.

Oct 7, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) hits a two-run home run in the ninth inning against the Detroit Tigers during game three of the ALDS round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Comerica Park. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

In what can only be described as another “meant-to-be” sports moment, one lucky Mariners fan came away from Game 3 with the ultimate prize from Seattle’s best player.

To set the stage, Cal Raleigh came up to bat in the top of the 9th inning while Seattle was leading the Tigers 6-2. Mariners’  Randy Arozarena started the inning with a double down the right field line and was standing on second base. Raleigh took a high fastball and laced a 106 mph line shot to deep left field.  

The hit barely cleared the wall and landed in the Tigers' bullpen, took one big bounce and found the perfect place to land.  Directly in the glove of the only Mariners’ fan sitting in the front row that was wearing of all things, a Blue jersey that said Dump Here with the Number 61, in reference to the number of Homeruns Cal Raleigh has on the season!  The fan, Jameson Turner, from Longview, Washington said he told the person next to him that he knew this was his shot to get the ball “he’s going to hit me a home-run right now.” Sure enough, Turner was right. 

The fan that caught Cal Raleigh's home run ball 😂

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 After he gloved it, the celebration started. High-fives from Tigers fans, cheers from the crowd, and then the most incredible part of the story happened. 

The Seattle Mariners fan pulled off the number 61 jersey, and underneath was a Dump Here #62 jersey! The fan not only had one custom-made Cal Raleigh jersey, but TWO, and was brave enough to wear them sitting front row in Detroit, cheering on his team. And for this, the baseball Gods rewarded him with the best souvenir of the night, Raleigh’s 61st home run ball and a memory he will never forget.

After the game, Turner got to meet Raleigh in an incredible moment as the Mariners took a 2-1 lead in the series thanks to their 8-4 win over the Tigers.

The next game between the Mariners and Tigers in the best-of-five series is today, October 8th at 3:00 pm (est).