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Trio of Seattle Mariners Stars Involved in Unique Baseball History at the All-Star Game

Cal Raleigh was successful in the first ABS challenge at the All-Star Game, while Randy Arozarena fell victim to the technology later in the game. Andres Munoz benefited from it, recording a strikeout that was challenged, and upheld.
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American League catcher Cal Raleigh (29) of the Seattle Mariners looks on during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park on July 15.
American League catcher Cal Raleigh (29) of the Seattle Mariners looks on during the 2025 MLB All Star Game at Truist Park on July 15. | Brett Davis-Imagn Images

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A trio of Seattle Mariners stars were involved in some unique baseball history at Tuesday night's MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta.

First, M's catcher Cal Raleigh, who started for the American League, won the first-ever All-Star Game challenge under the ABS system. The system has been in place in Minor League Baseball, and was used at spring training as well, and it will eventually come to the big leagues.

With Tarik Skubal pitching and Manny Machado hitting, Skubal threw a pitch that was called a ball, but Raleigh challenged it, leading into a strike three ruling.

Then, Mariners' reliever Andres Munoz benefited from the system, as he struck out Kyle Stowers of the Miami Marlins. Stowers challenged the low fastball, which just nicked the bottom of the zone, upholding the call.

Finally, outfielder Randy Arozarena was ruled out via the challenge system, as Edwin Diaz challenged a pitch that ended being a strike, punching Arozarena out in the ninth inning.

All in all, it was a good night for the Mariners at the All-Star Game, as Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a single and Bryan Woo tossed a scoreless inning on the mound. Munoz struck out one and walked one in 0.2 innings and Arozarena went 0-for-3 in relief of Aaron Judge.

Now, the quartet will fly back to Seattle as the Mariners get ready to start the second half of the season. They'll take on the Houston Astros on Friday night at T-Mobile Park. Seattle trails the Astros by five games in the American League West.

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