Wimbledon: Grigor Dimitrov forced into heartbreaking injury retirement while holding 2-set lead over No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner

Wimbledon: Grigor Dimitrov forced into heartbreaking injury retirement while holding 2-set lead over No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner

Grigor Dimitrov was in full control on Monday with a chance for one of the biggest upsets at Wimbledon. But an apparent pectoral injury ended his day early, and he was forced to retire while holding a two-set lead over No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner. Sinner advances to the quarterfinals after appearing to be on the verge of falling victim to a stunning Round of 16 upset. Dimitrov held a 6-3, 7-5, 2-2 lead at the time of his injury. Dimitrov, seeded 19th, retires from a Grand Slam match for a fifth straight time. He'd previously retired from Wimbledon and the US Open in 2024 and the Australian Open and French Open this year. Dimitrov sustained the injury while serving. He immediately fell to the ground in pain and clutched his right pec with his left hand. As trainers rushed to the court to tend to him, Dimitrov laughed, apparently aware of the gravity of his injury. Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire from his match against top-seeded Jannik Sinner after appearing to injure his right pectoral.Dimitrov had won the first two sets of the match.pic.twitter.com/f5mB6Lp1eL — ESPN (@espn)July 7, 2025 Dimitrov then walked to the bench to continue to receive medical treatment before leaving the court for a medical timeout. Moments later, he returned to the court to shake Sinner's hand, having concluded that he could not continue to play. A sight we never want to see.Grigor Dimitrov is forced to retire while leading two sets to love. Everyone at#Wimbledonis wishing you a speedy recovery, Grigor 💚💜pic.twitter.com/qBwiMbq3e2 — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon)July 7, 2025 Sinner put his arm around Dimitrov's back as they walked to shake hands with the chair umpire. An appreciative Centre Court crowd gave Dimitrov a rousing ovation as he packed up his bag. The win denied Dimitrov his deepest run at Wimbledon since he advanced to the semifinals in 2014. Sinner advances to stay alive for a fourth Grand Slam victory since the 2024 Australian Open. Sinner won the Australian Open in 2024 and 2025 and secured the US Open title last fall. Sinner faced his first challenge at Wimbledon against Dimitrov following a sensational start through the first three rounds. Fresh off a run to the French Open final, Sinner cruised through the first three rounds via runaway wins by scores of (6-4, 6-3, 6-0), (6-1, 6-1, 6-3) and (6-3, 6-1, 6-1). But Dimitrov put Sinner to the test immediately by breaking his first serve of the match. Dimitrov didn't lose a service game en route to a 6-3 first-set win. Dimitrov then took immediate control of the second set by breaking Sinner's first serve again. Sinner rallied for his first break of the match to temporarily fend off a 2-0 deficit and tie the set at 5-5. But Dimitrov broke Sinner's ensuing serve, then held serve to secure the 7-5 victory and the 2-0 set lead in the match. Spelling further trouble for Sinner was a medical break during the second set. Sinner fell awkwardly on his right arm and received treatment on his elbow during the break before returning to play. Sinner was able to keep playing and broke Dimitrov's serve after the medical timeout. He told reporters after the match thathe would have an MRI on his elbow on Tuesdayto determine the nature of any injury. Sinner is scheduled to play in the quarterfinals on Wednesday. Sinner and Dimitrov each held serve in the third set en route to a 2-2 tie before Dimitrov suffered his tournament-ending injury. His retirement marked the latest injury setback for Dimitrov in a career filled with them. Dimitrov most recently retired from the first round of the French Open with a thigh injury while holding a 6-2, 6-3, 2-6 lead over American Ethan Quinn. Heretired from Wimbledon in the fourth round in 2024with an abductor tear. He trailed Daniil Medvedev, 5-3, in the first set at the time of that injury. In between, Dimitrov was forced to retire from the 2024 US Open and 2025 Australian Open. After the conclusion of the match, Sinner addressed the Centre Court crowd and Dimitrov's poor injury fortune. "I don't take this as a win at all."Jannik Sinner was full of respect for his friend Grigor Dimitrov after he was forced to retire.#Wimbledonpic.twitter.com/bQTsxUM8Mu — Wimbledon (@Wimbledon)July 7, 2025 "I don't know what to say," Sinner said. "He is an incredible player, I think we all saw this today. He's been so unlucky in the past couple of years. "An incredible player, good friend of mine also. ... Seeing him in this position, it's — honestly. If there would be a chance that he could play in the next round, he would deserve — but now, mostly, I hope he has a speedy recovery. "Very, very unlucky from his side. I don't take this as a win at all. This is just a very unfortunate moment to witness for all of us." Sinner advances to face No. 10 seed Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals in search of his first Wimbledon championship.Shelton secured a 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 winover unseeded Lorenzo Sonego earlier Monday. For Dimitrov, the retirement marks another in a Grand Slam career filled with them as he continues to seek the first Grand Slam final of his career.

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July 07, 2025

Wimbledon: Grigor Dimitrov forced into heartbreaking injury retirement while holding 2-set lead over No. 1 seed Jannik Sinner

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Paolo Banchero signs 5-year max extension with Magic worth up to $287 million

Paolo Banchero signs 5-year max extension with Magic worth up to $287 million

TheOrlando Magicand NBA All-StarPaolo Bancherohave agreed on a maximum contract extension that could be worth as much as $287 million over five seasons, according toESPN's Shams Charania. The deal includes a player option. BREAKING: Paolo Banchero has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, per@ShamsCharania.His deal includes a player option which is the first for a rookie max since 2021.pic.twitter.com/L6fzICYBSG — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports)July 7, 2025 Banchero averaged 25.9 points (on 45/32/73 shooting splits), 7.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game this past season, leading the Magic to the first round of the playoffs, where they lost to the defending championBoston Celtics, 4-1. Banchero averaged a 29-8-4 in that series, looking very much like the franchise player the Magic expected him to be when they drafted him No. 1 overall in 2022. An oblique injury this past season limited Banchero to fewer than 65 games, which kept him from All-NBA consideration. That also means he will have to wait until the All-NBA teams are revealed next season to find out if he becomes eligible for a starting salary at 30% of the projected $171.1 million salary cap for the 2026-27 season. Right now, he is eligible for a max extension starting at 25% of that cap. [Get more Magic news: Orlando team feed] Either way, the Magic have locked themselves into the maximum possible extensions for both Banchero andFranz Wagner, the foundation of what they believe can be a championship contender. After all, theMagic made their big win-now move during the NBA Finals, trading Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Cole Anthony and the rights to five first-round draft picks to the Memphis Grizzlies for Desmond Bane. Bane's shooting ability (41% on 6.3 3-point attempts per game for his career) should open the floor for Banchero and Wagner, neither of whom has established himself as an elite shooter. They have the potential to become high-end pull-up shooters, which, if that ever happens, watch out for Orlando. As is, the Magic allowed 109.1 points per 100 possessions this past season, registering the league's second-best defensive rating, behind only the NBA championOklahoma City Thunder. That head coach Jamahl Mosley has received that kind of buy-in on the defensive end from his young team is a good sign, for if the offense ever catches up to the defense, the Magic could become a serious title contender. And that is why Banchero is worth every cent of his max contract. He is a key cog in an elite defense and has shown, when healthy, he can be the driver of a top-tier defense, if only he has the horses around him.

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July 07, 2025

Paolo Banchero signs 5-year max extension with Magic worth up to $287 million

Paolo Banchero signs 5-year max extension with Magic worth up to $287 million TheOrlando Magicand NBA All-StarPaolo Bancherohave agreed on a...

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Trump extends federal hiring freeze with exceptions for military, immigration enforcement

Trump extends federal hiring freeze with exceptions for military, immigration enforcement

WASHINGTON –President Donald Trumpordered an extension of his freeze on hiring rank-and-file federal workers through Oct. 15, tolock in savings from layoffs and deferred retirements. Trump has reduced the federal workforce by tens of thousands. For example,the Department of Veterans Affairs said on July 7it had reduced its workforce by 17,000 since January and aimed to shrink it another 12,000 through attrition by the end of the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30. The department began the year with 484,000 workers. Trump's order says, "No Federal civilian position that is vacant may be filled, and no new position may be created" except for exemptions or as required by law. His previous hiring freeze, ordered in January, had been extended through July 15 and has now been extended again. Congress designates some agency functions in statute,which require a change in law to abolish, while others are created by agency chiefs and can be eliminated. Lawmakers are debatingwhether to agree with some of the administration's decisionsto dismantle agencies and reduce the workforce. "Contracting outside the Federal Government to circumvent the intent of this memorandum is prohibited," the order says. The heads of agencies "shall seek efficient use of existing personnel and funds to improve public services and the delivery of those services," the order says. Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said a department-wide reduction in workforce was "off the table," but officials would continue to look for ways to make the agency more efficient. "Our review has resulted in a host of new ideas for better serving Veterans that we will continue to pursue," Collins said. The hiring freeze exempts the executive office of the president, officials he appoints directly, the military, immigration enforcement, national security or public safety. Trump said the director of the Office of Personnel Management could grant exceptions to the policy as "otherwise necessary." This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Trump extends federal hiring freeze with some exceptions

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Trump extends federal hiring freeze with exceptions for military, immigration enforcement

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Hunter Biden helped make campaign decisions, was major fixture in father's orbit, author says

Hunter Biden helped make campaign decisions, was major fixture in father's orbit, author says

Hunter Biden, former President Joe Biden's son, helped make campaign decisions and often sat in on phone calls alongside his father, Wall Street Journal reporter and author Josh Dawsey told ABC News on Sunday. "What we found out over the course of reporting for our book is, Hunter Biden [was] a major figure in the president's orbit," Dawsey said during ABC's "This Week." "He was often on these calls, he would pipe in to calls, he was helping him make campaign decisions, and the president was very concerned about his son. It was one of the things that was an albatross on him as he tried to run for re-election." Dawsey spoke to ABC News hostGeorge Stephanopoulos, who asked the reporter to discuss his new book, "2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America," and about reporting that Hunter was a "burden" on his father's re-election efforts. "One of the scenes in the book is that the president has a big month ahead in June of 2024. He has European. He, he has the first debate withDonald Trump, as you saw that didn't go so well. But the thing he's telling his friends he's always concerned about is that his son is not convicted in this court," the reporter said. Doj Releases Special Counsel David Weiss' Report On Hunter Biden "He's just constantly worried about him, he thinks that the prosecutors are trying to break him and, as you see, ultimately, he decides topardon his son," Dawsey continued after noting Biden offered to testify for Hunter. Read On The Fox News App The Wall Street Journal published an excerpt from Dawsey's book, which he wrote with reporters Tyler Pager of The New York Times and Isaac Arnsdorf of the Washington Post, on Thursday. The excerpt revealed thatHunter told peoplethat he had an interest in his father abandoning his presidential campaign. "Hunter called in from Los Angeles and made clear that he supported whatever decision his father made. But he told him, 'I sure would love having you back.' What Hunter meant was that being president took up all his father's time. He often told people that he had more of an interest in his father abandoning his campaign than anyone," the book excerpt, published by theJournal, read. New Book Reveals Biden's Inner Circle Worried About His Age Years Before Botched Debate Performance Biden exited the race in July 2024 after his disastrous debate performance against President Donald Trump and subsequent pressure from top Democrats to drop his re-election bid. Original article source:Hunter Biden helped make campaign decisions, was major fixture in father's orbit, author says

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Hunter Biden helped make campaign decisions, was major fixture in father's orbit, author says

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White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding

White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding

The White House and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz defended the National Weather Service and accused some Democrats of playing politics in the wake of devastating floods in Texas. "I think this is not a time for partisan finger-pointing and attacks," Cruz said at a news conference with local officials in Kerr County on Monday morning. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt later began her briefing on the offensive, calling out those who've questioned whether federal cuts to the NWS impacted staffing levels or forecasting abilities as the tragedy unfolded. "Unfortunately, in the wake of this once in a generation natural disaster, we have seen many falsehoods pushed by Democrats such as Senator Chuck Schumer and some members of the media," Leavitt said. "Blaming President Trump for these floods is a depraved lie, and it serves no purpose during this time of national mourning." MORE: Texas flooding live updates: 90 dead in the state, 11 missing from Camp Mystic Schumer, the Senate's top Democrat, on Monday called for an investigation into whether cuts made to NWS in the administration had any correlation to the level of devastation. "Following the disastrous and deeply devastating flash flooding in Texas this weekend, I write to urge you to immediately to open an investigation into the scope, breadth, and ramifications of whether staffing shortages at key local National Weather Service (NWS) stations contributed to the catastrophic loss of life and property during the deadly flooding," Schumer wrote in a letter sent to Commerce Department Acting Inspector General Roderick Anderson. Officials said at least 104 people, including more than two dozen children, are dead after heavy rain led to flash flooding in Texas. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told ABC News that NWS planned for extra staffing at the NWS Austin/San Antonio local office ahead of the event. The local office had five NWS employees working compared to the two that would normally be scheduled. In a statement to ABC News, the NWS highlighted that they gave briefings to emergency management the day before the tragic event and mentioned some alert lead times. "The National Weather Service is heartbroken by the tragic loss of life in Kerr County. On July 3, the NWS office in Austin/San Antonio, TX conducted forecast briefings for emergency management in the morning and issued a Flood Watch in the early afternoon. Flash Flood Warnings were issued on the night of July 3 and in the early morning of July 4, giving preliminary lead times of more than three hours before warning criteria were met. The National Weather Service remains committed to our mission to serve the American public through our forecasts and decision support services," the NWS said. Leavitt, from the podium on Monday, ran through the specific timeline of alerts sent by the NWS and emphasized the extra staff in place at the NWS Austin/San Antonio office. She noted the office issued a flood watch at 1:18 p.m. on Thursday, July 3. Then, a flash flood warning was issued for Bandera and Kerr counties at 1:14 a.m. on Friday, July 4 that was upgraded with more serious warnings at 3:35 a.m.. "So, to any person who has deliberately lied about these facts surrounding this catastrophic event, you should be deeply ashamed," she said. Leavitt was asked on Monday why the warnings were sent at a time when people were likely asleep and what, if anything, the administration is doing to ensure that these alerts come out sooner in the future. "This was an act of God, it is not the administration's fault that the flood hit when it did but there were early and consistent warnings," Leavitt said. "And again, the National Weather Service did its job." MORE: Texas flooding timeline: How rapidly rising waters killed dozens Cruz, at the local news conference in Texas, pushed back on NWS claims but said there would be a "period of retrospection" after the immediate recovery efforts to analyze what happened and what went wrong. "In the wake of every tragedy, there are things that are predictable," Cruz said. "One of the things that's predictable is to see some people engaging in, I think, partisan games, and trying to blame their political opponents for a natural disaster. And you see that with a hurricane, with a tornado, with a wildfire, with this flooding, where people immediately say, 'Well, the hurricane is Donald Trump's fault.' I think most normal Americans know that's ridiculous, and I think this is not a time for partisan finger pointing and attacks." "Now, after we come through search and rescue, after we come through the process of rebuilding, there will naturally be a period of retrospection where you look back and say, 'Okay, what exactly transpired, what was the timeline, and what could have been done differently to prevent this loss of life?' And that's a natural process," Cruz added. "I think it should not happen in a bitter and partisan sense, but it should happen in a reasonable sense of saying, what lessons can we learn?" President Trump is still planning on visiting Texas on Friday, the White House said, though plans are not yet finalized. Trump was asked about NWS on Sunday if he was going to investigate whether cuts at NWS left key positions vacant. "No, no. They didn't," Trump said. MORE: Texas flash flooding disaster raises questions about rescue and recovery efforts Trump then tried to pin blame on former President Joe Biden, his Oval Office predecessor, before walking the comment back. "I'll tell you: If you look at that -- what a situation that all is. That was really the Biden setup. That was not our setup. But I wouldn't blame Biden for it either. I would just say this is a hundred-year catastrophe, and it's just so horrible to watch," Trump said. ABC News' Mariam Khan and Matthew Glasser contributed to this report.

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July 07, 2025

White House pushes back on criticism of weather service around Texas flooding

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Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

WASHINGTON (AP) — PresidentDonald Trumpon Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as newtariffrates on a dozen other nations that would go into effect on Aug. 1. Donald Trumpprovided notice by posting letters on Truth Social that were addressed to the leaders of the various countries. The letters warned them to not retaliate by increasing their own import taxes, or else the Trump administration would further increase tariffs. "If for any reason you decide to raise your Tariffs, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be added onto the 25% that we charge," Trump wrote in the letters to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. The letters were not the final word from Trump on tariffs, so much as another episode in a global economic drama in which he has placed himself at the center. His moves have raised fears that economic growth would slow to a trickle, if not make the U.S. and other nations more vulnerable to a recession. But Trump is confident that tariffs are necessary to bring back domestic manufacturing and fund the tax cuts he signed into law last Friday. He mixed his sense of aggression with a willingness to still negotiate, signaling the likelihood that the drama and uncertainty would continue and that few things are ever final with Trump. "It's all done," Trump told reporters Monday. "I told you we'll make some deals, but for the most part we're going to send a letter." South Korea's Trade Ministry said early Tuesday that it will accelerate negotiations with the United States to achieve a mutually beneficial deal before the 25% tax on its exports goes into effect. Imports from Myanmar and Laos would be taxed at 40%, Cambodia and Thailand at 36%, Serbia and Bangladesh at 35%, Indonesia at 32%, South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina at 30% and Kazakhstan, Malaysia and Tunisia at 25%. Trump placed the word "only" before revealing the rate in his letters to the foreign leaders, implying that he was being generous with his tariffs. But the letters generally followed a standard format, so much so that the one to Bosnia and Herzegovina initially addressed its woman leader, Željka Cvijanović, as "Mr. President." Trump later posted a corrected letter. Trade talks have yet to deliver several deals White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump, by setting the rates himself, was creating "tailor-made trade plans for each and every country on this planet and that's what this administration continues to be focused on." Following a now well-worn pattern, Trump plans to continue sharing the letters sent to his counterparts on social media and then mailing them the documents, a stark departure from the more formal practices of all his predecessors when negotiating trade agreements. The letters are not agreed-to settlements but Trump's own choice on rates, a sign that the closed-door talks with foreign delegations failed to produce satisfactory results for either side. Wendy Cutler, vice president of the Asia Society Policy Institute who formerly worked in the office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said the tariff hikes on Japan and South Korea were "unfortunate." "Both have been close partners on economic security matters and have a lot to offer the United States on priority matters like shipbuilding, semiconductors, critical minerals and energy cooperation," Cutler said. Trump still has outstanding differences on trade with the European Union and India, among other trading partners. Tougher talks with China are on a longer time horizon in which imports from that nation are being taxed at 55%. The office of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a statement that the tariff rates announced by Trump mischaracterized the trade relationship with the U.S., but it would "continue with its diplomatic efforts towards a more balanced and mutually beneficial trade relationship with the United States" after having proposed a trade framework on May 20. Higher tariffs prompt market worries, more uncertainty ahead The S&P 500 stock index was down 0.8% in Monday trading, while the interest charged on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes increased to nearly 4.39%, a figure that could translate into elevated rates for mortgages and auto loans. Trump has declared an economic emergency to unilaterally impose the taxes, suggesting they are remedies for past trade deficits even though many U.S. consumers have come to value autos, electronics and other goods from Japan and South Korea. The constitution grants Congress the power to levy tariffs under normal circumstances, though tariffs can also result from executive branch investigations regarding national security risks. Trump's ability to impose tariffs through an economic emergency is under legal challenge, with the administration appealing a May ruling by theU.S. Court of International Tradethat said the president exceeded his authority. It's unclear what he gains strategically against China — another stated reason for the tariffs — by challenging two crucial partners in Asia, Japan and South Korea, that could counter China's economic heft. "These tariffs may be modified, upward or downward, depending on our relationship with your Country," Trump wrote in both letters. Because the new tariff rates go into effect in roughly three weeks, Trump is setting up a period of possibly tempestuous talks among the U.S. and its trade partners to reach new frameworks. "I don't see a huge escalation or a walk back — it's just more of the same," said Scott Lincicome, a vice president at the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank Trump initially roiled the financial markets by announcing tariff rates on dozens of countries, including 24% on Japan and 25% on South Korea. In order to calm the markets, Trump unveiled a 90-day negotiating period during which goods from most countries were taxed at a baseline 10%. So far, the rates in the letters sent by Trump either match his April 2 tariffs or are generally close to them. The 90-day negotiating period technically ends Wednesday, even as multiple administration officials suggested the three-week period before implementation is akin to overtime for additional talks that could change the rates. Trump signed an executive order Monday to delay the official tariff increases until Aug. 1. Congressionally approved trade agreements historically have sometimes taken years to negotiate because of the complexity. Administration officials have said Trump is relying on tariff revenues to help offset the tax cuts he signed into law on July 4, a move that could shift a greater share of the federal tax burden onto the middle class and poor as importers would likely pass along much of the cost of the tariffs. Trump has warned major retailers such as Walmart to simply "eat" the higher costs, instead of increasing prices in ways that could intensify inflation. Josh Lipsky, chair of international economics at The Atlantic Council, said a three-week delay in imposing the tariffs was unlikely sufficient for meaningful talks to take place. "I take it as a signal that he is serious about most of these tariffs and it's not all a negotiating posture," Lipsky said. Trade gaps persist, more tariff hikes are possible Trump's team promised 90 deals in 90 days, but his negotiations so far have produced only two trade frameworks. His outline of a deal with Vietnam was clearly designed to box out China from routing its America-bound goods through that country, by doubling the 20% tariff charged on Vietnamese imports on anything traded transnationally. The quotas in the signed United Kingdom framework would spare that nation from the higher tariff rates being charged on steel, aluminum and autos, though British goods would generally face a 10% tariff. The United States ran a $69.4 billion trade imbalance in goods with Japan in 2024 and a $66 billion imbalance with South Korea, according to the Census Bureau. The trade deficits are the differences between what the U.S. exports to a country relative to what it imports. According to Trump's letters, autos would be tariffed separately at the standard 25% worldwide, while steel and aluminum imports would be taxed on 50%. This is not the first time Trump has tangled with Japan and South Korea on trade — and the new tariffs suggest his past deals made during his first term failed to deliver on his administration's own hype. In 2018, during Trump's first term, his administration celebrated a revamped trade agreement with South Korea as a major win. And in 2019, Trump signed a limited agreement with Japan on agricultural products and digital trade that at the time he called a "huge victory for America's farmers, ranchers and growers." Trump has also said on social media that countries aligned with the policy goals of BRICS, an organization composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, would face additional tariffs of 10%. ___ Associated Press writer Gerald Imray in Cape Town, South Africa contributed to this report.

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July 07, 2025

Trump sets 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, and new import taxes on 12 other nations

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Where does Cal Raleigh's 35 home runs stack up all-time at the All-Star Break?

Where does Cal Raleigh's 35 home runs stack up all-time at the All-Star Break?

Seattle's switch-hitting catcher Cal Raleigh leads Major League Baseball with 35 home runs through July 6. That would be an astounding accomplishment over a full season, but Raleigh has been able to hit that many in just half a season. Outside of the steroid era, such an impressive power feat is practically unheard of, especially from a catcher. We haven't even reached the All-Star break, and Raleigh is 13 home runs away from the all-time record by a catcher over a full season. Salvador Perez had 48 in 2021. Who holds the record for the most home runs at the All-Star break and can Raleigh top that before the break starts on July 14? MLB News:Deserving All-Star starters over past full season's stats As is the case with most home run records, this record is held by Barry Bonds, who hit 39 homers before the 2001 All-Star break. Raleigh's 35 ties him for fifth all-time alongside 2001 Luis Gonzalez and fellow Mariners legend 1998 Ken Griffey Jr. Raleigh already holds the record for catchers, having surpassed the previous high of 28 set by Johnny Bench in 1970, on June 20 against theChicago Cubs. This year, Raleigh also became the first switch-hitter to reach 30 home runs before the All-Star break. It will be difficult. The Mariners have just six games left before the break − all on the road - against theNew York Yankeesand theDetroit Tigers. In 2025, the Yankees and Tigers rank in the top half of MLB in HR/9 allowed (Yankees: 13th, 1.08; Tigers: 9th, 1.02). But Raleigh has been a much better hitter on the road this year. Despite having played two fewer games on the road thus far, he has 18 home runs away from home compared to 17 at Comerica Park. His batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage are all higher on the road as well. Additionally, Raleigh has several stretches of at least five home runs in six games. So far in 2025, the most home runs he has hit in a six-game span is nine from April 11 to April 17. More recently, Raleigh hit five home runs in four games between June 20 and June 23. He has been on a cold streak lately, hitting only three homers in his last 12 games. MLB News:Mets slugger Pete Alonso won't take part in 2025 Home Run Derby The full season record is 73 by Bonds in 2001. The American League record is 62, set by Aaron Judge in 2022. Raleigh is currently on pace for 63 home runs. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Where does Cal Raleigh stand for all-time home runs at All-Star break?

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July 07, 2025

Where does Cal Raleigh's 35 home runs stack up all-time at the All-Star Break?

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