Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh quipped that he was ready for things to go back to normal, while speaking with reporters for the first time since the All-Star break. Prior to becoming the first catcher and switch hitter to win the All-Star Home Run Derby on Monday night,

The Mariners Platinum Glove-winning backstop had an eventful All-Star Break, which included a Home Run Derby championship.

Only 50 times in MLB history has a player eclipsed 50 homers, and the most combined players with at least that many in a season is four, done in 2001 (Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Luis Gonzalez and Alex Rodriguez) and 1998 (Mark McGwire, Sosa, Ken Griffey Jr. and Greg Vaughn).