Cal Raleigh’s historic 2025 season has seen him attain the 50-home run mark, marking probably the most homers in a season by a main catcher in MLB historical past. He has additionally turn out to be the primary participant in MLB historical past to hit at the very least 20 residence runs from both sides of the plate in a single season.
He reached two extra historic milestones with a two-homer night time Tuesday in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Royals.
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Within the third inning, together with his fifty fifth blast of the yr, Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle’s MLB file for homers by a switch-hitter in a single season. Mantle set the file with 54 homers in 1961.
Within the fourth inning, Raleigh hit residence run No. 56 with a two-run shot to heart area. That one tied Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise single-season file.
With Tuesday’s efficiency, Raleigh became the first player in MLB history with a multi-home run recreation in opposition to 10 completely different groups in the identical season.
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How Raleigh received right here
The Mariners catcher’s highway to residence run historical past started on the ultimate day of March, together with his first dinger of the season, and he has continued the ability surge ever since. Raleigh has hit blasts in consecutive video games eight occasions and recorded 10 multi-homer video games this season.
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Raleigh is threatening the American League file of 62 residence runs set by New York Yankees slugger Aaron Choose in 2022. “Massive Dumper” has already tied Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners file of 56 residence runs, which “The Child” reached twice, in 1997 and ’98.
As Raleigh approaches extra historical past in his MVP-worthy season, we’re monitoring his notable 2025 residence runs all through Sport 162.
MARCH
Residence runs hit: 1
March 31: Raleigh opened his 2025 residence run account within the Mariners’ fifth recreation of the season, a 9-6 loss to the Detroit Tigers. His 358-foot blast got here six days after he signed a six-year, $105 million extension.
APRIL
Residence runs hit: 9
April 11: The history-making began early for Raleigh. In the course of the Mariners’ 14th recreation, he launched his third blast of the season off Texas Rangers pitcher Chris Martin and set the franchise file for profession residence runs by a catcher together with his 96th.
MAY
Residence runs hit: 12
Might 2: Raleigh’s first grand slam of the season got here on a two-homer, five-RBI night time in a 13-1 rout of Jack Leiter and the Rangers.
Might 27: Raleigh’s third multi-home-run recreation of the season put his whole as much as 19 on the yr and set an MLB file for residence runs by a catcher in a group’s first 53 video games of a season. Each dingers got here in opposition to Washington Nationals pitcher Mitchell Parker.
Might 30: Raleigh turned the primary catcher in MLB historical past with 20 residence runs earlier than the top of Might with one other multi-blast night time that noticed him knock in 5 runs in a 12-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins.
JUNE
Residence runs hit: 11
June 20: A prolific Might continued into June for Raleigh, as he reached double-digit residence runs once more and set the MLB record for homers by a catcher earlier than the All-Star break together with his twenty ninth of the season at Wrigley Discipline in opposition to the Chicago Cubs.
June 21: Nonetheless at Wrigley sooner or later later, Raleigh hit No. 30 to become the first switch-hitter in MLB historical past to take action earlier than the All-Star break, shifting forward of of Mickey Mantle, José Ramírez and Lance Berkman. He additionally turned the primary participant to hit 30 residence runs in his group’s first 75 video games since 2001, when Barry Bonds and Luis Gonzalez achieved that feat.
Cal Raleigh’s historic season with the Seattle Mariners has featured him successful the Residence Run Derby and turning into the primary MLB participant to achieve 50 residence runs. (Photograph by Gene Wang, Seize At Media/Getty Photos)
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JULY
Residence runs hit: 9
July 14: By the point the baseball world descended on Atlanta for the All-Star Sport, Raleigh had 38 home runs. He introduced his energy to Georgia, the place he turned the primary catcher to win the Home Run Derby, edging Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Junior Caminero within the last. Raleigh is the second Mariner to win the occasion, becoming a member of Griffey, who received the Derby thrice. Raleigh can be the primary switch-hitter to win the Derby outright, as Rubén Sierra, the one different switch-hitter to win, shared the title in 1998.
July 26: Practically two weeks after Raleigh’s Derby win, he hit No. 40 to turn out to be the seventh catcher in MLB historical past to put up a 40-homer season, becoming a member of Salvador Perez, Johnny Bench, Javy López, Todd Hundley, Roy Campanella and Mike Piazza. It was the 133rd blast of Raleigh’s profession, placing him forward of Ken Griffey Jr. for probably the most by a Mariner in his first 5 MLB seasons.
AUGUST
Residence runs hit: 8
Aug. 15: Homer No. 46 was launched throughout a win over the New York Mets that additionally noticed Raleigh attain 100 RBI on the season. That matched his profession excessive, set in 2024, and made Raleigh the first catcher since Mike Piazza in 1999 and 2000 with 100 RBI in consecutive seasons whereas taking part in at the very least 50% of his video games behind the plate.
Aug. 24: An 11-4 win over the Athletics delivered one more multi-homer recreation from Raleigh — one which noticed him tie after which break the MLB record for residence runs hit by a catcher in a single season when he hit Nos. 48 and 49 to leapfrog Salvador Perez.
Aug. 25: Raleigh reached 50 home runs before any other MLB player this season, getting there with a first-inning dinger throughout a win over the San Diego Padres. He’s the one main catcher to ever hit 50 blasts in a single season.
September
Residence runs hit: 6 (and counting)
Sept. 2: Raleigh hit his first homer of September in a 6-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen left a 96 mph fastball excessive and over the center of the plate, and Raleigh launched it into the right-field stands at Steinbrenner Discipline.
Sept. 14: After a one-week residence run drought, Raleigh hit his 54th residence run of the season to tie Mickey Mantle for probably the most residence runs by a switch-hitter in a single season.
