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Cal Raleigh Becomes First Catcher to Hit 50 Home Runs in a Season

The 28-year-old leads MLB in homers, putting Mickey Mantle’s switch-hitter record and Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners mark in play for the season’s final month.

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Aug 24, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) hits a single during the eighth inning against the Athletics at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images
Aug 25, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) hits a solo-home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. The home run is the 50th of the season for Raleigh. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images
Aug 25, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) runs the bases after hitting a solo-home run against the San Diego Padres during the first inning at T-Mobile Park. The home run is the 50th of the season for Raleigh. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Overview

  • Raleigh’s 50th came in the first inning against the Padres at T-Mobile Park, a 419-foot shot off left-hander JP Sears after an eight-pitch at-bat.
  • Two days earlier, he tied and then passed Salvador Perez’s catcher record by homering in the first two innings off the A’s Jacob Lopez, with Statcast measuring the blasts at 448 and 412 feet.
  • His Aug. 24 performance marked his ninth multi-homer game of 2025, setting a single-season record for a switch-hitter and surpassing Mickey Mantle’s eight in 1961.
  • Raleigh tops the majors in home runs and has driven in more than 100 runs, becoming the first catcher with consecutive 100-RBI seasons since Mike Piazza and the first in the AL since Thurman Munson.
  • He is the second Mariner to reach 50 homers in a season (joining Ken Griffey Jr.) and one of only two switch-hitters to do so, with Mantle achieving 50-plus twice.