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

The 28-year-old reached the mark as a switch-hitter with about 30 games left to chase Ken Griffey Jr.’s franchise record.

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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

Overview

  • Raleigh homered in the first inning against the Padres at T-Mobile Park to reach 50, becoming only the second Mariner with a 50-homer season and joining Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to reach 50.
  • A day earlier he tied and then broke the single-season catcher record with Nos. 48 and 49 in the first two innings off Oakland’s Jacob Lopez, and he set a new mark with nine multi-homer games by a switch-hitter.
  • He is the first player in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs from each side of the plate in one season.
  • With roughly a month remaining, Raleigh is within range of Mantle’s single-season switch-hitter record of 54 and Griffey’s Mariners record of 56.
  • Raleigh leads MLB in home runs during an MVP-caliber year that includes consecutive 100-RBI seasons and a Home Run Derby title, boosting Seattle’s playoff push.