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Cal Raleigh Becomes First Catcher With 50 Home Runs in a Season

The Mariners switch-hitter is now chasing Mickey Mantle’s 54 and Ken Griffey Jr.’s franchise record with roughly 30 games left.

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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 reached 50 with a 419-foot first-inning drive against the Padres at T-Mobile Park, extending his MLB home run lead.
  • The milestone came a day after he hit Nos. 48 and 49 versus Oakland to surpass Salvador Perez’s catcher mark and set a switch-hitter record with nine multi-homer games in one season.
  • He joins Ken Griffey Jr. as the only Mariners to hit 50 in a season and is the second switch-hitter ever to do so, alongside Mickey Mantle.
  • Raleigh is also the first player to record at least 20 home runs from each side of the plate in a single season.
  • With about 30 games remaining, he is four shy of Mantle’s switch-hitter record (54) and six from Griffey’s club record (56), strengthening his AL MVP case as Seattle pushes for the postseason.