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Cal Raleigh Reaches 49, Sets Single-Season Catcher Home Run Record

Two early blasts off Jacob Lopez pushed the switch-hitting All-Star past Salvador Perez’s mark, reinforcing his MLB home run lead.

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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
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Aug 17, 2025; Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) hits a two-run home run against the New York Mets in the seventh inning at Journey Bank Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images/File photo

Overview

  • Raleigh homered in the first two innings vs. Oakland’s Jacob Lopez, a 448-foot shot in the first and a 412-footer in the second, per Statcast.
  • The record is for a primary catcher: Sunday’s drives were his 39th and 40th while catching this season, with nine more as designated hitter; Perez’s 2021 split was 33 as catcher and 15 as DH.
  • His ninth multi-homer game broke Mickey Mantle’s switch-hitter mark from 1961, and it also set a Mariners single-season record for multi-HR games.
  • Seattle beat the Athletics 11-4 as Logan Gilbert struck out a career-high 13 over six innings, improving the Mariners to 70-61 and within two games of the AL West lead.
  • With roughly 31 games remaining, Raleigh is chasing Mickey Mantle’s switch-hitter record of 54 homers and Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners mark of 56 while bolstering his AL MVP case.