US EditionCal Raleigh hits his 48th homer to match MLB season mark for catchers set by Salvador Perez in 2021
Cal Raleigh became the first catcher to hit 49 homers in a season, surpassing Salvador Perez's 2021 record and driving in 104 runs for the Seattle Mariners.
- Sunday, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh homered off Athletics left-handed starter Jacob Lopez in the first inning, hitting his 48th to tie Salvador Perez's single-season catcher mark.
- Raleigh's rise followed steady growth from 27 homers in 2022 to 30 in 2023, a Home Run Derby win this year, and a $105 million contract extension in late March.
- In the first inning, Cal Raleigh hit a 448-foot two-run homer off Athletics starter Jacob Lopez and followed with a 412-foot two-run shot an inning later, raising his season RBI total to 104.
- The Mariners beat the Athletics 11-4, snapping a three-series skid as Logan Gilbert struck out a career-high 13 batters in six innings for Seattle's 70th win.
- After setting the new catcher mark, Cal Raleigh surpassed Salvador Perez on August 24, 2025, and with 31 games remaining, he could chase Ken Griffey Jr.'s franchise record of 56 homers.
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Cal Raleigh Breaks The Catcher Homer Record In A Big (Dumper) Way
For anyone who engaged with MLB All-Star Week, the lasting image of Cal Raleigh is a ruddy-cheeked kid strutting about a yard with a baseball bat and declaring himself the Home Run Derby champion. The Raleigh of now, in all honesty, doesn't look all too different—still baby-faced with a generally pink mien—but time has given him the rare ability to achieve his childhood dreams. He did, in fact, win the 2025 Home Run Derby (after squeaking by, le…
The Seattle receiver overcame Salvador Pérez and remained an absolute leader in a historic brand.
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Raleigh hits his 48th, 49th homers
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Cal Raleigh’s record-setting day propels Mariners over A’s
Cal Raleigh hit two home runs, breaking a pair of major-league records, as the Seattle Mariners routed the visiting Athletics 11-4 on Sunday afternoon. Raleigh hit two-run blasts in each of the first two innings off A's left-hander Jacob Lopez (7-7), giving Raleigh an MLB-leading 49 homers this season. That eclipsed the MLB mark of 48 for a player who primarily plays catcher set by Kansas City's Salvador Perez in 2021. It was also Raleigh's nint…
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