One man stands alone in Seattle Mariners historical past.
Catcher Cal Raleigh lastly surpassed Corridor of Fame outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners’ single-season residence run file, clubbing his 57th lengthy ball of 2025 on Saturday in opposition to the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.
The record-breaking residence run was hit off Astros’ lefty Framber Valdez within the third inning. It is one other feather within the switch-hitting backstop’s cap as he pursues this yr’s AL MVP award together with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Decide.
Cal Raleigh has probably the most HRs in a season in Seattle Mariners historical past
Raleigh has already smashed different catcher hitting information in 2025 on his approach to this milestone, together with Salvador Perez’s single-season catcher residence run file again in 2021 and Johnny Bench’s file. The query now could be whether or not he’ll prolong his new Mariners membership file for residence runs in a season by reaching 60, and if that’ll be a convincing sufficient case to wry MVP honors away from the aforementioned Decide.
It is value noting that Decide’s American League single-season file of 62 residence runs, set again in 2022, is theoretically attainable for Raleigh. Nevertheless, he’ll must go on a critical tear over the season’s ultimate week to have a practical probability of approaching that mark.
“Large Dumper” additionally captured this yr’s Residence Run Derby title, although within the grand scheme, that is extra of a enjoyable trivia reality somewhat than holding any significance with respect to this record-breaking marketing campaign.
All informed, we have by no means witnessed a season like this from a catcher, nor from any Seattle Mariners place participant, together with Griffey Jr.
The one factor that might high Raleigh’s greatness is a deep playoff run within the Pacific Northwest, which might be on the way in which in a wide-open American League.
