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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh He blew up 48. and 49. House on Sunday in batons on his back in the first two innings against Athleticsbreaking Salvador Perez‘s Record for most houses leads in season by catchers.
While Raleigh’s season is exactly at any time – reached 30 home, and the previous two years – the fact that we are not even more impressive in September.
In honor of his season for recorder, we dig into some of the numbers around his campaign from 2025. years. And with Raleik closing at 50 households, we will also break where his season is classified among the most consistent 50-home seasons in MLB history.
Cal Raleigh stands alone!
The large tipper is the first catcher in @Mlb History to reach 49 domains in one season. #IDentSup pic.twitter.com/miLjiPogr
– Seattle Mariners (@ Mariners) 24. August 2025
So, is this the greatest season of hitting power ever than catchers?
If you want to be technically about it, this is open to discussion. Like Pereza with Kansas City Royals In 2021. Raleigh had benefited from some DH times, and nine of his homes come like DH. Perez’s numbers were even more extreme, with 15 of its 48 house rides come as a dh.
The home record lasts until the player’s just player belongs to a Java Lopez, which hit 42 for Atlanta Braves In 2003, in only 117 games (he hit another like Pinch-Hitter). It was an impressive season for Lopez, which hit .328 / .378 / .687 with 1,065 ops. Seven phenomena with 502 required for official qualification, otherwise, will be ranked as the second highest for the catcher (after 1,070 Mike Piazza 1,070, 1997) and its .687 weakness as the highest. (And we would have remarried not to mention that Josh Gibson hit heroes in black leagues, while both of these figures have prevailed.)
Raleigh leads Majora in a house run, which would put it next to Johnny Bench as the only catcher to lead the Major if he maintains his advantage Kyle Schwarber and Shohei Ohtani. The bench, which is on the top of the mausage with 45 houses 1970. and 40. 1972. year, she played 158 matches in 1970. and 147. 1972. years, occasionally playing other positions when she did not catch instead of the option to be DH.
Has any other history hunter hit this much?
Lopez would be an obvious candidate. Raleigh will pass in addition to 600 records of plates; Lopez’s home installment of consumption was proposed to 625 performances on the board, brings it to 54 household rides. Piazza Hit 40 Home Run in 1997. years, but it is 633 times during reproduction 152 games, so you can not really bind more than a few additional houses, even if it had more DH. ROI Campanella hit 41 years for Brooklyn 1953. years, Batići 590 times during playback 144 games (although the beginning only 130). Give him a schedule of 162 games and some DH beginnings and may be approaching 50. Todd Hundlei is the only second catcher with a 40-hom season, by hitting 41 for 1996. Year New York Mets In 624 performances on the board.
While Raleigh slowed down from interruption all the stars, especially in the average expansion department, its season is also especially impressive, because it works in a very thrown house park. Hit .223 / .317 / .572 with 24 home bars at home and .269 / .385 / .614 with 25 house runs on the road. His home leadership rate is similar, but there is no doubt that he lost several homes as it leads to the sea layer in Seattle. To hit the 50 house in a heavy house park such as a hunter that plays almost every game is a stunning achievement.
Are there any other records of Raleigh can break?
Nice to ask you. It feels like a recording for home races by the switch, it does not get enough publicity. Mickey Mantle – now it’s a big name – holds a tag with 54 1961. years. In fact, he is the only switch-hitter with a 50-homer season, also matches 52 in 1956. Raleigh is now third at all timelines, which was in his best seasons in his best seasons. He projected him to surpass it 54 marks, so it could be the next record that will fall.
Then there is a team record of Mariners: Ken Griffei Jr. 1997. and ’98. With 31 games left on the Mariners schedule, Raleigh certainly set up a total of a game.
What were the most busy 50-homer seasons?
Once you hit no. 50, Raleigh will have 51. Season in MLB history with 50 house rides – by 33 different players.
Which of these was most interesting? It is obvious that there were a lot of goofy household waters from steroid times and several of these senobs broke our top list:
7. Luis Gonzalez, Arizona Diamondbacks2001 (57)
Gonzalez Toped 30 Dom Doming Works only one other time in Cairo (31 2000), but Hit .325 / .429 / .288 in 2001. The offensive numbers in 2001. years, however, that Gonzalez finished only third in the house driving (Behind Barry Bonds and SAMMI SOS) and the third in the Voting of the MVP.
6 Roger Maris, New York Yankees1961 (61)
Maris’ Historical season can obviously be considered full of full fluxes and won Al MVP award in 1960. years, but broke Babe Ruth of the 60th set 1927. One of the great achievements in MLB history. It was a year that MLB has expanded, and Maris’ Mickey Mantle was also hit by 54 homemade races, while three more American Legaers struck at least 45 years.
5. George Foster, Cincinnati Reds1977 (52)
Foster hit 29 households in 1976. years, I would follow his Season of the MFA in 1977. year with 40 household rides in 1978. years, but hit 30 home, and only one is one second time (30 1979). His ’77 season also stands out because it was the only season of 50 homer between Willie Mais in 1965. years and Cecil Fielder in 1990. years. Foster benefited from new, life balls, after the MLB has transferred his manufacturer that MLB has transferred its manufacturers. The average NL of the barber increased from .255 to .262 1977. years, and domestic racing per game increased by 47%, from .057 to 0.84.
4. Aoronic judgeNew York Yankees, 2017 (52)
3. Pete AlonsoNew York Mets, 2019 (53)
These seasons don’t look so surprisingly, but they were both shocking at the time since they took place in their Rocky Seasons, and the judge sets a record in 2017. years and then Alonso violated him only two years later. They were both considered good prospects – but not great. The judge was no. 44 At the ESPN presentation of the Top 100 list, while Alonso was no. Alonso hit 36 in minors, so at least it seemed like your prototypic prospectus of hitting.
Alonsova’s year, especially, is fascinating, because he didn’t even guarantee the place in which he entered the season – Mets publicly mentioned his defense as the reason he was not invited in 2018. years. They also had a crowded field for the first base in Spring Training. Dominik Smith, Todd Frazier and JD Davis (they could both play the third base), as well as Jed Lovrie, who signed Mets as a free agent, but could not play in another basis because they are traded Robinson Cano. Lovrie hurt left knee in spring training and Frazier was also injured at the beginning of the season, while Alonso had a strong spring, he earned a starting job through Smith.
2 Jose Bautista, Toronto Blue Jais2010 (54)
Bautista was a 29-year-old traveler who was going out for a season of 13 homeor, so he failed with this 54-Homer season. He remodeled the swing and began to just hit the ball in the air, but he pulled him much more often (his withdrawal rate improved with 34% to 49%). It would prove that it was not fluke, hitting 43 house rides in 2011. years and 40 in 2015 years.
1. Brady Anderson, Baltimore Orioles1996 (50)
Anderson’s season still stands out as one of the flux home season all time – his second greatest ride is at the time. Given that it was 32 years old, and that at that time he was 32 years old, the conspiracy theorists attributes its own performance to improve performance. Like Bautist, he pulled the ball more than ever that year, while he also hit more flying balls. He played through the broken rib next season, and then played through the questions of the door and the last part of 1998. years, both of which may have affected its power output. But that season 50-homer will live forever.
So where ranking rake?
Probably along the Gonzalez and Foster line – a good power supply on Hitter, which has a career season, except Raleigh gets a little extra merit of surprise for what he did like a catcher. Of course, we don’t know what he will do in the future, although you wonder if it can constantly play this season in the game after the season. He missed only three games throughout the season, including only one of the breaks, but with Mariners, he also fights wild cards, it will be extremely difficult for the day Wilson manager to take the day Wilson’s manager. The remedies really piled in August, including one game of five strike and three games with three strokes, so it feels like it could use a day off or two. For now, the Moriner will hope to be able to grind and continue to hit house races.
