Cal Raleigh
Bats: SThrows: RAge: 28Season: 2025
2025 Season Stats
AVG
.250
OPS
0.951
HR
62
RBI
125
R
109
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SEA • Catcher • #29
21 days ago
It looked like Raleigh was going to get his signature October moment when he took Blue Jays workhorse reliever Louis Varland deep in the fifth inning to extend Seattle’s lead to 3-1 at the time. It was his fifth round-tripper of the postseason. Unfortunately, the Mariners’ bullpen was unable to preserve the lead and Raleigh was left in the on-deck circle when teammate Julio Rodríguez went down swinging in the ninth inning to end the series. It was a gut-wrenching loss for the Mariners as they fall just shy of making the World Series for the first time in the franchise’s 49-year history.
SEA • Catcher • #29
22 days ago
Well, hopefully he got all of that out of his system. Raleigh’s one instance of contact was the double play ball with the bases loaded on the first pitch of his at-bat against Trey Yesavage in the third. It was his first GIDP of the postseason and his first ever with the bases loaded since he debuted in 2021.
SEA • Catcher • #29
25 days ago
With the Mariners in danger of falling 3-2, Raleigh dumped a pitch from Brendon Little into the left field bleachers to tie the game. Seattle ended up scoring the next four on a Eugenio Suárez grand slam, and it gives Seattle the one-game cushion in the series. A chance for Raleigh to add to his postseason homer total — four so far — and a chance to clinch a trip to the World Series comes Sunday in Toronto.
SEA • Catcher • #29
26 days ago
Even in a game where the Mariners were hammered, Raleigh was able to hit another bomb; his second of the ALCS and third of the postseason. He just needed to hit nine more of them and the Mariners woulda tied it up. Raleigh will assuredly hit second and be behind the plate for Game 4 of the ALCS on Thursday.
SEA • Catcher • #29
29 days ago
That’s 62 homers on the year for Raleigh, who put the Mariners on the board by homering off Kevin Gausman in the sixth. The subsequent runs came on singles from Jorge Polanco in the sixth and eighth. Raleigh is 10-for-25 with five RBI and four walks through six postseason games. Game 2 of the ALCS will be played Monday. The Mariners announced Logan Gilbert as their Game 2 starter, picking him over Luis Castillo. Trey Yesavage will get the ball for Toronto.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 1 month ago
Eugenio Suárez and J.P. Crawford also homered in support of Logan Gilbert. Raleigh’s first hit made it a 4-0 game in the fourth, and he added insurance with his two-run blast in the ninth. It was his second homer in eight career postseason games. The Mariners will try to finish off the Tigers on Wednesday, though they’ve yet to announce whether Bryce Miller or someone else will start. Casey Mize will get the ball for Detroit.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 1 month ago
Raleigh needed to homer twice to tie Aaron Judge’s record, and he was unable to reach that mark. He still got on twice to finish his regular season with a .247/.359/.589 slash along with 60 homers in one of the greatest campaigns we’ve seen from a catcher. He’ll battle Aaron Judge for the MVP in November, but he’ll lead Seattle into the ALDS against the Tigers or Guardians on Saturday.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
Raleigh’s 60th was anticlimactic, coming in the eighth inning with the Mariners up 8-1, but that’s just fine. It’s the 10th 60-homer season in MLB history, as he joins Babe Ruth, Roger Maris, Mark McGwire (twice), Sammy Sosa (three times), Barry Bonds and Aaron Judge on the list of players to pull it off. He also tonight became the first catcher to reach 125 RBI since Johnny Bench in 1974. He’s the first Mariner to reach that mark since Aaron Boone in 2001. That year was also the last in which the Mariners won the AL West. They’d made it to the playoffs just once since, winning a Wild Card series before getting swept in the ALDS in 2022.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
The 28-year-old slugger victimized Astros’ right-hander Jason Alexander for his 351-foot (107.6 mph EV) two-run shot in the second inning that increased the M’s early lead to 7-0. Raleigh struck out in each of his other three at-bats in the ballgame, finishing the night 1-for-4. He’s now slashing .247/.360/.589 with 58 homers, 121 RBI, 107 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in what will likely go down as the best offensive season for a catcher in MLB history.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
Raleigh victimized Astros right-hander Jason Alexander for his 351-foot (107.6 mph EV) two-run shot in the second inning that increased the Seattle’s early lead to a commanding 7-0 margin. The 28-year-old slugger struck out in each of his other three at-bats in the ballgame, finishing the night 1-for-4. He’s now slashing .247/.360/.589 with 58 homers, 121 RBI, 107 runs scored and 14 stolen bases in what will likely go down as the best offensive season for a catcher in major-league history.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
No. 57 moves him past Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners’ franchise record. Seattle is now two games up in the AL West. Raleigh’s two runs scored tonight put hm at 106, which is tied for the 10th-highest total ever among players to start at catcher the majority of the time. Mickey Cochrane has the record at 118. Ivan Rodriguez got to 116 twice in 1996 and 1999. The high total since then was 112 from Jason Kendall in 2000.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
Raleigh’s first homer gave him the major league record for a switch-hitter, breaking Mickey Mantle’s mark of 54 from 1961. His second tied Ken Griffey Jr.'s Mariners franchise record, which he set in 1997 and equaled a year later. While he was still hitting for power, Raleigh batted just .183 between July and August, harming his MVP case. However, he’s come in at .309 with six homers and an 11/11 K/BB through 14 games this month. He’s batting .247/.361/.590 for the season.
SEA • Catcher • #29
about 2 months ago
Raleigh gave the M’s an early 2-0 lead with his 409-foot (109.4 mph EV) two-run blast off of Kyle Hendricks before an out had been recorded in the home half of the first inning. He also singled in the third and scored on an RBI double by Julio Rodriguez. The 28-year-old backstop also walked in the fourth and scored on a two-run knock off the bat of Josh Naylor. He’s now tied with Mickey Mantle for the most home runs in a single season by a switch-hitter in MLB history. Raleigh is slashing .244/.359/.577 with 54 homers, 115 RBI and 14 stolen bases in what has been an MVP-caliber season for the M’s.
SEA • Catcher • #29
2 months ago
Raleigh’s homer ties him with Mickey Mantle for the second-most homers by a switch-hitter with 52, and he’s two behind the Yankees legend for the all-time record. He also drew a walk and scored another run. Calling this a special season from Raleigh is quite the understatement, and he still has 20 more games to add to his accomplishments.
SEA • Catcher • #29
2 months ago
The 28-year-old slugger victimized Rays’ right-hander Drew Rasmussen for a 371-foot (102.9 mph EV) solo shot in the fourth inning to get the Mariners on the board. That would be his only hit in five at-bats on the evening. The Big Dumper is now slashing .242/.352/.581 with a league-leading 51 long balls, 108 RBI and 14 stolen bases in what’s shaping up to be an MVP-caliber season.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
With the homer, Raleigh is now the first ever catcher to hit 50 homers in a season. It came in the first inning off JP Sears, and it was the 20th that Raleigh has hit from the right side. The 28-year-old is right in the thick of the MVP race with the aforementioned roundtrippers, 107 RBI and a .949 OPS. Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI, just in case you were curious.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
Raleigh tied the MLB record for most home runs in a season by a catcher with his 448-foot (110.9 mph EV) two-run moonshot off of Jacob Lopez in the first inning. He then broke the record with a 412-foot (106.9 mph EV) two-run shot in the second inning that extended the Mariners’ early lead to 5-1. The 28-year-old backstop is having a remarkable season at the plate, slashing .247/.353/.593 with the aforementioned 49 home runs, 106 RBI and 14 stolen bases.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
Raleigh tagged Reed Garrett for an opposite-field, 338-foot (94.8 mph EV) two-run shot in the seventh innings that pulled the Mariners to within four runs at 7-3. That would be as close as they would get. The 28-year-old backstop is having a legendary season at the plate and is now just one home run shy of tying Salvador Perez for the most in a season by a catcher in MLB history. He finished the night 2-for-5 and is now slashing .252/.359/.600 with 47 homers, 102 RBI and 14 stolen bases for good measure.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
Talk about filling up the stat sheet. Raleigh smashed his league-leading 46th home run of the season and became the only player in the American League to cross the 100-RBI threshold. His two doubles were also part of a nine-double barrage the Mariners led on the Mets’ pitchers. Raleigh is simply in the midst of one of the greatest seasons in fantasy baseball history.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
Raleigh gave the Mariners the lead before an out had been recorded in the home half of the first inning as he clobbered a 376-foot (112.9 mph EV) two-run shot off of Adrian Houser after Randy Arozarena had been plunked to start the inning. He has now tied Johnny Bench (1970) for the second-most home runs by a catcher in a season and trails only Salvador Perez’s 48 in 2021. He finished the day 1-for-5 and is now slashing a robust .247/.354/.593 with 45 homers, 98 RBI and 13 stolen bases on the season.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
What slump? Raleigh clobbered a homer to left field to give the Mariners a 5-1 lead, and it’s the 44th homer of the season and second in as many games for the backstop. With the homer, he passes Javy Lopez for the third most homers by a catcher in a season, and he’s one away from tying Johnny Bench. Even if he can’t replicate the power production he produced for the first three-plus months of the season, this is a spectacular campaign for Raleigh. Spectacular doesn’t even begin to describe it.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
It took over a week for Raleigh to increase is homer total, but he certainly made it dramatic. The backstop came up with two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, and he blistered a ball out to center off Griffin Jax to give Seattle a 3-2 lead and Raleigh his 43rd homer of 2025. He’s also driven in 93 runs. There’s still well over 40 games left on the year. Remarkable.
SEA • Catcher • #29
3 months ago
Raleigh’s 42nd homer of the season breaks the record previously set by Todd Hundley for most homers ever by a switch-hitting catcher.. It’s July 31, by the way. The 28-year-old ends July with nine homers in that month; making this the first he didn’t hit double-digits in. It’s worth noting that Raleigh hit second in the lineup Thursday, and it could lead to even more chances for roundtrippers for Big Dumper in August.
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
The 28-year-old slugger finally got the M’s on the board with his 421-foot (105.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Kyle Hendricks to lead off the seventh inning. That would be the only run they would muster in the contest. Raleigh finished the day 1-for-4 and is now hitting .257/.367/.619 with an astonishing 41 long balls and 86 RBI on the season.
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
Raleigh became just the ninth catcher in baseball history to hit 40 homers with a mammoth shot off Jose Fermin. It’s worth pointing out that he reached this accomplishment on July 26. Raleigh’s homer is second since the All-Star break, and a 50-plus homer season seems like a strong possibility. No one could have seen this coming.
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
Raleigh doesn’t get many days of rest, but after hitting his 39th homer of the season Tuesday, the 28-year-old will begin the finale against the Brew Crew on the bench. Mitch Garver will be behind the plate with Jorge Polanco lined up as the designated hitter.
Source: Seattle Mariners
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
Raleigh provided the only offense in Tuesday’s contest against the Brewers, taking Nick Mears deep for a solo homer in the sixth inning. The 28-year-old backstop is up to 39 home runs on the season, leading MLB by three over Aaron Judge and Eugenio Suárez. Raleigh is batting 256/.370/.619 with 68 runs scored, 84 RBI, and 11 steals across 438 plate appearances.
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
Raleigh roped a single in the ninth inning to score a run, and shortly after he stole his 11th base on the season. He’s now driven in 83 runs, and there’s a reason chance he’ll reach 40 homers — he’s at 38 now — and 100 RBI before the end of July. Sensational.
SEA • Catcher • #29
4 months ago
The storybook season continues for the Big Dumper, who became the first catcher ever to win the event. Raleigh bashed 21 big flies in the opening round, edging Athletics masher Brent Rooker by literally one inch to advance to the semifinals. He walloped 19 more in the ensuing round to eliminate Pirates ascendant slugger Oneil Cruz, who belted a surreal 513-foot moonshot in the opening round and finished with 10 blasts that traveled over 470 feet on the night. The switch-hitting backstop went exclusively from the left side in the finals to narrowly best Caminero, who eliminated Georgia native Byron Buxton to advance to the finals and would’ve become the youngest player in history to win the Home Run Derby at just 22 years old.