Aug 25, 2025, 10:33 PM ET<\/p>\n
SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh<\/a> hit his 50th homer Monday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and entering some elite company.<\/p>\n Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August.<\/p>\n He’s the first player to at least hit 20 homers from each side of the plate in a season, according to ESPN Research.<\/p>\n “HISTORY MARCHES ON!”<\/p>\n Cal Raleigh LAUNCHED his 50th home run \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 pic.twitter.com\/Zr3XZGRONS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) August 26, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Batting from the right side, Raleigh sent a 3-2 fastball from San Diego’s JP Sears<\/a> 419 feet into the second deck in left field.<\/p>\n Raleigh is the second Mariners player to hit 50 homers in a season. Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 in 1997 and again in ’98.<\/p>\n Raleigh has three homers in the past two games. He hit Nos. 48 and 49 during Sunday’s 11-4 win over the Athletics. Salvador Perez<\/a> had the previous record for homers by a catcher with 48 in 2021.<\/p>\n The Associated Press contributed to this report. <\/p>\n