Cal Raleigh hits 51st homer, closes in on more records

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cal Raleigh hit his 51st homer Tuesday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and drawing closer to Mickey Mantle for the most by a switch-hitter.

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The Seattle Mariners star went deep in the fourth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Steinbrenner Field.

Cal Raleigh launches his MLB-leading 51st home run 💥 pic.twitter.com/7DG9H7mnqK

— MLB (@MLB) September 3, 2025

It was Raleigh’s 41st homer while playing behind the plate, tying Todd Hundley (1996) for the second most in a season. That record is 42 by Javy López in 2003.

Raleigh had already bested Salvador Perez for the most homers by a player whose primary position is catcher. Perez hit 48 in 2021.

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Mantle set the mark for homers by a switch-hitter with 54 in 1961. Raleigh is also within five of Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners record of 56 homers in a season, set in 1997 and ’98.

The 371-foot shot to right field was his first home run in a week. Raleigh leads the majors in homers by two over Philadelphia’s Kyle Schwarber.

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