Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) celebrates in the dugout after hitting a solo home run during the fifth inning against the Washington Nationals at T-Mobile Park on May 27. Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

Cal Raleigh Re-Writes All the History Books with Huge Effort in Tuesday's Seattle Mariners Win

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Brady Farkas | Last updated May 28, 2025 11:00 AM ET

The Seattle Mariners beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Park, kicking off a nine-game homestand in style. M's pitcher Logan Evans dominated on the mound for eight innings and M's catcher Cal Raleigh dominated at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two home runs and two RBIs.

Raleigh now has 19 home runs on the season, which puts him just behind Shohei Ohtani for the league-lead, and his performance re-wrote the history books in multiple ways.

Per @OptaSTATS:

Already in 2025 the '@Mariners Cal Raleigh has:

- homered from both sides of the plate in a game (4/16)
- homered twice from the left side in a game (5/2)
- homered twice from the right side in a game (tonight)

He's the first catcher in MLB history to do all 3 in the same year.

Already in 2025 the @Mariners' Cal Raleigh has:

- homered from both sides of the plate in a game (4/16)
- homered twice from the left side in a game (5/2)
- homered twice from the right side in a game (tonight)

He's the first catcher in MLB history to do all 3 in the same year. pic.twitter.com/jlnjsktLlS
— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) May 28, 2025

And per Tim Booth of the Seattle Times:

Six times in Mariners history has a player hit 19 or more HRs in the 1st 53 games of a season:

Ken Griffey Jr. - 24 HR in 1997
Griffey - 22 in 1994
Griffey - 20 in 1999
Alex Rodriguez - 20 in 1998
Jay Buhner - 19 in 1996
Cal Raleigh - 19 in 2025

Six times in Mariners history has a player hit 19 or more HRs in the 1st 53 games of a season:

Ken Griffey Jr. - 24 HR in 1997
Griffey - 22 in 1994
Griffey - 20 in 1999
Alex Rodriguez - 20 in 1998
Jay Buhner - 19 in 1996
Cal Raleigh - 19 in 2025
— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth) May 28, 2025

Per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com:

Cal Raleigh is only the second Mariners switch-hitter in team history to homer from the right-side of the plate twice in a game -- joining David Segui on May 5, 1998, vs. the White Sox.

h/t @AlexMayer34

Cal Raleigh is only the second Mariners switch-hitter in team history to homer from the right-side of the plate twice in a game -- joining David Segui on May 5, 1998, vs. the White Sox.

h/t @alexmayer34
— Daniel Kramer (@DKramer_) May 28, 2025

And per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

Cal Raleigh has 19 home runs

That breaks a tie with 1955 Roy Campanella for the most by a primary-position catcher in his team’s first 53 games of a season

Cal Raleigh has 19 home runs

That breaks a tie with 1955 Roy Campanella for the most by a primary-position catcher in his team’s first 53 games of a season https://t.co/5j5GiZTaxS
— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) May 28, 2025

At this point, it seems like a foregone conclusion that Raleigh will make his first All-Star Game, and he figures to be in the mix for the American League MVP as well.

The Mariners will be back in action on Wednesday night at 6:40 p.m. PT.

This article first appeared on Seattle Mariners on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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