Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh runs after hitting a home run against the Minnesota Twins on May 31 at T-Mobile Park. Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Seattle Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh Makes Recent Franchise History With Latest Homer

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Teren Kowatsch | Last updated Jun 1, 2025 12:30 PM ET

SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is in the midst of one of the best seasons by any player at any position. He's hit three home runs in his last two games, including a two-run shot in a 5-4 win against the Minnesota Twins on Saturday.

Raleigh's homer Saturday gave him 22 on the season, which tied him with defending National League MVP Shohei Ohtani for the most in the major leagues. He hit two on Friday, which made him the first catcher in MLB history to have 20 or more home runs before the end of May.

this big dumper guy preeeeeetty good pic.twitter.com/RCOAq0Lu2i
— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) June 1, 2025

Raleigh's homer Saturday also made recent franchise history. According to a note shared by Mariners PR on "X," Raleigh became the first Seattle player in nearly 10 years to have 12 or more home runs in a month. Nelson Cruz accomplished that feat in Aug. 2015.

Raleigh also became the first player in Mariners history to have back-to-back months of 10 or more homers since Alex Rodriguez did it from July-Aug. 1999.

Cal Raleigh has 22 HR this season, tied for most in @MLB with Shohei Ohtani. Raleigh has 12 HR in May, first 12+ HR month by a @Mariners player since Nelson Cruz (12 HR) in Aug. 2015 and is the first Seattle player with cons. 10+ HR months since Alex Rodriguez in July-Aug. 1999.
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) June 1, 2025

Raleigh has scored 38 runs, and has hit 10 doubles with his 22 home runs and 44 RBIs in 57 games entering Sunday. He has a slash line of .264/.382/.630 with a 1.012 OPS. He's tied for sixth in the majors, and third in the American League, in RBIs, tied for second in the AL in runs and is fourth in the majors in OPS.

Raleigh's also one of the most valuable players in baseball this season. After Saturday, Raleigh is second in Baseball Reference WAR (3.3) and second in FanGraphs WAR (3.6). Raleigh trails only defending American League MVP Aaron Judge in that stat according to both sites.

The Mariners will finish out the series with the Twins on Sunday at 1:10 p.m. PT.

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

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