Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor. Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images

Cal Raleigh's Mariners teammate made MLB history of his own

By Mike J. Asti | Last updated Sep 27, 2025 12:27 AM ET

While the 2025 season will be forever remembered by Seattle Mariners fans as the summer of Cal Raleigh, it was one of his teammates who made MLB history on Friday night.

In the series opener of Seattle's regular season finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Josh Naylor, who started the year with the Arizona Diamondbacks before a trade, picked up his 30th stolen base. After stealing 11 bags with Arizona, Naylor now has 19 as a Mariner.

But Naylor's 30 stolen base season means more than just achieving a new career-high — his previous single-season best was 10 in 2023.

Josh Naylor has a 20 HR/30 SB season

He had just 25 stolen bases over six seasons before this year! pic.twitter.com/qVjHGwK6Yh
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2025

Naylor, a primary first baseman who also occasionally serves as a designated hitter like on Friday, is now among some rare company historically.

Josh Naylor joins exclusive club

He's one of only three first baseman in MLB history to hit 20 home runs and steal 30 or more bases in a season. Naylor has exactly 20 home runs and 92 RBI.

Before Naylor, only Astros legend Jeff Bagwell — he did it twice in 1997 and 1999 — and current Yankee Paul Goldschmidt, who did it in 2016 as a Diamondback, reached at least 20 home runs and 30 steals in the same season.

List of first basemen in @MLB history with 20+ home runs and 30+ stolen bases in a season (min. ⅔ of games at first base):

Jeff Bagwell (2x, 1997, '99)
Paul Goldschmidt (2016)
JOSH NAYLOR (2025)
— Mariners PR (@MarinersPR) September 27, 2025

To further emphasize Naylor's overall contributions to Seattle's memorable season, he entered the weekend with a .294 batting average, an on-base percentage of .353, a slug of .462 and an .815 OPS.

So even though Raleigh is stealing most of the headlines thanks to setting a new standard of power for catchers, Naylor made sure to finish his season with a piece of history of his own and show why it took a total team effort for the Mariners to win the franchise's first American League West division title since 2001.

Mike J. Asti

Mike Asti is an experienced media personality and journalist with a vast resume and skillset, most notably from time with TribLIVE Radio and WPXI-TV. Asti now serves as the Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, where he leads the coverage of WVU sports. He has also covered the Steelers, Penguins, Pirates and other teams within the Pittsburgh market

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