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Arkansas Travelers alum Cal Raleigh breaks Seattle Mariners season home run record

Written By September 20, 2025 Add Comment

HOUSTON – Seattle Mariners catcher Cal “Big Dumper” Raleigh continued his historic season by hitting his 57th home run of the year against the Houston Astros.

With his 399-foot bomb to right center on Saturday night, Raleigh now holds the franchise record for home runs in a season, passing Ken Griffey Jr.

  • Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) hits a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston.
    Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) hits a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
  • Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) hits a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston.
    Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) hits a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
  • Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) watches his solo home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston.
    Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29) watches his solo home run against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
  • Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh carries a trident after hitting a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston.
    Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh carries a trident after hitting a solo home run, his 57th of the season, against the Houston Astros during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

On Wednesday he broke Mickey Mantle’s record for home runs in a season by a switch-hitter and one inning later he hit number 56, a mark Griffey reached in 1997 and ’98.

Since hitting his first of the season on March 31, Raleigh has won the Home Run Derby, started in the All-Star Game and became the first primary catcher in MLB history to hit 50 home runs in a season.

The historic dinger comes as the Mariners are battling the Astros for the American League West crown in a playoff race that sees the two separated by a single game for the lead.

Other former Arkansas Travelers appearing for the Mariners on Saturday include outfielder Julio Rodriguez and starting pitcher George Kirby.



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